January 2012
12 posts
Dead Writers Club: A Day in Lowell with Kerouac's... →
deadwriters:
One of our long time contributors, Lucas Lammott, recently visited Lowell, Massachusetts, which is the hometown of Jack Kerouac. We cannot think of a better way to ring in the New Year! He took some great snaps, which he allowed us to repost here. Enjoy!
Kerouac was born on 9…
December 2011
9 posts
“At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person....”
– “And in the words of Albert Schweitzer, I fancy you.” (Now I know what Eddie Izzard was talking about.)
Caution: there will be joy.
lackadackles:
November 2011
7 posts
10 Things 90s Kids Will Have To Explain To Their...
good:
“While most things we experienced as tots in that headiest of eras seems pretty self-explanatory (plaid was everywhere, Leonardo DiCaprio was the molten ball of light around which the solar system turned, and there was no color too bright for your sweatpants) there are some things that will be a bit harder to explain. Here, a primer for when your future children want to know what the hell...
Oh, come ON... →
Dear Anthropologie and APC:
We cannot say no to either of you. With your powers combined, we are ants on spilled Fanta on a summer day. Why?
WHY?
The World.
October 2011
7 posts
“All my thoughts are second thoughts.”
– Aldous Huxley (via theparisreview)
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September 2011
7 posts
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Watchlackadackles:
U.S.A.!
There’s a what behind me?
animalsbeingdicks:
Rob’s morning is about to get a lot shittier.
Seals always get a reblog. And this is hilarious, in spite of what obviously happened next.
Cynthia, World-Famous Mannequin - Photo Gallery -... →
In 1937, LIFE Magazine launched the career of an up-and-coming starlet in a multiple-page photo spread that made “Cynthia” a household name overnight. She became an A-list celebrity, was given her own television talk show and starred on the silver screen, was sent jewels and dresses by top fashion houses, was briefly engaged to one of radio’s biggest stars, hobnobbed with the...
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“Listening to GOP Presidential candidates talk...
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August 2011
11 posts
“This is how you do it: you sit down at the keyboard and you put one word after...”
– Neil Gaiman (sigh.)
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Dead Writers Club: Happy Deathday Mr. Hesse! →
deadwriters:
On this day in 1962, German author, Herman Hesse, died of a Cerebral Hemorrhage. He died in Switzerland at the age of 85.
Undoubtedly, Hesse is most well remembered for his novel, “Siddhartha”, published in 1922. If you have not read it, we’ll not spoil the experience for you here, but we…
My best expos paper was on Demian. Probably my favorite thing to read that...
