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Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Blast from the past: Andy Rooney's take on books and bookstores from 1994.

Mind you, this was when Andy Rooney was already 75 years old. That's the sort of age I'd just be happy to recognize myself in a mirr...
The Weird History of College Mascots, No. 1: Tufts University, P.T. Barnum, and Jumbo the Elephant

Some colleges have perfectly boring mascots with no history outside a public relations-approved cartoon character. Other colleges have hist...
Vincent van Gogh didn't have a dominant blue period so much as maybe more a blue fling with green undertones.

Brett Kebold is a data analyst who enjoys finding representations of life all amongst us, and decided to utilize his skill at data analy...
Head fissure #3

Schmaltzed and strengthed are regarded as the longest monosyllabic words in the English language. That is unless, of course, you prefer ...
When Writers Go Weird: That time Ken Kesey faked his suicide.

Are writers ever normal? No, otherwise they'd be productive members of society. 'When Writers Go Weird' is when we remember wri...
Famous Writers Shirtless: J.K. Rowling

A fleeting internet meme happened of writers in underpants--but it passed too quickly to be truly appreciated. So, occasionally we...
Grammy Award Nominees 2012: Spoken Word Category

Also known as audio books. And the nominees announced today are (ooh, the boredom! excitement!)... 1.) Bossypants Tina Fey 2.)...

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