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10 Teen Girls Who are Toppling Dystopian Regimes
10 Teen Girls Who are Toppling Dystopian Regimes
By Victoria Law
January 10, 2014

Katniss Everdeen isn’t the only teenage girl toppling the power structure in some bleak far-off future.

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Everything Must Go: Visiting the Last Blockbuster Video Stores
Everything Must Go: Visiting the Last Blockbuster Video Stores
By Justin Glawe
January 09, 2014

The video rental store of your childhood will soon cease to exist. These are some of the final moments of two of the last Blockbuster Video stores in North America.

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Who Owns Walt Whitman?
Who Owns Walt Whitman?
By Kevin Clouther
January 08, 2014

Across the New York metro area, schools, convenience stores, malls and more are named after the American poet — but why?

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10 Great Reads That Will Help You Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
10 Great Reads That Will Help You Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
By Michelle King
January 07, 2014

These 10 books will ensure that you keep your promises to yourself in 2014.

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The Estate of J. D. Salinger vs. The Internet
The Estate of J. D. Salinger vs. The Internet
By Arvind Dilawar
January 06, 2014

The late writer’s literary representative is fighting a losing battle to keep his out-of-print short stories offline.

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Whose Line is It Anyway? A Quiz on Quotes from Famous Books
Whose Line is It Anyway? A Quiz on Quotes from Famous Books
By Freddie Moore
January 03, 2014

Brush up on the classics by matching each quote with its book!

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10 Amazing Books That Will Help You Become a Terrible Person
10 Amazing Books That Will Help You Become a Terrible Person
By Freddie Moore
January 02, 2014

Put down that self-help book and shatter your moral compass with these amazing works of literature.

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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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20 New Year’s Resolutions from Your Favorite Characters in Literature
20 New Year’s Resolutions from Your Favorite Characters in Literature
By Black Balloon Publishing
December 27, 2013

Greet the New Year with a few resolutions from the most memorable and troubled characters in literature.

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And Every Year Was Overcast
And Every Year Was Overcast
By Black Balloon Publishing
December 26, 2013

Check out our new photo-illustrated novel while you’re getting ready for the New Year at these salons, barbershops and other venues.

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