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GoogleTV Heads List of Best New Internet Hoaxes

Glowing Mountain Dew, UFOs also make list

(Newser) - The Internet probably doesn’t need more false information, but some of the recent hoaxes have been so good that ComputerWorld had to recognize them. Here’s their list of best new tomfoolery:
  • GoogleTV made thousands log into GMail over and over and over.
  • Many thought the UFO Haiti video
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Best Places for Home Bargains
Best Places for Home Bargains
Feb 13, 2008 2:13 PM CST

Best Places for Home Bargains

Plenty of opportunity exists for money-minded buyers, Forbes says

(Newser) - Certain housing markets are better than others for bargain-hunters, Forbes reports, and they're generally the ones with a glut of homes, strong job growth, and a low rate of foreclosures. Forbes rattles off its top 10:
  1. Salt Lake City: highest job growth in the country, and low foreclosure
  2. Raleigh, NC:
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10 Films Every Man Should See
10 Films Every Man Should See
Feb 12, 2008 3:03 PM CST

10 Films Every Man Should See

Put Scarface on pause and check out these manly-man classics

(Newser) - Don't worry if you haven't seen any Oscar contenders, says GQ, offering 10 flicks every self-respecting guy should see. Count on blood, revenge, and a little male bonding:
  1. Rififi (1955): Trade Ocean's 11 for this heist masterpiece
  2. Croupier (1998): In his breakthrough role, Clive Owen is the model of cool
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Top Breakthrough Roles of 2007
Top Breakthrough Roles of 2007
Feb 10, 2008 11:38 AM CST

Top Breakthrough Roles of 2007

Here's a look at actors who came of age this year

(Newser) - Before No Country for Old Men, Josh Brolin couldn’t get a job. “My most famous role was in The Goonies,” he reflects. Now, scripts are pouring in. Brolin is one of the New York Times’ 15 “breakout” performers of the year. Many, though not all, are...

10 Best Valentine Getaways
10 Best Valentine Getaways
Feb 10, 2008 5:00 AM CST

10 Best Valentine Getaways

Luxury travel website picks its favorite romantic spots

(Newser) - With Valentine's Day on the horizon, the luxury travel experts at globorati.com have come up with a list of 10 swank hotels for memorable romantic getaways. Fools for love are crazy about:
  1. Las Ventanas al Paraiso: Los Cabos, Mexico
  2. L'Hotel: Paris, France
  3. Nam Hai: Hoi An, Vietnam
  4. Maxim Bungalows:
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10 Lies Homeowners Tell Buyers
10 Lies Homeowners Tell Buyers
Feb 8, 2008 6:41 PM CST

10 Lies Homeowners Tell Buyers

Few are above making a fib or two part of the sales pitch

(Newser) - When a homeowner is desperate to sell and a buyer is ready to fork over the cash, the truth about a house is often swept under the rug, MSNBC reports. Watch out for frequent fibs when talking about:
  1. Personality of neighbors and the neighborhood.
  2. Status of home repairs (particularly the
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HS Kids Take Color-Blind View of History

Women, blacks dominate students' list of famous Americans

(Newser) - Martin Luther King Jr. is the most famous American in history, according to 2,000 high school students asked to name the top 10, reports USA Today. In a dramatic break from the "dead white male" paradigm, African Americans, women, and Arfican-American women dominated the list, with Rosa Parks...

The 11 Best Super Bowl Ads
The 11 Best Super Bowl Ads
Feb 3, 2008 2:56 PM CST

The 11 Best Super Bowl Ads

Game? What game?

(Newser) - There's probably supposed to be a game or something on tonight, but for legions of Americans, Super Bowl Sunday is all about the commercials. EW jumped in its way-back machine and dug up the 11 most memorable big-game distractions. They were:
  • Cindy Crawford drinks a Pepsi (1992)
  • The Ridley Scott-directed
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Music's 10 Top-Grossing Divas
Music's 10 Top-Grossing Divas
Feb 3, 2008 10:49 AM CST

Music's 10 Top-Grossing Divas

Madonna, Barbra, and Celine top list of richest female artists

(Newser) - The Material Girl earned her epithet this year, raking in $72 million on her "Confessions" tour. Madonna nabbed the top spot on Forbes' new list of top-grossing female artists from mid 2006 to mid 2007, reports the Daily Telegraph:
  1. Madonna, $72 million
  2. Barbra Streisand, $60 million
  3. Celine Dion, $45
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US to List Polar Bears as Endangered

Move would make species first official victim of global warming

(Newser) - The US Department of the Interior is expected this week to change the polar bear's conservation status from "vulnerable" to "endangered"—which would make the animals the first species officially recognized as victims of global warming. The year-old proposal concerning the appealing predators would give conservationists a...

Fortune Names Top Employers
Fortune Names Top Employers
Feb 3, 2008 5:32 AM CST

Fortune Names Top Employers

Fortune Lists the top 100

(Newser) - Thinking of a career move? Fortune Magazine has released its 100 best employers for 2008 list—and the top 10 are:
  1. Google (Mountain View, CA)
  2. Quicken Loans (Livonia, MI)
  3. Wegmans Food Markets (Rochester, NY)
  4. Edward Jones (St. Louis, MO)
  5. Genentech (South San Francisco, CA)

Ken Jennings They're Not
Ken Jennings They're Not
Feb 2, 2008 7:15 AM CST

Ken Jennings They're Not

Game show howlers dumb enough to make Miss Teen South Carolina blush

(Newser) - Perhaps there's no sadder commentary on the state of society—or at least society's IQ—than dumb responses from contestants on game shows. Reuters combs a (now-defunct) website for high and low points:
  • Q: What was Gandhi's first name? A: Goosey Goosey.
  • Q: What happened in Dallas on November 22,
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Top 10 Romantic Movie Moments
Top 10 Romantic Movie Moments
Jan 27, 2008 4:11 PM CST

Top 10 Romantic Movie Moments

From Casablanca to Lost in Translation , let your inner Romeo (or Juliet) out to watch

(Newser) - There's nothing like these classic scenes of on-screen romance. CNN's Screening Room lists cinema's top 10 romantic moments:
  1. Casablanca: Humphrey Bogart's "We'll always have Paris" monologue.
  2. City Lights: When Virginia Cherrill recognizes Chaplin's tramp as her lover.
  3. Roman Holiday: Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck's scene at the Mouth of
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Top 10 US Cities for Jobs
Top 10 US Cities for Jobs
Jan 26, 2008 6:35 AM CST

Top 10 US Cities for Jobs

Salt Lake City's still tops, but Texas boasts work aplenty, Forbes reports

(Newser) - Where to get that new job this year? The Lone Star State is boasting work aplenty, but Salt Lake City—still high on tech jobs—takes the top spot. Forbes lists its top10 job-growth towns:
  1. Salt Lake City, Utah
  2. Wichita, Kan.
  3. Austin, Texas
  4. Atlanta, Ga.
  5. Fort Worth, Texas

Obama's Top 10 List for Dave
Obama's Top 10 List for Dave
Jan 24, 2008 10:12 PM CST

Obama's Top 10 List for Dave

'Campaign promises' include renaming 10th month 'Barack-tober'

(Newser) - Barack Obama tonight became the latest presidential hopeful to appear on David Letterman, where he counted down a list of campaign promises we can be pretty sure he won't keep, the Chicago Tribune reports.
  1. Three words: Vice President Oprah
  2. Pronounce the word nuclear, nuclear
  3. I'll find money in the budget
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How 'Bout Them Rotten Apples?
How 'Bout
Them Rotten Apples?
Jan 24, 2008 8:59 PM CST

How 'Bout Them Rotten Apples?

Before era of iPod and iPhone, company had some stinkers

(Newser) - Apple has been around for almost a quarter of a century, but not all of its products were as ingenious as the iPod. Wired highlights the company's biggest flops.
  1. The MessagePad (AKA The Newton): Fashioned to revolutionize personal computing, this PDA was too far ahead of its time for consumers.
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10 Life-Changing Innovations
10 Life-Changing Innovations
Jan 20, 2008 12:33 PM CST

10 Life-Changing Innovations

These technologies may ultimately transform human existence

(Newser) - From omnipresent Internet to cloned donor organs, LiveScience picks 10 new technologies that, when fully developed, will transform our lives.
  1. Digital libraries: When all of humanity's texts are digitized, any factual question will be answerable online.
  2. Gene therapy/stem cells: The key to curing some of our nastiest afflictions.
  3. Ubiquitous wireless
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Top 10 Mysteries of the Mind
Top 10 Mysteries of the Mind
Jan 19, 2008 11:49 AM CST

Top 10 Mysteries of the Mind

From memories to sleep to consciousness itself, scientists still can't agree

(Newser) - Debated for centuries, the human mind still holds a mystery or two in modern times. Here are LiveScience's top 10:
  1. Consciousness. Still the biggest human puzzle since Socrates.
  2. Cryonics. Can gray matter be revived from a 320-degree deep freeze?
  3. Aging. An unappreciated benefit, or simply cell decay with no purpose?
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Top 10 Aphrodisiacs&mdash;for Real?
Top 10 Aphrodisiacs—for Real?
Jan 19, 2008 8:20 AM CST

Top 10 Aphrodisiacs—for Real?

Respect works better than Spanish Fly and African tree bark, LiveScience reports

(Newser) - Most aphrodisiacs are pure bunk, but it's fun to read about tonics that have beguiled lovers for centuries—and look at a few that may actually work. LiveScience lists its top 10:
  1. Respect. Dr. Ruth talks about the feeling that sparks all meaningful relationships, and makes for good sex too.
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Ten Priciest Vehicles to Insure
Ten Priciest Vehicles
to Insure
Jan 19, 2008 4:59 AM CST

Ten Priciest Vehicles to Insure

And 10 more that won't leave your wallet running on empty

(Newser) - Wary consumers already smarting from soaring gas prices won't want to miss Insure.com's new lists of the 10 priciest—and the 10 cheapest—cars to insure. The five with the highest premiums are:
  1. Dodge Ram Pickup
  2. Chevy Silverado C/K pickup
  3. Toyota Prius
  4. Honda Accord
  5. Nissan Altima

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