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The Sun Don't Shine on a Moonshine Still
The Sun Don't Shine on a Moonshine Still
By Kim McCann
October 03, 2014

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

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The Art of Riot
The Art of Riot
By David Forbes
October 02, 2014

When people take to the streets to express their support or displeasure over … art?

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The Yellow Peril: Asian Invasions in the Racist Literature of Yesteryear
The Yellow Peril: Asian Invasions in the Racist Literature of Yesteryear
By Benjamin Welton
October 01, 2014

At the height of dime novel and pulp magazine popularity, alarmist writers concocted — to great fanfare — racist images of Asian super villains and military takeovers.

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Creepypasta: An Introduction to the Urban Legends of the Internet
Creepypasta: An Introduction to the Urban Legends of the Internet
By Robert Balkovich
October 01, 2014

Spawned on website forums and defunct blogs, today’s urban legends live online — and they’re more horrifying than you’d imagine.

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A Novel About Heartbreak Set to Song
A Novel About Heartbreak Set to Song
By Taylor Beck
September 30, 2014

Anthony D’Amato’s new album, The Shipwreck from the Shore, brings back a sound thought lost.

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How D.H. Lawrence and World War I Saved Moby-Dick
How D.H. Lawrence and World War I Saved Moby-Dick
By Eric Williams
September 30, 2014

Reconsidering the literary landscape in the wake of the Great War, Lawrence rescued Herman Melville’s now venerated novel from absolute obscurity.

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One Second, Dear, Mommy’s Writing
One Second, Dear, Mommy’s Writing
By Trisha Leon
September 30, 2014

The difficulty of being both mother and author.

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America's Addiction to Irvine Welsh
America's Addiction to Irvine Welsh
By Genna Rivieccio
September 27, 2014

Welsh is one of the few contemporary Scottish authors to have captured the attention of mainstream America. What’s the attraction?

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Eat Prey Drug: Motel 6
Eat Prey Drug: Motel 6
By Paul Kwiatkowski
September 26, 2014

A pit-stop in South Dakota reconnects friends, memories and everyone with a camera phone.

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I Saw Dobby’s Thong: What Harry Potter Burlesque Taught Me About Banned Books
I Saw Dobby’s Thong: What Harry Potter Burlesque Taught Me About Banned Books
By Abi Inman
September 26, 2014

Striptease based on J. K. Rowling’s children’s books reveals the value of literature (and more).

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