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It’s a little hard to remember (especially when so many superhero stories include a scene in which the hero sews/welds/staples her/his first logo onto her/his first suit), but every superhero has a team of brand-conscious designers constantly re-working their iconic logo mark. This cool vidsticle by Rodrigo Rojas, for instance, highlights The Evolution of 17 [...]

Film trilogies, and the various fluctuations of the franchise as it expands, are hotly debated topics that virtually everybody has their piece to speak about. Thankfully, Dan Meth has put all the squabbling to rest with this helpful infographic rating each installment of 21 Movie Trilogies.

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Today is the bicentennial of Honest Abe’s birth. Had he been a land tortoise (one not shot in a theater box, as so many are), he might even be around to celebrate with us. Sadly, our one and only Lincoln was taken from us, and so we’ll have to make do with more-or-less pale imitations. [...]

Though the real presidential inauguration doesn’t go live until Tuesday, this story of a Lego inauguration has been making the rounds for some time now. In the spirit of all things that exist both as live action events and shadow Lego events, we revisited a favorite meme cycle to bring you Listicle’s 9 Best Lego [...]

Our parents used to get us piñatas for our birthday without fail, but ever since they stopped two years ago we’ve tried to repress memories of those papery candy-vessels into the depths of our subconscious. Then, like an uncanny eruption from the depths of our psychic underworld, NOTCOT.ORG called our attention to this, the world’s [...]

Forever searching the glut of visual data for hidden gems, the humorists at NextRound.net have come up with 16 Gangsta Car Pose Photos That Should Never Have Been Taken. Some are forgettable, others a brilliant, here are some of the best along with a few Listicles additions:
The Not Quite a Car Model Pose

Maybe the better [...]

Our friend (until she left us for cooler friends) Edith Zimmerman draws our attention to this hilarious list from those hard-working students at College On the Record, deftly observing the dominant costume trend of the day: The 15 Worst Joker Costumes.
As we noted yesterday with news that the Googlegeist has Heath Ledger as the most-searched [...]

In this edition of our weekly catch-up list of lists, we take an especially close look at the holiday gift list trend that is kicking into high gear. With every publication producing at least one gift guide around this time, Listicles brings you the silliest (number 5), most budget-savvy (number 3), quickest (number 4), most [...]

With today’s news that Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich was essentially auctioning off President-elect Barack Obama’s vacant senate seat to whomever could promise him and his wife the best career boosts, the Windy City’s historical tendency towards corruption has come full circle (how fitting that such news should break on International Anti-Corruption Day).
With that history [...]

In a strange moment of list community synergy, our friends at NextRound.net and io9.com both published lists today lampooning the strained efforts of a leading blockbuster buff. The former offers five touchstone moments in Keanu Reeves and the Lost Art of Bad Acting, while the latter chronicles Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 10 Greatest Acting Challenges.
Despite similar themes, [...]