6 books chosen by Paul Murray
The Irish novelist recommends works from Daniel Clowes, Marcel Proust and more.
Source: theweek.com
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Five Memorable Gay Characters In Classic Literature :: Bay Area Reporter
Despite its taboo and marginalized side for many years, homosexuality has always had a place in the masterpieces of classic literature. Ah yes ! This is in no way an evolution of sexual mores.
Source: ebar.com
Stag beetles, antlion, spiders and other relatives: The joy of being a voyeur of the animal kingdom
On vacation, free time awakens our curiosity and the capacity for observation, those daughters of boredom
Source: elpais.com
Review: Insomniac novelist examines causes of sleeplessness
Marie Darrieussecq looks at the consequences and chaos of lack of sleep.
Source: nzherald.co.nz
Fabulous frauds, handsy surrealists and scary seaside spiders – the week in art
A revealing look at centuries of art fakes, an art movement’s obsession with hands and Louise Bourgeois in Blackpool – all in your weekly dispatch
Source: theguardian.com
OktoBEARfest returns to the Philadelphia Zoo
The revamped event features a Bavarian Beer Hall, Philly’s Premier Polka Band, Polkadelphia, and 100-plus seasonal craft beers and ciders.
United States Spring House Rey Cerveza Community Engagement Cara Treadway Philadelphia Zoo Vice President
Source: trentonian.com
Antikythera mechanism (thing) by cpt_ahab - Everything2.com
In a nutshell, the Antikythera Mechanism is the thing that should not be. It is a mechanical artifact discovered around 1900|a hundred years ago at the ...
Source: everything2.com
Barbie Easter eggs: 20 references you might have missed
Every movie reference, discontinued doll, and reference to Mattel history in Barbie
Source: gamesradar.com
The Influence of Journey to the West on Dragonball: Exploring the Story of the Monkey King
Journey to the West and the story of the Monkey King Today the manga dragonball is undoubtedly an important work of Japanese and even world literature. It
Source: wsnewspublishers.com
Manning up: New translations of Thomas Mann :: Bay Area Reporter
Damian Searls’s just-published translations of Thomas Mann’s "New Selected Stories," fleet but sure-footed, come as a relief, a long-overdue exhalation.
Source: ebar.com