Top 10 Embarrassing Oscar Moments
The Academy Awards 2013 have come and gone and, as always, there were triumphant winners, bitter losers and at least one actress who may remember her win for quite the wrong reasons (more on that later). In fact, the Oscars have quite a record of awkward moments where celebrities break [...]
Top Ten Talkers in Pro Wrestling History
Pro wrestling has long been the land of giants clashing against one another in feigned competition. What gets lost among the gladiator fights and battles with chairs, ladders and tables are the talking skills of these ring warriors. As far back as wrestling has been televised, which dates back to [...]
Top Ten Best MLB Pitchers of All Time
Baseball is far more than a game, it is a lifestyle. Since the dawn of the early games in the mid 1800’s to the formation of the Major League in the late 1800’s to modern day baseball has gained steam and popularity around the world since its invention. Commonly attributed [...]
Top Ten Wrestling Matches of the Modern Era
Pro wrestling has been a staple of American entertainment since at least the early 1900’s. Origonally an off-shoot of carnival acts, pro wrestling, or staged ‘fixed’ wrestling matches, have long been part of the American entertainment spotlight. Early grapplers of dubious legitimacy included George Hackenshmidt and Lou Thesz who led [...]
Top 10 Musical Works Published Posthumously
Whilst some artists have the utter misfortune of going largely unappreciated whilst alive only to receive critical acclaim following their death, others who manage to become successful during their lifetime have been known to release some of their most pivotal works shortly after expiring. The term ‘posthumously’ is defined by [...]
Top 10 Books Written by Notable Musicians
Now and then, an artist of particularly notability will make a transition in their field, jumping from one art form to another. Though this is relatively rare, it is getting less so- and whether it be painters trying their hand at music or a ballet dancer venturing into the world [...]
Top 10 Most Watched Sporting Competitions
Sport is an integral part of human identity, the need to compete with one another stems right back to the earlier days- when rivalries would be settled usually with intensely violent physical confrontation. Whilst that unfortunately still goes on, we now have sport as well with which to outdo one [...]
Top Ten Childhood Myths
For most of us childhood is a time of wonder and exploration. Each day greets us with a feeling of newness and promise of adventure and finally ends with us protesting that there is still more to do. During our childhoods we learn about the world and how it works [...]
Top Ten Cop Shows
Cops are a part of our daily lives. We rely on the police to protect us and help prevent crime. When traffic lights go out, cops work to keep traffic flowing, when someone threatens us, we go to the cops for protection. Given how important cops are in our lives [...]
Top Ten Video Game Bad Guys
Like it or not video games are now a permanent part of our culture. Every day millions of people both young and old spend hours a day making their way through a dizzying array of video games. One of the things that makes video games so compelling is that more [...]
