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Book Sword: Sam Lipsyte, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Sherlock Holmes
Book Sword: Sam Lipsyte, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Sherlock Holmes
By Kate Gavino
May 01, 2013

Everyone from Galileo to Jim Morrison to countless Scrabble wordsmiths have played around with letters to form their perfect anagrams. We take literary-minded words and anagram them to find ... well, that's up to you. A deeper meaning? A hidden truth? Or just a happy coincidence?

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Dead Dove, Do Not Eat: The Bluths on Yelp
Dead Dove, Do Not Eat: The Bluths on Yelp
By BBP Intern
May 01, 2013

Food plays an important part in Arrested Development​. In fact, George Michael once dated an egg -- we mean Ann. (Her?) Here are some of the most important AD locations, personally reviewed by the Bluth that visited them the most.

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Dog Run Reviews, Part 6
Dog Run Reviews, Part 6
By Sarah Bennett
May 01, 2013

The city's dog runs, reviewed, one gravel pile at a time. This week: Tompkins Square Park.

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Not Twilight: “Why We Broke Up,” by Daniel Handler and Maira Kalman
Not Twilight: “Why We Broke Up,” by Daniel Handler and Maira Kalman
By Sarah Bennett
May 01, 2013

Why We Broke Up isn't fantasy YA, but it is a teen dream.

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