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Corvus Designs (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Conqueror Worm…… Edgar Allan Poe……. 1843 Poe uses Shakespearian motifs to examine human mortality: 1 Lo! 'tis a gala night Within the lonesome latter years! An angel throng, bewinged, bedight In veils, and drowned in tears, Sit in a theatre, to see A play of hopes and fears, While the orchestra breathes fitfully The music of the spheres. 2 Mimes, in the form of God on...
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A.V. Club (Free subscription) | yesterday
1. Don’t be evil. In Stephen King’s vast library of work—more than 60 books and nearly 400 short stories written over 35 years, according to The New York Times —the death tolls are vast, and the antagonists are monstrous, powerful, and often arbitrary. The protagonists often make it out in one piece, but there are no guarantees for anyone else. There are a few helpful paths...
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giallo fever (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
These images also suggest transference from Helga to Marcus: She has seen the face of the killer, just as he will do. In typical Argento fashion, however, Marcus does not realise what he has seen, though he is immediately aware that there is something missing or different about Helga’s apartment as he revisits it with the police. Another element which adds credence to this interpretation is the...
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DWx (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Actually, if you notice the date, you will know that this event was held on the eve of All Hallow's Eve (where the word "Halloween" comes from). It was a benefit for the Albany Damien Center & held at the Fuze Box on Central Ave. in Albany, NY., hosted by Albany poetry impresario RM Engelhardt . The Poe-connection was, I guess, for his scary stories, not any particular anniversary (Poe...
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G D Townshende (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Using a technique outlined in Damon Knight's Creating Short Fiction, I've come upon an idea for a short story. Interestingly enough, part of my self-imposed "homework" for this story is to read several of the short stories penned by Edgar Allan Poe. Namely,The Black CatThe Oval PortraitBereniceThe Masque of the Red DeathThe Tell-Tale HeartThe Fall of the House of UsherFor atmosphere, and...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
The Oscars ceremony is changing its rules to stop the television audience from shrinking, but shunting the honorary awards to an earlier date only serves to make it less relevant, says David Thomson In awarding the Oscars for 2010, the Academy has chosen to give the Irving Thalberg award (its highest individual distinction) to John Calley. Now, you may not know who Calley is, and that is a mark of...
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Super Punch (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Uterus pillow - - one of several vagina-themed items on sale in this Etsy shop . Via these sites . And a few more links: 1. Gizmodo needs freelance artists and infographics designers. 2. MP3s of James Mason reading Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell Tale Heart, Annabel Lee and Silence. Via . 3. Transformers poster . *Previously: Warning, your uterus may be a choking hazard . * Buy Edgar Allan Poe toys at...
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Boing Boing (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Guestblogger Arthur Goldwag is the author of "Cults, Conspiracies, and Secret Societies: The Straight Scoop on Freemasons, The Illuminati, Skull and Bones, Black Helicopters, The New World Order, and many, many more" and other books. Some of you might remember a story about a little boy and a runaway balloon that erupted in the news a few weeks back. Like Edgar Allan Poe's 1844 scoop about...
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Siskoid's Blog of Geekery (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Name: Pluto (and Pluto II) Stomping Grounds: Edgar Allan Poe's short story of the same name Side: Good Breed: American shorthair Cat Powers: Curses bad owners, from beyond the grave if need be. Instan reincarnation. Skills: Eat 4, Sleep 2, Mischief 7, Wit 4, Interrogation 10 Cat Weaknesses: Soundproof walls. One eye (no pirate patch).
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Richard's Information Hub (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
A couple of months ago, I did something a little bit sad. I Googled myself. I can’t be alone in having done this, can I? We’ve all done it, right? Whatever. I did it. I was nowhere. For one thing, my name is Richard Parker, which is a name that has 13 entries on Wikipedia (none of which are mine) and includes: Richard Parker (influential US economist). Richard Parker (tiger, fictional star...
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Epic Carnival (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Belgium track and field just got raunchyMake sure Movie Guy never ruins a movieChristina Ricci in a bikini in Miami (ads NSFW)The top 10 creepiest cars of all-timeHalloween costumes: What not to wearMiss COED: Chantel EllowayAnnaLynne McCord & her sisters at a Halloween partyChristopher Walken reads Edgar Allan Poe's The RavenA nice tight rack always starts things off rightTila Tequila is View...
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SOCIAL ZYMURGY: THE CULTURE OF BEER (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
FFF #8 "Warning: choking hazard, small parts, not suitable for children under 3 years" was what the Li'l Edgar Allan Poe Posable Figure box said, but Johnny didn't listen because he was almost thirteen so he ripped off the head and ate it. "There, you old bastard," he muttered as the taste of Chinese plastic faded from his tongue, "that will teach you and Mrs. Kessler! Screw...
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A Nostalgic Halloween (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
I am guest hosting this week at Sunday Postcard Art. I hope you will join in! http://sundaypostcardart.wordpress.com/
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BitsBlog (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
I know legend has that the American writer Edgar Allan Poe died a drunk on the streets of Baltimore in 1849. Yet in the spirit of first Ronald Reagan, and now Jake Tapper, trust but verify, can we be so sure? Poe does bears a certain resemblance to Robert Stacy McCain. So please consider the possibility that [...]
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krishpatel1212@gmail | 09/09/2009
Edgar Allan Poe Biography | Edgar Allan Poe Famous Poets and Poems! Poe was brought up partly in England (1815-20), where he attended Manor School at Stoke Newington. Later it become the setting for his story 'William Wilson'. Never legally adopted, Poe took Allan's name for his middle name. Poe attended the University of Virginia (1826-27), but was expelled for not paying his gambling debts. Read