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Netflix Finds: The Fab Five

By Sarah Bennett

April 16, 2013

If you thought the quest for depressing documentaries would exclude sports, think again.

Les Misérables March Madness: A Guide to Les Mis Coupledom

By Kate Gavino

March 20, 2013

With everyone’s favorite sobfest Les Misérables finally coming to DVD, it is time to decide who we are. Specifically, whose ship are you sailing on? To help you decide which couple is your OTP, here’s your March Madness bracket.

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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.