Influential people come in all shapes and sizes in all generations throughout history. Such people can be grouped together by shared affiliations and backgrounds, for whatever purposes people are drawn to make lists. This list offers some interesting biographical tidbits about 50 people of Jewish...
Irina Krupnik filed a lawsuit Thursday against "Couple's Retreat" producers Universal Pictures and NBC network. Krupnik, former model turned makeup artist, filed the suit in the Manhattan, New York Supreme Court Thursday regarding the use of her photo in the 2009 Universal Pictures flop "Couple's...
TimaeusBy Plato Written 360 B.C.E Translated by Benjamin Jowett Persons of the Dialogue-SOCRATES- CRITIAS- TIMAEUS- HERMOCRATES Socrates. One, two, three; but where, my dear Timaeus, is the fourth of those who were yesterday my guests and are to be my entertainers to-day? Timaeus. He...
Here are the official 2011 Oscar nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards. BEST PICTURE127 HOURS (Fox Searchlight Pictures)BLACK SWAN (Fox Searchlight Pictures)INCEPTION (Warner Bros Pictures)THE FIGHTER (Relativity Media/Paramount Pictures)THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT (Focus Features)THE KING'S SPEECH...
A study finds men size up women based upon appearance. Two University of Amsterdam professors, Mark van Vugt and Dr. Johanna van Hooff, conducted a study looking into ancient programming and genetic preferences and had dramatic conclusions. The study of 20 women and 20 men used pictures...
In the theatre there are 1,500 cameras rolling at the same time- in the cinema, only one,” as quoted by Orson Welles, the prolific director of the most studied film of all time, Citizen Kane. Within the last century cinema has grown from pioneering silent films into orchestrated musicals, “spaghetti...
There are many things which make Firefox special. Extensions are one of them. They add some incredible functionalities to the browser, sometimes so much that you can really do everything without leaving the browser for a second. Here is a list of some really unique and powerful Firefox extensions...
A recent study conducted by McGill University in Canada found that the mere sight of meat gives men a feeling of calm. Researchers lead by Frank Kahanoff sat a group of 82 men down to study priming and aggression, under the premise of "multitasking." Study participants had to sort through images,...
Top 100 Blogs Here we have collected what we consider to be the top five blogs in ten different blog categories. This list should give you a good inside track into the vast world of ideas out there on the Internet.
Atheism is generating quite a lot of attention these days. Prominent atheists are getting the word out about their views in increasing numbers and generating lots of public debate on the proper place of religion in governments and societies in the modern world. And now more than ever, atheists...
