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May 3, 2012

Art & Literature

Top 10 Literary Works in the Comic Book Medium
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For decades the comic book industry, at least the mainstream comic book industry, was targeted exclusively towards juveniles. Over the last thirty years, however, the industry has grown up and more and more books are... Read more
— by Robert Frey

Recent comment by comicbookgeek

uncanny x-force - rick remender

Tue

April 17, 2012

Art & Literature

Top 10 Lesser-Known Works of Great Authors
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So often an author is known for only a small portion of their work. Sometimes this is because they have produced a masterpiece that eclipses everything else they have done and sometimes their works are so voluminous... Read more
— by LordZB

Recent comment by willow_von_pillow

I agree with Ben!

Mon

April 2, 2012

Art & Literature

10 Books To Read Before You Grow Up
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There are many lists throughout the web about books you should read before you die. I find that peculiar. What good is reading a piece literature that can give you a whole new perspective on life “before”... Read more
— by TMach5

Recent comment by Emily

Meh, I've read Animal Farm and it was a little dull and slow to read.

Sun

March 25, 2012

Art & Literature

10 Books with Alien Aliens
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The question "are we alone in the universe?" has rung across countless centuries and cultures. Works of fiction and speculation attempt to address this, but a lack of imagination or budget often restricts alien... Read more
— by Kate Mulcahy

Recent comment by conspiracy theory

I've been surfing on-line more than three hours these days, but I never found any interesting article like yours. It...

Mon

March 19, 2012

Art & Literature

Top 10 English Words Derived From Arabic
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This is a list of English words whose origins can be traced back to Arabic. Some will be immediately recognizable, as they refer to phenomena and concepts directly associated with the Middle East. Others word will be so... Read more
— by Patrick Boyle

Recent comment by Captain

Alphabet: came from the first 3 letters of the Arabic alphabet which are pronounced (aleph , baa , taa) and...

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 BadResearch

"Suicide ran in the Hemingway family – Ernest’s father, his sister Ursula, his brother Leicester, and granddaughter Mariel also succumbed." Mariel...

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 aspicco

How much have you paid to use this site?

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 unsurebunny

waaaaaaaaaay into this. http://wtflindseyp.blogspot.com/

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 J

Where's heart of darkness!?

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People Who Give Judaism a Bad Name

By John Waller

Judaism is one of the oldest religions still alive today, and is the oldest of the Abrahamic...

Creepy Girls in Fiction

By Mark Russell

A recent trend in media is the idea that children are scary or creepy. Girls seem to be...

Rock Concerts that Were Just Messed Up

By Ryan Thomas

A concert can be a communal experience. As countless strangers bond silently over the sounds of...

Facts Surrounding Comet Elenin

By Dylan Angeles

One of the biggest viral news stories of 2011 was the discovery of Comet Elenin (C/2010 X1). For a...

Notable Screen Kisses

By Kiss Me Cate

A kiss - so simple yet so emotional. There is something about sitting in a dark theater watching...

Reasons to Admire John Lennon

By Bryan Johnson

John Lennon is one of the most influential people in history. His message of peace, love, and...

Recent Space Discoveries

By Theresa Cornelius

The better technology gets, the more opportunity we have to learn more about our Universe. In...

Unhealthy Foods You Think are Healthy

By Rune Erlandsen

I love food. I do also love unhealthy food, unfortunately, and in an attempt to help myself and...

Top Ten Signs You Are Not a City Person

By Ryan Thomas

It’s very easy to recognize someone who doesn’t quite have city life down. The city is...

Notable Pangrams

By Nic Swaner

Originating from Greek pan gramma, meaning "every letter," a pangram is a sentence using every...

Nuclear Test Sites

By Michael Affleck

For obvious reasons, most of the world's sites for the testing of nuclear weapons are located in...

Films that Predicted the Future

By John Waller

The world of cinema comes with many movies that failed to predict the future (We didn't get to...

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