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Certain housing markets are better than others for bargain-hunters, Forbes reports, and they're generally the ones with a glut of homes, strong job growth, and a low rate of foreclosures. Forbes rattles off its top 10: Salt Lake City: highest job growth in the country, and low foreclosure Raleigh, NC: expanding economy keeps homeowners in the dough Orlando: sleepier than South Florida hotspots, so not as hard hit by the crunch Charlotte, NC: excess inventory and an influx of transplants from the North More »

Don't worry if you haven't seen any Oscar contenders, says GQ , offering 10 flicks every self-respecting guy should see. Count on blood, revenge, and a little male bonding: Rififi (1955): Trade Ocean's 11 for this heist masterpiece Croupier (1998): In his breakthrough role, Clive Owen is the model of cool The Limey (1999): A Cockney ex-con hungers for vengeance More »

With Valentine's Day on the horizon, the luxury travel experts at globorati.com have come up with a list of 10 swank hotels for memorable romantic getaways. Fools for love are crazy about: Las Ventanas al Paraiso: Los Cabos, Mexico L'Hotel: Paris, France Nam Hai: Hoi An, Vietnam Maxim Bungalows: Cofresi, Dominican Republic Tides Zihuatenajo: Zihuatanejo, Mexico More »

When a homeowner is desperate to sell and a buyer is ready to fork over the cash, the truth about a house is often swept under the rug, MSNBC reports. Watch out for frequent fibs when talking about: Personality of neighbors and the neighborhood. Status of home repairs (particularly the roof). Insect and rodent infestations. Elevated radon levels. More »

Martin Luther King Jr. is the most famous American in history, according to 2,000 high school students asked to name the top 10, reports USA Today. In a dramatic break from the "dead white male" paradigm, African Americans, women, and Arfican-American women dominated the list, with Rosa Parks second, Harriet Tubman at No. 3, and Oprah Winfrey No. 7. More »

There's probably supposed to be a game or something on tonight, but for legions of Americans, Super Bowl Sunday is all about the commercials. EW jumped in its way-back machine and dug up the 11 most memorable big-game distractions. They were: Cindy Crawford drinks a Pepsi (1992) The Ridley Scott-directed 1984 Macintosh ad (1984) Jordan and Bird's Shoot-off (1993) More »

The Material Girl earned her epithet this year, raking in $72 million on her "Confessions" tour. Madonna nabbed the top spot on Forbes' new list of top-grossing female artists from mid 2006 to mid 2007, reports the Daily Telegraph : Madonna, $72 million Barbra Streisand, $60 million Celine Dion, $45 million More »

Thinking of a career move? Fortune Magazine has released its 100 best employers for 2008 list—and the top 10 are: Google (Mountain View, CA) Quicken Loans (Livonia, MI) Wegmans Food Markets (Rochester, NY) Edward Jones (St. Louis, MO) Genentech (South San Francisco, CA) More »

Perhaps there's no sadder commentary on the state of society—or at least society's IQ—than dumb responses from contestants on game shows. Reuters combs a (now-defunct) website for high and low points: Q: What was Gandhi's first name? A: Goosey Goosey. Q: What happened in Dallas on November 22, 1963? A: I don't know, I wasn't watching it then. More »

There's nothing like these classic scenes of on-screen romance. CNN's Screening Room lists cinema's top 10 romantic moments: Casablanca : Humphrey Bogart's "We'll always have Paris" monologue. City Lights : When Virginia Cherrill recognizes Chaplin's tramp as her lover. Roman Holiday : Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck's scene at the Mouth of Truth sculpture. From Here to Eternity : Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr kissing in the surf. Am é lie : The young couple's breathtaking bike ride through Paris. More »

Where to get that new job this year? The Lone Star State is boasting work aplenty, but Salt Lake City—still high on tech jobs—takes the top spot. Forbes lists its top10 job-growth towns: Salt Lake City, Utah Wichita, Kan. Austin, Texas Atlanta, Ga. Fort Worth, Texas More »

Apple has been around for almost a quarter of a century, but not all of its products were as ingenious as the iPod. Wired highlights the company's biggest flops. The MessagePad (AKA The Newton): Fashioned to revolutionize personal computing, this PDA was too far ahead of its time for consumers. Apple Pippin: Apple's only foray into the world of video game systems got buried by Nintendo, Sega, and Sony. More »

From omnipresent Internet to cloned donor organs, LiveScience picks 10 new technologies that, when fully developed, will transform our lives. Digital libraries: When all of humanity's texts are digitized, any factual question will be answerable online. Gene therapy/stem cells: The key to curing some of our nastiest afflictions. Ubiquitous wireless Internet: WiMAX and 3G point the way to a future where communication between any two devices is possible. Mobile robots: Too lazy to go to the store? Just send your car! More »

Debated for centuries, the human mind still holds a mystery or two in modern times. Here are LiveScience's top 10: Consciousness. Still the biggest human puzzle since Socrates. Cryonics. Can gray matter be revived from a 320-degree deep freeze? Aging. An unappreciated benefit, or simply cell decay with no purpose? Nature/nurture. DNA, peer pressure, upbringing—scientists disagree on why we do the things we do. Laughter. Three brain zones like it, but scientists wonder why people giggle at different things. More »

Most aphrodisiacs are pure bunk, but it's fun to read about tonics that have beguiled lovers for centuries—and look at a few that may actually work. LiveScience lists its top 10: Respect. Dr. Ruth talks about the feeling that sparks all meaningful relationships, and makes for good sex too. Exercise. A recent study links penile dysfunction to inactivity, while physical fitness boosts mind and body both. Psychoanalysis. Therapists can boost that libido by helping alleviate depression and other disorders. More »

Wary consumers already smarting from soaring gas prices won't want to miss Insure.com's new lists of the 10 priciest—and the 10 cheapest—cars to insure. The five with the highest premiums are: Dodge Ram Pickup Chevy Silverado C/K pickup Toyota Prius Honda Accord Nissan Altima More »

Mascots have danced, tumbled, and roused American sports fans for decades. Some have even gained a little prestige over the years. Forbes lists its Top 10: Phillie Phanatic. Around since '78, this green creature once scuffled with Tommy Lasorda and inspired an announcer to say that "baseball is being invaded by the Muppets." San Diego Chicken. The first modern mascot, he was fired by the Padres after (some say) he got too big for his feathers. He later sparked fans in other sports and became a mini-celeb in his own right. Mr. Met. This baseball-faced mascot has been soothing the pains of New York's "other" team for more than 40 years. More »

The bulldog has returned to the American Kennel Club's list of top 10 most popular American dog breeds for the first time since 1935, the AP reports. The Labrador retriever held on to #1—it’s been top dog for the past 17 years. Check out the other popular pooches: Labrador retriever Yorkshire terrier German sheperd More »

Not all bookstores are mega-style these days. Some are even built in churches, theaters, and 19-century buildings. A Guardian scribe lists his top 10 booksellers worldwide: Maastricht, Netherlands: Boekhandel Selexyz Dominicanen. Owners converted an 800-year-old church into a divine bookstore. Buenos Aires' El Ateneo. Once a theater, its stage is now a cafe where readers flip pages and sip coffee. Porto, Portugal's Livraria Lello. Started as a bookstore in 1881, it boasts stained glass ceilings and ornate wood carvings. Secret Headquarters comic shop in Los Angeles. Nestled in hip Silver Lake, this boutique is for the refined comic lover. Borders in Glasgow. Okay, so this one's a chain—but it's tucked into a neo-classical 19th-century building.   More »

Did you vow to eat healthier in 2008? Start by adding whole grains to your diet with these these 10 tips from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel: When a recipe calls for white flour, use half white flour and half whole wheat. Add ½ cup of cooked bulgur, wild rice, or barley to bread stuffing. Add ½ cup of cooked wheat or rye berries, wild rice, brown rice, sorghum, or barley to soup. Use whole cornmeal for corncakes, corn breads, and corn muffins. Add ¾ cup of uncooked oats for every pound of meat in recipes for burgers or meatloaf. More »