Before Ernest Hemingway was a literary giant, he was a cub reporter. When Hem graduated high school at 18, he moved to Kansas City and started a six-month stint with the Kansas City Star—a job that molded his trademark punchy, staccato style. Some of his early reporting feels rushed and raw. The pieces read […]
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This is the only known recording of Virginia Woolf’s voice. On April 29, 1937, she read an essay on words for a BBC radio series called “Words Fail Me.” It was published in The Death of the Moth and Other Essays in 1942. A sample: “Of course, you can catch [words] and sort them and
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Sarah Kane 3 February 1971 – 20 February 1999 Place of birth: Brentwood, Essex, United Kingdom Most famous book: Crave Interesting facts: During her teenage years she was a committed Christian She suffered from severe depression throughout her life She took her own life, by hanging herself by her shoelaces in a hospital bathroom 17
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Katniss Everdeen, The Hunger Games, written by Suzanne Collins by Jonathan Stone Book lovers are going to love this project, as we know very well how important visual depictions of book characters are. The magic can be easily lost as often studios cast the wrong actors to play famous book heroes, causing the outrage of
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Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) was a famous German playwright, poet and stage director. Using his \”defamiliarization effect\” or \”distancing effect\”, he believed that theater is supposed to be a representation of reality and not reality itself, a fact that was apparent in his \”epic theater\” techniques. Some of his most famous and acclaimed works include: The
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Anna Randal for Art-Sheep Our first reaction when we saw this was, WHAT THE HECK IS THIS? Our second reaction was of course, this is gold, because how couldn\’t it be when its title is \”How A Baby Is Made\”. Danish writer and psychotherapist Per Holm Knudsen first published this gem in 1975 under Piccolo
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While American currency features former U.S. Presidents, Founding Fathers, and iconic landmarks, many other countries put famous writers, poets, artists, and novelists on their banknotes. 1. HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN // DENMARK Danish author Hans Christian Andersen is mostly known for his classic fairy tales like \”Thumbelina,\” \”The Little Mermaid,\” and \”The Emperor\’s New Clothes,\” which
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Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson 6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892 Place of birth: Somersby, Lincolnshire, England, U.K. Best thing about him: One of the most popular British poets Most important work: Ulysses, The Lady of Shalott Interesting facts: Many of the phrases used in his poems have become commonplaces of the English language
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Agape Charmani for Art-Sheep Marc Johns is the kind of artist who creates the most imaginatively smart illustrations, in which his characters get involved in the most surreal situations. And while his fans are always more than happy when he shares new work on his blog or his Facebook page, they\’re going to be thrilled
Simone de Beauvoir 9 January 1908 – 14 April 1986 Place of birth: Paris, France Best thing about her: She received the Prix Goncourt in 1954 Most important books: She Came to Stay, The Mandarins and The Second Sex. Interesting facts: Her book The Second Sex is regarded by many as one of the most important works
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