It’s hard to find good parents in fiction. A lot of books deal either with the lack of a parent or a parent’s complete unsuitability for the role. But there are a few good ones out there, parents who make you think, “Gee, I wish my parents were like that.” Behold: Parents (or parental types) we […]
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Here’s Flannery O’Connor reading her short story “A Good Man is Hard to Find\” at Vanderbilt University in 1959.
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In 1958, Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond series, interviewed crime writer Raymond Chandler for the BBC. This is the only recording of Chandler’s voice. Listening to their conversation is like eavesdropping on two master genre writers talk shop.
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While your Flavorwire editors take a much-needed holiday break, we\’ll spend the next two weekends revisiting some of our most popular features of the year. This post was originally published September 3, 2011.] We recently read an article over at We Made This in which Nick Hornby writes that “the days of the iconic jacket illustration, the image that
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Here’s Flannery O’Connor reading her short story “A Good Man is Hard to Find\” at Vanderbilt University in 1959.
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The author of Peter Pan was famously short, as is evident in this 1931 footage, where Barrie unveils a statue of Henry James.
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And here’s Jack Kerouac on the The Steve Allen Plymouth Show in 1959. After awkwardly answering questions while Steve Allen tinkles on the piano, he gives a terrific reading from On The Road and Visions of Cody while jazz plays in the background. You gotta love that ending: “I think of Dean Mor-i-ar-ty.”
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Virginia Woolf — most know the name, but few know the obscure biographical facts behind the name. Today, for example, is the day of her birth. To celebrate the 59 years that Woolf spent observing and writing about our world, we bring you 59 tidbits about her life. So, go ahead! Get better acquainted with
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Melissa Faithful for Art-Sheep If you\’re a fan of bookplates then you can\’t but appreciate this series of unique erotic bookplates. These decorative blends of details are often found on the inside front cover of books, to indicate the book\’s owner. We\’ve gathered a collection of vintage bookplates that features erotic ex libris (\”from/out of
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Albert Sagan for Art-Sheep One of Latin America\’s most prominent anti-capitalist voices, the Uruguayan journalist and author Eduardo Galeano, has died of cancer this morning in Montevideo, where he lived. The weekly publication \”Brecha\”, where he was a contributor, confirmed his death. Galeano, was best known for his works \”Las venas abiertas de América Latina\”
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