Tag: literature
Response To Fan Who Claims Shakespeare Was Saying “Men Ruin Everything”
A historian had a really great, in-depth response to this fan who claimed that Shakespeare was trying to say “men ruin everything” with his work….
Extremely Shortened Versions of Classic Books
LOL! John Atkinson aka Wrong Hands summarized the plots of these classic books in extremely shortened versions for lazy people, starting with: Artist: John Atkinson aka Wrong Hands
Hardback Books Would Not Exist Without Cheese
Incunabula tweeted this crazy thread about how hardback books exist because of cheese, snails, Jesus, underwear and spectacles. If even one of these things was…
Freaks and Geeks Quote
This quote from the cult classic coming-of-age tv show Freaks and Geeks is a pretty great scene. Not only do they make a good point…
Which Discworld Novel Should I Start With? – Flowchart
goddamnshinyrock created this handy little flowchart guide for anyone wanting to jump into reading Terry Pratchett’s Discworld books, but are not sure where to start!…
The Internet Is a Lovecraftian Horror Scenario
astercrash wrote this amazing post about how quickly the internet turned into a Lovecraftian horror scenario. At first I was like, wait… what? But once…
23 Emotions People Can Feel But Can’t Explain
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows has sought for years to fill holes in language that describe the emotions that people can feel, but can’t explain. Since…
Strong Female Characters in Media
While there’s of course nothing wrong with writing the traditional feminine but “strong female character” trope, headspace-hotel is calling for more grimy range in female…
Being Vaccinated Does NOT Mean…
This new twitter meme “Being vaccinated does NOT mean…” is pretty amusing. People all sharing all sorts of plots of iconic literature that you can…
Gorgeous Dress Made Out of Old Books
French designer Sylvie Facon created this gorgeous dress using old books and the results are truly magical! The little heart detail is a beautiful touch as well….