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Confessions of a Poet-for-Hire

June 8, 2017May 31, 2017 0 Comments poetry

(via Atlas Obscura) Brian Sonia-Wallace is about to become the first-ever Writer-in-Residence at the Mall of America. And this isn’t

June 1, 2017May 24, 2017 0 Comments movies

(via Popular Science) Defending Great Britain and the rest of the free world takes more than dashing looks, a quick

(via 99% Invisible)High beams, lower battery, on, off, play, pause, risk of electric shock and fragile: handle with care —

(via History and Piktochart) In a ceremony presided over by President William Howard Taft, the New York Public Library, the

May 4, 2017April 25, 2017 0 Comments writing

(via mental_floss) Admit it: You’ve read at least one book written by a celebrity, politician, or business tycoon in the

(via Amusing Planet) On the campus of Elmira College in upstate New York sits a small octagonal wooden cabin with

(via Popular Mechanics)Way up north in Norway, the Svalbard Global Seed Bank is a repository for the world’s most important

(via Retronaut) Shortly after entering World War II, the US military found that delivering immense volumes of mail to and

(via mental_floss) Not every work by a great author ends up topping bestseller lists. Some never make it onto the

(via Great Big Story) In movies like “The Shining” and “Carrie,” blood came by the buckets. But perfecting that red

(via Atlas Obscura) Toward the end of the 19th century libraries were faced with a myriad of issues. As libraries

(via Readers Digest) Giving flowers, chocolate, and heart-shaped cards are all common customs on Valentine’s Day. But why do we