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Mon

January 30, 2012

Art & Literature

Top 10 Suicidal Writers
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Although the image of the tortured artist might seem like a stereotypical archetype, there seems no shortage of evidence that people of a creative bent often suffer from mental illness. The examples are manifold--- Van... Read more
— by Mike Devlin

Recent comment by jasmine

Only American writers, these are...

Thu

January 26, 2012

Art & Literature

10 Offbeat Literary Works of Non-English Writers
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Most book lists on this and other sites contain the usual suspects, but I think by now everyone who wants to read Haruki Murakami or Thomas Pynchon, already has. Moreover, most of these lists tend to focus on American... Read more
— by Tombleweed

Recent comment by Ashwin

A nice list but what about all the Indian offbeat writers who have written pulitzer winning literary works

Tue

January 24, 2012

Art & Literature

11 Words with Surprising Derivations
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Part of English’s success is due to the embracing of new words; British and Irish people in particular seem to take a delight in using new words or misusing or adapting old ones. This list contains eleven words -... Read more
— by Andrew Pepper

Recent comment by Ganjar

AsylumPlease on May 26, 2011 ...

Thu

December 29, 2011

Art & Literature

20 Brilliant Novellas You Should Read
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The novella is the stepchild of literary genres. It's too long for a short story and too short for a novel. Publishers look down on them because they are hard to sell. There is even confusion about what the word really... Read more
— by Morimyc

Recent comment by beirutwedding

Great list.

Sun

November 27, 2011

Art & Literature

Top 10 Badasses of Classic Literature
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The concept of the bad-ass, while the term itself its a relative neologism, is as old as time itself. Novelists, poets and playwrights through the ages have witnessed, and utilized, the appeal of the powerful character... Read more
— by Jack W. Simpson

Recent comment by Edshu

Well, where's Hawkeye from Last of the Mohicans?

Wed

November 23, 2011

Art & Literature

Top 15 Opening Lines of Books
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The opening lines of a book are where the reader gets hooked. That is also true for good lists. Since I’ve already blown my chance to make a good first impression I offer up fifteen of the greatest opening lines... Read more
— by LordZB

Recent comment by jim

"it all began as a mistake." charles bukowski "the post office"

Fri

November 18, 2011

Art & Literature

Top 10 Shocking Books About China
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China's history is so vast, its geography so massive, its politics so controversial, and its customs so perplexing, that it was nearly impossible to reduce this list to ten books. The country's long, abysmal record of... Read more
— by Zhengyi Mei Mei

Recent comment by RedWolf

"the rape of nanking" is clearly a conspiracy. The commies made her write the book to make the japanese look...

Wed

October 19, 2011

Art & Literature

Top 10 Great One-Sit Reads
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Callimachus, librarian of Alexandria, once said "A big book is a big evil.” Today most publishers will not look at a book of anything less than novel sized from an unknown author. The thinking seems to be that a... Read more
— by LordZB

Recent comment by cinestyle23

Haha awesome that someone mentioned "Einstein's Dreams." What a fascinating, brilliant quick read.

Fri

October 14, 2011

Art & Literature

10 More Unsettling Paintings
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Good old listverse! Recently my list 'Top ten terrifying paintings by great artists' was published and I was afraid the comments section would maul me. Instead the criticism was constructive and supportive. The list... Read more
— by LordZB

Recent comment by eric

fuckin' moron- you have nothing better in life to do than to correct someones spelling on a random...

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