100 Best Sci-Fi Movies of All Time
Science fiction is one of cinema’s most consistently beloved genres. Just as audiences were dazzled by Georges Melies’ “A Trip to the Moon” at the dawn of motion pictures in 1902, modern filmgoers often…
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30 Best Time Travel Movies of All Time
The concept of time travel has been well used in literature for a long time. Charles Dickens used it as a literary device in “A Christmas Carol” in 1843 as did H.G. Wells in…
50 Most Valuable Barbie Dolls
We reviewed Barbie dolls currently for sale on eBay. Here are the 50 most valuable.
America’s Drunkest States
Excessive drinking can lead to a variety of health problems and significantly shorten a person’s life. The habit claims nearly 90,000 lives each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And…
States With the Best (and Worst) Schools
Few issues facing the United States — or any nation — are more important than ensuring children receive a first-rate education. Policymakers and observers disagree as to how to spend public education funds and…
Most Popular Barbie Dolls of All Time
When Barbie was first introduced by the Mattel toy company in 1959, few people could have predicted how popular the doll would become. Barbie, whose full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts, began as an…
States With the Longest and Shortest Life Expectancy
Due to improvements in medicine, sanitation, and other public health advances, life expectancy in most of the developed world has increased nearly every year over the past century. Despite this trend, life expectancy in…
Cities Where People Make the Most on Home Sales
For Americans fortunate enough to do so, purchasing a home is often the investment of a lifetime. Whether they plan to sell at some point or not, homeowners expect the value of their investment…
States That Tax Businesses the Most
Since Amazon announced in September 2017 its plans to build a second headquarters, state and local governments have tried to compete by offering the online retail giant a variety of tax break schemes. The…
20 Best Events in Sports This Week
As the calendar turns over into March, that can only mean one thing: the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. March Madness seems like it could be as wild and unpredictable as ever, as very few…
Jobs Where Most People Are in a Union
The U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 26 heard arguments in the case Janus v. AFSCME. The court will decide whether to prohibit public sector unions from collecting dues for service from non-union employees the…
30 Best and 30 Worst Spy Films
Unlike other movie genres, the spy movie never seems to go out of favor. Whether it’s battling Nazi spies, KGB moles, or narco-terrorists, films about special agents putting their lives on the line for…
States With the Strongest and Weakest Unions
Labor unions exist to increase the collective bargaining power of their members to negotiate higher wages and better benefits. And historically, they have done just that. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the…
40 Most Punished Athletes
Each sport has different ways of punishing players. The NFL awards field position to an offenders opponents, and the NHL forces penalized teams to play at a disadvantage. The NBA offers teams free throws…
The Best (and Worst) States for Business
In December, President Trump signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which was notable for giving substantial breaks to American businesses. Included in the act was a significant cut in the maximum…