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Who were the Infrarealists?
Who were the Infrarealists?
By Paul Murufas
October 24, 2014

The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolaño thrust these poets into the mainstream, but who were they really?

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Seeing Illness: Medical Memoirs by Graphic Novelists
Seeing Illness: Medical Memoirs by Graphic Novelists
By Freddie Moore
October 23, 2014

Harvey Pekar’s Our Cancer Year, David Small’s Stitches, Julia Wertz’s The Infinite Wait — how do graphic novels plumb sickness so deeply?

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2010: Moby Dick is the Worst Adaptation of All Time
2010: Moby Dick is the Worst Adaptation of All Time
By Freddie Moore
October 22, 2014

Herman Melville's masterpiece brought to Tommy Wiseau’s The Room-depth ruin — and a drinking game to accompany it!

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The Biggest Little-Known Influence on H. P. Lovecraft
The Biggest Little-Known Influence on H. P. Lovecraft
By Benjamin Welton
October 20, 2014

M. R. James was an English author, scholar and inspiration to Lovecraft, though the world may have forgotten it.

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Driving Umberto Eco, and the Line Between Writer and Writing
Driving Umberto Eco, and the Line Between Writer and Writing
By Daniel Genis
October 17, 2014

Meeting the Italian writer at the airport and running into an anonymous porn reviewer both reveal the relationship between author and work.

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People Say the Darndest Things About Translation
People Say the Darndest Things About Translation
By Rachael Daum
October 16, 2014

Dispatches from an angry translator.

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Friedrich Nietzsche and Ayn Rand’s Influence on Satanism
Friedrich Nietzsche and Ayn Rand’s Influence on Satanism
By Benjamin Welton
October 15, 2014

Though they may have been atheists, both the German philosopher and Russian-American author are undoubtedly channeled in Anton LaVey’s Satanic Bible.

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Finding New York in Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities
Finding New York in Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities
By Freddie Moore
October 15, 2014

Led by a dream to the Italian writer’s novel; led by the novel back to reality.

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Diagnosing the Mental Health Disorders of Winnie-the-Pooh
Diagnosing the Mental Health Disorders of Winnie-the-Pooh
By Megan Plevy
October 14, 2014

The Canadian Medical Association Journal helps us understand the pathologies behind A. A. Milne’s classic children’s story characters.

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The Best New Books on Project Gutenberg
The Best New Books on Project Gutenberg
By Arvind Dilawar
October 08, 2014

Classic, fascinating and downright strange titles recently added to the free digital library.

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