Top Five Anti-Christmas Christmas Songs
Christmas has more songs than any other holiday, maybe all the others combined. That means it also has the most songs written against it. Let's have a listen. … Read More
Top Five Laws Developed from Internet Discussion
1. Godwin’s Law, (related to reductio ad hitlerum): As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one. (with the corollary that the first person… Read More
Bethany’s Top Five Versions of “The Twelve Days of Christmas”
We don't know if anyone still does a full twelve days of Christmas, but here are our top five versions of the song. … Read More
Top Five Fun Facts About North Korea
5. Everyone is subject to daily “self-criticism” sessions in which they must describe all of the ways that they have failed in their duty to Kim Jong-Il 4. Kim Il-Sung… Read More
Top Economic Terms that Could Be Horror Movies
Bethany writes: OK, we all know that the economy is a nightmare right now. But has anyone else noticed that a lot of the economic terms people throw around sound like actual… Read More
Top Five Ways Ayn Rand’s Influence Continues Today
Ayn Rand has been dead for 30 years, but her influence continues to grow. Here are five of the most notable ways her ideas continue to influence the modern world.… Read More
Top Five Silliest Military Dress Uniforms
Bethany says: "There's enough ridicule to go around, so please don't be offended if I single your own nation's uniform out for its sartorial flights of fancy."… Read More
“Don’t Stop Believing”: Top Five Band Video Games
Two one-time scourges of the civilized world, video games and rock music, sometimes come together and threaten to corrupt the youth of America. Here are some bands that had the audacity (or… Read More
“OK, Kid, I’ve Got Ten Seconds to Spare: What’s Your Movie Idea and What’s it Called? Go!”: Top Five Movie Titles that Basically Explain the Plot
Movie titles are getting dumber. Or so it seems. They've basically become short-hand for the actual plot, or at least substance, barring the presence of a plot, as we so often find.… Read More
Bosses Beware! Top Five Amusing, Time-wasting Websites
Get ready to waste some time . . . … Read More
Top Five Sexiest Bald Men
Forget Hair Club for Men. Bethany rolls out the sexiest bald men. … Read More
“The Highway’s Jammed with Broken Heroes!”: Top Five “New Jersey” Songs
Not songs about New Jersey, per se, but songs that conjure life and times in New Jersey, high, low, good, bad. … Read More
Top Five Defaced Statues of Deposed Dictators
As long as there have been dictators, there have been ugly statues they've commissioned to show people how awesome they are ("Ozymandias" anyone?). Seems a little silly, until you see the enthusiasm… Read More
“I Saw the Spiders Marching through the Air”: Top Five Spider Poems
They creep, they crawl, they net pests, they send a shiver down the spine if they get too big, but we find them endlessly fascinating. Let's have a look at some spider… Read More
Top Five Na Na Na Sing-Along Songs
You know them, those songs that hit a big chorus or coda with no words, and everyone in the room, drawn irresistably, begins singing along, na na na-na na, or lalala, lala,… Read More
Top Five People You Don’t Think of As Being Younger than Betty White
We all know Betty White is really old (89! She was born January 17, 1922) yet amazingly energetic and quick witted. But her toughness and health become even more impressive when compared… Read More
“Finally . . .”: Top Five Movie Sequels and Prequels that Appeared Long after Their Predecessors
Who knows why they wait so long. Maybe the stars or creators need some money. Maybe it’s just another mid-life crisis. Maybe everyone was bored and decided to bring a series back… Read More
Top Five Lines by Charlton Heston
The new Planet of the Apes prequel is in theaters, so in its honor, here are the top five Charlton Heston lines. There are movies out there that would have been completely… Read More
Top Five Wizard of Oz Pastiches
First there was The Wizard of Oz (1900), a simple fantasy of a little girl who finds a magical world, much as Alice did, except this one has a distinctly American slant.… Read More
Top Five “There Can Be Only One” Tales
Because, after all, there can be only one . . . . … Read More
Top Five Daily Show Gotcha Videos of Fox News
The Daily Show specializes in calling out reporters and politicians when they're lying, or playing clips that show people contradicting themselves or being hypocritical.They've done it a lot; here are five of… Read More
Top Five Cowboys and Aliens!
The blockbuster Cowboys and Aliens, starring Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig, is premiering at Comicon and then in general release this coming weekend. But if you can't wait . . . or if… Read More
Top Five More People Born on the Same Day
Bethany is back with more famous people who share birthdays. … Read More
Top Five Older Men who Got Engaged to or Married Teenaged Girls
In the wake of the controversy surrounding the marriage of 51-year-old "Lost" actor Doug Hutchison to 16-year-old Courtney Alexis Stodden, let's take a look at some other older men who got engaged… Read More
“She breathed on me! A dead person breathed on me!”: Top Five Conventions of the Road Movie
We’ve all seen road movies, Thelma and Louise; Thunderbolt and Lightfoot; Little Miss Sunshine; Planes, Trains, and Automobiles; National Lampoon’s Vacation… or even Harrison Ford and Gene Wilder’s buddy road movie, The… Read More
Top Five Fictional Works in Which a White Person Relates the Experience of Blacks
Bethany takes on another controversial topic. … Read More
“I Just Stole Fifty Cars in One Night! . . . and I Think I Deserve a Little Appreciation!”: Top Five Nicolas Cage Movies Centered on Driving
There are twp things Nicolas Cage (or his agent) likes: driving fast and tangling with supernatural forces. Most of his films seem to fit into those categories. Here are his top five… Read More
Top Five Movie Posters in “This” Style
Is it really that hard to come up with a movie poster? Yes, if you want to break new ground and really astound potential movie-goers. If not, it's easy to just grab… Read More