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Having a Patrick Bateman Monday or Panglossed for the Weekend?

By Genna Rivieccio

May 06, 2014

From ecstatic to suicidal, an emotional scale based on your favorite literary characters.

Are Kids Still Reading, Loving & Hating the Classics in English Class?

By Luke O'Neil

October 30, 2013

We chat with three high school English teachers to find out if students today still love/hate the same books that we grew up reading.

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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.