Read more list stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2996/list.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:19:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74426/chicago-suburb-tops-best-family-towns.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBusinessWeek has combed the US for the best places to raise a family and has come up with a Chicago suburb to top the rankings again. The rest of the list, based on factors that include education, crime rate, cultural vitality, and air quality, is broken down by state. A...http://www.newser.com/story/74426/chicago-suburb-tops-best-family-towns.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 1:24:27 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72174/americas-most-powerful-octogenarians.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRetirement? Bah! Slate’s annual 80 for 80 list ranks America’s mightiest octogenarians, giving extra credit for post-80 achievements, and “being really, really old.” The top: Thomas Monson (82): As the head of the Mormon church, 13 million people think he’s a prophet “in the same way they view Abraham, Moses,...http://www.newser.com/story/72174/americas-most-powerful-octogenarians.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Oct 2009 16:25:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70035/how-tvs-trying-to-woo-you-back.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNetworks know we’re watching our favorite shows online instead of on TV, but they’re not taking it sitting down. Here’s what they’re doing, smart or otherwise, to bring us back, writes Stephanie Schomer for Fast Company : Cutting commercials: ABC is going to do without the first commercial break on its...http://www.newser.com/story/70035/how-tvs-trying-to-woo-you-back.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 Sep 2009 11:36:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69644/best-hs-flicks-since-john-hughes-heyday.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHard as it is to believe, John Hughes made his last high school-centric film in 1987. Luckily, the 22 years since haven't lacked for flicks that chronicle some part of those awkward, wonderful 4 years. Christopher Borrelli of the Chicago Tribune lists the 10 movies that do it best : Dazed...http://www.newser.com/story/69644/best-hs-flicks-since-john-hughes-heyday.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 20 Sep 2009 11:08:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69454/baby-crap-you-dont-need.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf you’ve had a few kids, you know that you don’t need half of the baby products littering the shelves of Babies “R” Us, but new parents are easy prey for marketers. Brad Tuttle offers a list of the silliest, most useless crap in Time : Crib bedding sets: The bumper...http://www.newser.com/story/69454/baby-crap-you-dont-need.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Sep 2009 11:47:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69409/greatest-white-trash-movie-heroes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHicks and hillbillies can be heroes, too, SpikeTV points out in a look at the greatest characters to go from the trailer park to the big screen. HI McDunnough, Raising Arizona : Nicolas Cage's performance remains his finest to this day. His likable baby-snatcher makes some lousy decisions, but "he’s loving...http://www.newser.com/story/69409/greatest-white-trash-movie-heroes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 Sep 2009 12:18:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69075/youre-me-not-myself-and-other-grammar-peeves.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSome common grammar mistakes are also inexcusable, Johnny Truant writes for Copyblogger. Too many of the following, and your readers may decide "that you’re actually a chimpanzee—and not one of the smart ones, either." It's "me," not "myself:" People often "think that complicating the language needlessly will make them...http://www.newser.com/story/69075/youre-me-not-myself-and-other-grammar-peeves.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 10 Sep 2009 16:16:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68468/how-to-improve-the-blackberry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe iPhone has become a cultural phenomenon, but RIM sells way more units than Apple does. Why, then, does the BlackBerry have such obvious flaws? Wired lists five improvements RIM needs to make: Browser. The web looks much the same on an iPhone or Palm Pre as it does on...http://www.newser.com/story/68468/how-to-improve-the-blackberry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Sep 2009 15:00:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68377/celebs-you-dont-want-to-date.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf a celeb asks you out, it’s hard to say no. But do you really want to get beaten up, or be totally chaste for a few years? Emily Farris presents some “currently single stars we implore you to avoid like The Plague” for Nerve: Chris Brown : Assuming you like...http://www.newser.com/story/68377/celebs-you-dont-want-to-date.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 02 Sep 2009 12:10:26 CDT