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MSN’s Top 100 Music Videos

View the top 100 music videos popular with MSN.com visitors. Requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Media Player 10, and Macromedia Flash 6…

MSN.com Music Videos

Add comment October 31st, 2006

The Daily Reel’s Top 10 New Videos

With all of the buzz surrounding web video, it’s surprisingly difficult to find a good movie online. YouTube, Google Video, Yahoo’s “The 9” - can show you what’s popular through their respective ranking systems. But how can you-the-viewer ferret out what is worth watching?

The Daily Reel showcases the best in online video. They sift through millions of clips, find quality content, and show you what you need to watch. TDR assembled a team of film and TV critics, pop culture commentators and online mavens from traditional and online media to find the best broadband videos. Their contributors come from The New York Times, Variety, The Village Voice, Filmmaker Magazine, The Austin Chronicle, and more. Check out The Daily Reel’s top 10 new videos…

The Daily Reel

1 comment October 27th, 2006

Martha Stewart’s 20 Essential Kitchen Tools

The Martha Stewart Show shared a list of 20 essential tools in her kitchen. From baking to cooking to preparing, each tool will make you more efficient in the kitchen. View all 20 tools…

Watch a video clip of Martha using each tool…

Martha Stewart's 20 Best Cooking Tools

Add comment October 27th, 2006

The Best Magazine Covers of the Year

The best magazine covers of the year were unveiled today at the American Magazine Conference, by Cynthia Leive, President of the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) and Editor-in-Chief of Glamour, and Marlene Kahan, ASME’s Executive Director. The conference, a premier industry event attended by executive-level magazine publishers and editors, as well as the press, is hosted by Magazine Publishers of America (MPA) and ASME. Eligible cover dates of entries ranged from August 1, 2005, to July 31, 2006. View the full list of winning magazine covers…

  • Cover of the Year - “Flood in the Oval Office,” The New Yorker
  • Best Celebrity Covers (tie) - Julianne Moore in Harper’s Bazaar; Busta Rhymes in VIBE
  • Best News Cover - “Watch Your Back Mountain,” The New Yorker
  • Best Concept Cover - “The End of Cowboy Diplomacy,” TIME
  • Best Fashion Cover - 2005 Style Issue, Departures
  • Best Service Cover - 2006 Fitness Issue, Time Out New York
  • Best Cover Line - “Rocket Man,” The Economist

Best Magazine Cover of 2006

Add comment October 25th, 2006

885 Greatest Music Artists, Albums, and Songs

Philadelphia-based radio station WXPN offers a countdown of the 885 greatest music artists of all time, as voted by their listening audience. View the full list…

1. The Beatles
2. Bob Dylan Best Music Artists of All Time
3. Rolling Stones
4. Bruce Springsteen
5. U2
6. Led Zeppelin
7. Greaful Dead
8. Neil Young
9. Pink Floyd
10. Joni Mitchell

WXPN also features a list of the 885 all-time greatest albums. The top ten is below. Check out the next 875 albums…

1. Beatles - Abbey Road 1969
2. Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band 1967
3. Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon 1973 Greatest Music Album of All Time
4. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run 1975
5. Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks 1975
6. Beatles - White Alblum, The 1968
7. U2 - Joshua Tree 1987
8. Clash - London Calling 1979
9. Beatles - Revolver 1966
10. Beatles - Rubber Soul 1965

And finally, the 885 greatest songs of all time…

Add comment October 24th, 2006

The 101 Most Influential Fictional Characters

In their new book, The 101 Most Influential People Who Never Lived, Allan Lazar, Dan Karlan and Jeremy Salter ranked characters of myth, legends, television, and movies based on how greatly they’ve affected society. These cultural icons exist only in the imagination. Folks like Batman (No. 60), Cinderella (No. 26), Santa Claus (No. 4), Luke Skywalker (No. 85), Mickey Mouse (No. 18), G.I. Joe (No. 48) and Barbie (No. 43). Check out the full list of the top 101…

1. The Marlboro ManInfluential Fictional Character Superman
2. Big Brother
3. King Arthur
4. Santa Claus (St. Nick)
5. Hamlet
6. Dr. Frankenstein’s Monster
7. Siegfried
8. Sherlock Holmes
9. Romeo and Juliet
10. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Add comment October 20th, 2006

Top 5 All-Purpose Laptops

These laptops can do it all and are a great choice for most notebook users. Read the full reviews from PCWorld…
Best Notebook Computers
1. HP Pavilion dv5000t
2. HP Pavilion dv5000z
3. Lenovo 3000 C100
4. Lenovo ThinkPad R60
5. HP Pavilion dv2000t

Add comment October 17th, 2006

The Top 40 Music Moments in Film History

Bullz-Eye.com recently polled all of their movie and music writers to get their favorite uses of pop songs in movies. Criteria: The song couldn’t have been written specifically for the film or have made its debut on the film’s soundtrack. Countdown the top 40 pop songs used in movies, and view the video clips…

1. “Bohemian Rhapsody,” Queen — Wayne’s World
2. “In Your Eyes,” Peter Gabriel — Say Anything
3. “Twist and Shout,” The Beatles — Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
4. “Damn It Feels Good 2 Be A Gangsta,” The Geto Boys — Office Space
5. “Tiny Dancer,” Elton John — Almost Famous
6. “Stuck in the Middle with You,” Stealer’s Wheel — Reservoir Dogs
7. “Shout,” Otis Day & the Knights — Animal House
8. “Moving in Stereo,” The Cars — Fast Times at Ridgemont High
9. “The End,” The Doors — Apocalypse Now
10. “Try a Little Tenderness,” Otis Redding — Pretty in Pink

Bohemian Rhapsody Waynes's World

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