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Is America the Best Country in the World? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:30:29 +0000

According to a survey from the Pew Research Center of 2003 American adults, the idea of American exceptionalism is alive and well among the 48 percent of the country who say the US stands alone as the best country in the world. Fourty-two percent of the poll’s respondents classified America as “one of the greatest countries in [...]

San Francisco, Boston Among Best Cities for Trick-or-Treating

Shauna Wright — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:41:19 +0000

Everyone thinks their neighborhood is the best for trick-or-treating. But the folks at real estate site Zillow have actually compiled a list of the best cities for scoring some ‘tricks or treats’ this Halloween.

In creating its third annual Trick-or-Treat Index, Zillow considered factors such as median home values, crime rates, population density and overall “walkability” when choosing the 20 best urban areas in which to gather candy on October 31.

So how does your city measure up?

Raleigh, NC Is the Best City to Live — Did Your City Make the Top 20?

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:30:27 +0000

The 377,487 residents of Raleigh, the state capital of North Carolina, have something to cheer about as their city has been rated the number one city to live in the nation by Businessweek.com’s first-ever ranking of America’s Best Cities. The rankings were created by looking at 16 factors, including the number of nightlife and cultural [...]

11 Best 'Inception' Parodies [VIDEOS]

Billy Goforth — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 14:26:28 +0000

The Internet overfloweth with parodies of hit films. But nothing has inspired web video auteurs quite like last year’s high-concept smash “Inception.” In fact, if you can think of a word with the suffix “-tion,” there’s probably an “Inception” parody named for it. Here are 11 of the best iterations: Reduction Intoxion Incepcion (with Dora the [...]

Britney Claims To Have Released Her Best Work Yet

Billy Goforth — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 15:00:35 +0000

Britney’s Back and she is louder than ever! Tell us what you think about this article and her new album. “The b— is back and better than ever,” a lucid and confident Britney Spears amicably tells V Magazine. The pop diva, 29, seems to be back on top, her current project (seventh studio album ‘Femme [...]