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Voices from the Past: Old-School Authors Reading on Youtube
Voices from the Past: Old-School Authors Reading on Youtube
By George Dobbs
June 03, 2014

Yeats, Tolkien, Woolf — YouTube is a time capsule of authors’ voices you probably never thought you’d ever hear.

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Celebrate April Fool’s Day with 5 of Shakespeare’s Wildest Ruses
Celebrate April Fool’s Day with 5 of Shakespeare’s Wildest Ruses
By Freddie Moore
April 01, 2014

Faking your own death, tricking people into murder, knocking out your blind dad — Shakespeare would be a hellraiser if he was around today.

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The Men Behind the Pipe: The 5 Best Sherlock Holmes Portrayals in History
The Men Behind the Pipe: The 5 Best Sherlock Holmes Portrayals in History
By Benjamin Welton
March 04, 2014

We celebrate the great detective’s literary debut 127 years ago today with an overview of some of the most riveting actors to ever claim it was "elementary."

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A Brief Historical Index of Projectiles Thrown at Public Figures
A Brief Historical Index of Projectiles Thrown at Public Figures
By Eric Nelson
February 27, 2014

Hurling objects at people in the public eye crosses cultural barriers and dates back millennia.

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Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Best Literary Performances
Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Best Literary Performances
By Patrick Kilkelly
February 06, 2014

Celebrating the late actor's finest performances inspired by novels, plays and nonfiction works.

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How to Achieve Inner Peace Through Burlesque
How to Achieve Inner Peace Through Burlesque
By Erica Stratton
January 17, 2014

Burlesque performer and comic artist Megan Rose Gedris discusses letting go of anxiety, whether it be having her house burn down or a bad case of nipple dandruff.

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Recap of the First Annual Airship Spelling Bee
Recap of the First Annual Airship Spelling Bee
By Arvind Dilawar
September 20, 2013

We laughed, we cried, we did shots of tequila and discovered that “voortrekker” is a word.

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“The Drowned Man”: A Perfect Murder Waiting to Happen
“The Drowned Man”: A Perfect Murder Waiting to Happen
By Julia Langbein
September 18, 2013

The latest production from the team that brought you Sleep No More may be the most terrifying — and final — play you ever attend.

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A Night of Nerdlesque
A Night of Nerdlesque
By Erik Sofge
August 12, 2013

A Weird Al drag king striptease and other sometimes-sexy, always-dorky subversions at the Talk Nerdy to M3 burlesque show

 

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Speaking with Distinction or Talking Like a Snob?
Speaking with Distinction or Talking Like a Snob?
By Julia Langbein
June 20, 2013

The weird, true story behind Good Speech, also known as "the-a-tah voice."

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