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Novels and Nail Polish: A Game of Literary Color Charades

April 22, 2013

Nail polish companies like Essie and OPI have always been creative when naming their colors. We took some of the most outlandish names and put them together to summarize a famous book. Can you name the novel behind the nail polish?

Hip-Hop Pantheon: 10 Female Rappers and Their Classical Counterparts

By Jake Flanagin

April 22, 2013

Lady rappers are a feisty bunch, and their explosive antics are the stuff of epics. We’ve matched 10 of your favorite female rappers with their equally as fickle mythological counterparts.

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Eat Prey Drug: Summerland

Escaping a catastrophic blizzard to take peyote in the Arizona desert, Paul Kwiatkowski concludes his investigation into alternate perceptions of consciousness.

The Biggest Little-Known Influence on H. P. Lovecraft

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

The Sun Don't Shine on a Moonshine Still

Get a bleary-eyed view of moonshining from a modern day bootlegger.