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A Brief History of Pop Culture References to William Butler Yeats
A Brief History of Pop Culture References to William Butler Yeats
By Freddie Moore
March 17, 2014

Happy St. Patty’s Day from the late great Irish poet.

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Epic Books That Could be TV Miniseries
Epic Books That Could be TV Miniseries
By Robert Balkovich
March 12, 2014

Too grand for the big screen, these books would be just right for a television run.

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Waiting for Season 2 of Orange is the New Black? 5 Books to Read in the Meantime
Waiting for Season 2 of Orange is the New Black? 5 Books to Read in the Meantime
By Victoria Law
March 11, 2014

Orange is the New Black's season two launch date gives you plenty of time to read more about women's prison experiences, but where to begin?

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Kurt Vonnegut Made a TV Show!
Kurt Vonnegut Made a TV Show!
By jake goldman
January 23, 2014

Time travel, space exploration and jokes about Tang are all rolled together in this bizarre, one-off television special.

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The Best of The Airship: Our Top 13 Blog Posts from 2013
The Best of The Airship: Our Top 13 Blog Posts from 2013
By Black Balloon Publishing
December 30, 2013

From compiling our favorite episodes of This American Life to examining historic book burnings, these are the 13 most-read posts published on The Airship in 2013.

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Sister Carrie or Carrie Bradshaw? A Quote Quiz
Sister Carrie or Carrie Bradshaw? A Quote Quiz
By Kate Gavino
November 19, 2013

Same name, same sartorial obsessions, same irritating approaches to romance — but can you distinguish between their quotes?

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This is What the Parks and Recreation Crew are Reading
This is What the Parks and Recreation Crew are Reading
By Michelle King
October 23, 2013

Everyone from the Pawnee Parks Department may hate the library, but that doesn’t mean they hate reading.

 

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10 Huge Celebrities You've Never Heard of
10 Huge Celebrities You've Never Heard of
By Patrick Kilkelly
October 08, 2013

All over the globe, there are popular names in music, film and entertainment that we couldn’t recognize — until now!

 

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Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: David Cross, Bob Odenkirk, Brian Posehn & Jon Benjamin
Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: David Cross, Bob Odenkirk, Brian Posehn & Jon Benjamin
By Freddie Moore
September 16, 2013

The comedians discuss their inspiration and a musical they wrote called Rooms: The Musical.

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A Dickensian Black-Ops State: the Prophetic Vision of the Original “House of Cards”
A Dickensian Black-Ops State: the Prophetic Vision of the Original “House of Cards”
By David Forbes
August 29, 2013

As the American remake of House of Cards racks up praise, the question remains if it will follow the dark, prescient path of the British original.

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