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Sunday, September 22, 2013

Because it's good to learn about yourself.

Time Magazine and the writers who actually made the cover, 1930s edition

As should be obvious, Time Magazine is a news source, most famous these days for naming their Person of The Year every late December a...
Famous Writers Shirtless: Ray Bradbury.

A fleeting internet meme happened of writers in underpants--but it passed too quickly to be truly appreciated. So, occasionally we'l...
I loved reruns of "Name That Tune" as a kid.

Let's play a little game of "Guess Who?" I'll write down some song lyrics, and you can guess what really horrible song ...
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...
Rutgers professor suspended after admitting to students he doesn't know what he's teaching.

After being assigned by Rutgers University to teach a class called "Human Aggression," a subject matter out of his realm of ex...
When Writers Go Weird: That time Yukio Mishima tried to stage a coup and then committed seppuku

Are writers ever normal? No, otherwise they'd be productive members of society. When Writers Go Weird is when we remember writers...
Shady Song Lyrics: Taylor Swift Edition

It's been awhile since we did this. So let's hit up examining the song lyrics of Taylor Swift, for no other reason than I'm f...

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