Well doesn’t this story just inspire you. When little Jimmy Buffett learned that his parents were divorcing, he buried himself in the magical world of Harry Potter so that he didn’t have to process what was happening. Starting with The Philosopher’s Stone, within just a few short weeks he’d read his way all the way … Continue reading
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According to Jungian literary critic Christopher Booker, there are only seven basic plots in all of literary writing. I planned to write an article on these seven basic plots on my short flight from Heathrow to Coventry, but somehow I’ve ended up at Dulles International Airport in the USA. And somehow I didn’t even notice … Continue reading
The President seems happy, tweeting that ‘Alt Whitman is a great word man and a great American’ before threatening to imprison the librarian who told him he couldn’t eat chips in the library when he was twelve Continue reading
I can deal with Odysseus and Penelope. Hell, even ‘Telemachus’ even though it’s a weird name. But then Telemachus meets up with his friend, Nestor’s son Peisistratus. Continue reading
Make it clear that you’re Caucasian by saying things like ‘I enjoy croquet’ and ‘where is my quinoa, Chad?’ It works every time! Not white? Don’t worry about it!… Continue reading
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We all know that William Shakespeare was a fraud. The idea that somebody from a relatively poorer background than many other poets of the era could have created some of the greatest literary works in human history is preposterous. As such, several alternatives have been put forward on the REAL Shakespeare. Here are the ten likeliest candidates to have … Continue reading
Uh oh. It’s always embarrassing to see an author run out of ideas, but it seems like this is exactly what has happened to Dan Brown. His latest novel ‘The Catholic Church Broke My Patio Window and Then Tried To Cover It Up’ is a 900 page novel about the Catholic Church breaking his patio … Continue reading