Literature
“All you fella die finish!”
Nothing makes for better reading than white men, savages and explosives.
Read the story here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Aug 03, 2015 -
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Category: Destruction, Literature, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1940s, South Pacific and Polynesia
The Embalmed Head of Oliver Cromwell
Not only is it the first memoir of an embalmed head, but it is also, I believe, the first book to come with a theme song. It was written and performed by singer/songwriter/pianist Stephie Coplan, whose song, “Hey Oliver Cromwell!” is now available on iTunes and Spotify, and here on Soundcloud [below].
The cover was fully illustrated by Brooklyn artist Vi Luong.
More details at the publisher's site: CuriousPublications.com.
Posted By: Alex - Mon Jul 20, 2015 -
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Category: Literature, Books
The Short Weird Fiction of Guy Benoit
WU-vians with a spare couple of minutes, and who are looking for a wry chuckle or two, would be well advised to check out the flash fiction of Guy Benoit. A small taste below.A tip o' the chapeau to our WU artist Rick Altergott for the alert.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Mar 10, 2015 -
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Category: Literature, Avant Garde, Reader Recommendation
Great Literature for Free!
Paul has decided to embrace the new "work for free" business model of the 21st Century and is giving away one of his books. So get it while you can! It's available as a download either from Barnes and Noble or Amazon (and Amazon UK).You can read more details about the book and exactly why he's giving it away over at his other blog, The Inferior4.
A science fiction story set in one of the oldest cities in the world.
After his wife's death, Rupert decides to change his life and start your journey: he wants to see Matera again, and ends up loving it so much that he decides to move there. But the city is mysterious: who is the beautiful Daeria Bruno that appears and disappears without a trace? And how will the cucibocca's curse affect his life? In a dizzying series of time travels, Rupert will reveal legendary secrets, being at the center of a timeless story.
Posted By: Alex - Sun Sep 14, 2014 -
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Category: Literature, Books
The Rap Canterbury Tales
You haven't really experienced Chaucer's Canterbury Tales until you've heard the rap version. Performed here by Baba Brinkman.
Posted By: Alex - Fri Feb 14, 2014 -
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Category: Literature, Music
Red Seal Comics
Look at the characters featured in this single issue, and ask yourself if this is not the best comic in the history of the universe.
Read the whole issue here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Dec 13, 2013 -
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Category: Detectives, Private Eyes and Other Investigators, Eccentrics, Literature, Superheroes, Mad Scientists, Evil Geniuses, Insane Villains, Comics, 1940s
Antics of the Artists
The filmmaker's home page.
Those wacky, outrageous bohemians!
Posted By: Paul - Sat Sep 21, 2013 -
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Category: Aliens, Literature, Movies, Avant Garde, Surrealism, Fictional Monsters
A Romany Rhapsody
I sure wish I could get a ouija board to do all my writing for me!
Read the story here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Aug 20, 2013 -
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Category: Literature, New Age, Superstition, 1920s
The Most Boring Books Ever
Back in 1950, Columbia University Press polled hundreds of editors, writers, booksellers, librarians, literary critics, and general readers in order to produce a list of the 10 most boring books among the great classics. The winners were:- Pilgrim's Progress, Bunyan
- Faust, Goethe
- Don Quixote, Cervantes
- Ivanhoe, Scott
- Silas Marner, Eliot
- Pamela, Richardson
- Life of Samuel Johnson, Boswell
- Faerie Queene, Spenser
- Paradise Lost, Milton
- Moby Dick, Melville
Posted By: Alex - Tue Aug 13, 2013 -
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Category: Literature, Books, 1950s
Vivacious Chicken
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An illustration from Hawthorne's The House of the Seven Gables.
Maybe it's just me, but the notion of carrying a "vivacious chicken" around on one's shoulder strikes my funnybone just perfectly.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jul 28, 2013 -
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Category: Animals, Emotions, Literature, Nineteenth Century
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