10 Worst Jobs in Science
These don't sound fantastic, but it's not like washing test-tubes is all that hunky-dory.
100 Best First Lines
One of my favorites was left out. From Anthony Burgess' Earthly Powers: "It was the afternoon of my eighty-first birthday, and I was in bed with my catamite when Ali announced that the archbishop had come to see me."
100 Greatest Moments in American Rhetoric
Frankly, I think this site has more Ronald Reagan than it needs, but it does have Richard Nixon's farewell address (man, I never get tired of that one) and a ton of other winners—in both text and MP3. Obviously slanted towards stuff they have audio files for, but a goldmine for those of us who appreciate good oratory.
100 Things the BBC Didn't Know Last Year
My favorite is number 100.
1001 Lists You Should Read Before You Die
I think my favorite is #311.
101 No-Fuss Appetizers
Thishttp://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/19/dining/19mini.html?_r=1&oref=slogin">…; is Mark Bittman's third collection of 101 no-hassle dishes. These aren't gimmicks—they're good food designed to be made in under 20 minutes (frequently much under), using foods you might have around the house. (Over the years, I've discovered that a little prep at the shopping stage guarantees that you'll have the ingredients to make good food fast.)
11 Days Left
Just a reminder that there are only 11 days left until Talk">http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html">Talk Like a Pirate Day.
111 Wussiest Songs of All Time
Some questionable calls here. "Daydream Believer?" Did Boyce and Hart ever write a wussy song? Also some good advice: "Waltz time is a direct, foolproof route to wussiness."
12 Iconic Designs
Business Week lauds 12 modern products that so perfectly encapsulated new manufacturing techniques or materials that they remain classics years later. It's a strange list.
12 Tones, No Waiting?
Does the Western 12-tone scale represent every tone possibility? Oh, grasshopper, you have so much to learn.