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Taking a Ride on the Nostalgia Train
Taking a Ride on the Nostalgia Train
By Freddie Moore
December 24, 2013

Vintage New York City subway cars from the 1930s through 1970s are making rounds for the holidays, along with flappers and fears of time travel.

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The Weirdest Christmas Card You Ever Got was Actually from President Bush
The Weirdest Christmas Card You Ever Got was Actually from President Bush
By Julia Langbein
December 23, 2013

Bush’s White House Christmas videos starring his Scottish Terrier are the gifts that keep on giving.

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The 7 Deadly Sins of Literature
The 7 Deadly Sins of Literature
By Michelle King
December 23, 2013

Why commit these sins and risk eternal damnation when you can just read about them?

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Famous Last Words: A Quiz
Famous Last Words: A Quiz
By Robert Balkovich
December 20, 2013

Can you tell which of these quotes are the last lines of a story and which were the dying words of a celebrity?

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10 Adult Novels for Kids
10 Adult Novels for Kids
By jake goldman
December 19, 2013

When kids think The Hunger Games is too pedestrian, hand them one of these books.

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Ireland Creates New Fiction Award Worth More Than $200,000
Ireland Creates New Fiction Award Worth More Than $200,000
By Arvind Dilawar
December 18, 2013

The Arts Council of Ireland announced last week the creation of The Laureate for Irish Fiction, a new award honoring an outstanding Irish fiction writer.

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You Can Disappear in This Town Real Quick
You Can Disappear in This Town Real Quick
By Justin Glawe
December 18, 2013

A reporter searches for a missing friend in the oil boomtown of Williston, North Dakota.

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Someone is Acting Out the Novel Sister Carrie on Twitter
Someone is Acting Out the Novel Sister Carrie on Twitter
By Arvind Dilawar
December 18, 2013

A handful of Twitter profiles are, for some reason, reenacting the Victorian novel Sister Carrie.

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Strong Female Protagonists: Searching for Heroic Women at MoCCA Fest
Strong Female Protagonists: Searching for Heroic Women at MoCCA Fest
By Jacquelyn Gleisner
December 17, 2013

The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art’s annual convention features about 400 participants but remarkably few leading women.

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Understanding Canada Through 10 Heritage Minutes
Understanding Canada Through 10 Heritage Minutes
By Nelson Peters
December 16, 2013

A series of government-approved commercials offer insight into why Canadians are they way they are.

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