Posts Tagged ‘Lists’

Good News and Bad News

Unless you’re a construction worker or a policeman or fireman.  Probably best to stick to being an Indian or a biker, really.

Good news!  Fewer people are dying in work related accidents. Bad news.  It’s because fewer people are working.  The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ National Census of Fatal Occupation Injuries report is out and [...]

Local News Bites

And so do dogs
Usually when it’s a slow news day you get “Dog Bites Man” type stories, but one Knoxville news source seems to be confused about the placement of that “s.”  In what one can only hope was the result of an attempt at running the most inane story ever to have existed, or [...]

10 Actresses You Hope Your Daughters Never Emulate

Or future daughters…or sons…or cats
Yesterday we brought you 10 Actresses You Won’t Mind Your Daughters Looking Up To, and today, as promised,  we bring you their opposites. This list was harder to compile than one might think, but it also requires less explanation.  To that end I’ll let the pictures do the talking.
Here’s our list.

10 Actresses You Won’t Mind Your Daughters Looking Up To

Or future daughters…or girls you know…or sons…or cats…
In no particular order…
Angela Bassett
Education: B.A. African American Studies, Yale University; M.F.A. Yale School of Drama
Fluencies: English
Causes: Youth Arts Programs, UNICEF
Notable Awards and Accomplishments:

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
Full scholarship to Yale
1993, Golden Globe Award Winner – Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy, What’s Love Got [...]

A Pragmatist’s Guide to Naming Your Children

Dear parents and potential parents, or even people who don’t think they will ever be parents but might change their minds at some point in the future– naming your child is serious business.  I mean it. So, please, do not express your sense of humor through your child’s name.  Naming your child something funny only [...]