Category Archives: 50 Greatest

The 50 Greatest Writer Names of All Time

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Greg Olear

Novelists, poets, playwrights, humorists, memoirists, and more. Ms. Nin and 49 of her well-named friends. Continue reading →

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50 Rock & Roll Songs That Increased My Word Power

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Robert Burke Warren

Weeklings music editor Robert Burke Warren gets revved up like a deuce and reveals how time you spend “wasting” – i.e. listening to rock and roll – is not wasted time. Not at all. Readers Digest would be proud. Increase your own word power! Bismillah! Continue reading →

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The 50 Dorkiest Songs You Secretly Love

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Robert Burke Warren

For once, internet-fostered shamelessness is a good thing, with “The Top 50 Dorkiest Songs You Secretly Love.” Weeklings music editor Robert Burke Warren boldly goes where we’ve all gone before – into the realm of uncool, guilty pleasures; rock, pop, soul, rap, and, of course, disco all get their dork due. You know you love it. Continue reading →

Posted in 50 Greatest, Cinema, Monday Rock City, Music, Popped Culture, Popular Culture, Science, Sex, Soul Seduction, The Arts, The Weeklings, Uncategorized | Tagged anchorman, bertha butt boogie, bettencourt, bridesmaids, DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, don't stop believin', dork, dork-alicious, dorkgasm, dorkitude, dorky, edison lighthouse, extreme, gangnam style, gary cherrone, hanson, Jimmy Fallon, Journey, kelly keagy, love grows where my rosemary goes, mmmbop, mr. roboto, nuno, paul mccartney and wings, paul rudd, paul thomas anderson, psy, Queen, robert burke warren, shiny happy people, sister christian, starland vocal band, styx, supertramp, will ferrell, wilson phillips | 17 Comments

The 50 Greatest “White Person Problem” Movies of All Time

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Greg Olear

Some problems don’t amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world. Continue reading →

Posted in 50 Greatest | Tagged 99 problems, oh woe is me, wah wah wah, white person problems | 16 Comments

The 50 Most Epic Deaths in Song

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Joe Daly

Joe Daly breaks down the 50 most epic deaths in song. Perfect for Monday coffee, long drives and 3 a.m. resin-soaked debates after the bars have all closed. Continue reading →

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It’s Either Sadness or Euphoria: The 50 Greatest Songs of Billy Joel

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Greg Olear

In honor of the pop singer’s 65th birthday, Greg Olear expounds on the musical enigma that is Billy Joel, and reveals the 50 greatest Billy Joel songs of all time. (You may be right; he may be crazy). Continue reading →

Posted in 50 Greatest | Tagged Big Shot, Billy Joel, Chuck Klosterman, Just the Way You Are, Piano Man, Ron Rosenbaum, Scenes from an Italian Restaurant, The Stranger | 66 Comments

50 Albums You May Not Know…But Need To Own

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Sean Murphy

Sean Murphy’s record collection includes these 50 masterpieces. Continue reading →

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