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The 50 Sexiest Literary Villains
In The Wizard of Oz, when Dorothy, open-mouthed, says “I’ve never heard of a beautiful witch before,” Glinda famously quips that only bad witches are ugly. But ’tis not so — or at least, there are...
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30 Legendary Literary Mean Girls We Love to Hate
There’s a special place in hell for women who refuse to support other women, right? Or, if not hell, at least a central role in a classic novel. Yes, literature (particularly “classic” literature for...
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50 Great Novels About Madness
Not so much into March Madness? Well, perhaps you should look at it another way. March is the perfect month for reading books about madness — it is a transitional time, after all, possessed of both...
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50 of the Greatest Summer Reads of All Time
Summer reading lists: everyone’s got ’em. But what makes an ideal summer read? It sort of depends on who you are and what you’re doing, but here are a few suggestions: something light, something funny,...
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A College Curriculum on Your Bookshelf: 50 Books for 50 Classes
It’s officially back-to-school time, and we all know what that means: sitting in class, writing papers, getting sweet knowledge delivery before running off to the latest kegger. But what about a more...
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Wes Anderson Wants to Make a Horror Movie
The idea of twee-comedy purveyor Wes Anderson making a horror movie is so seemingly ridiculous, it was even the subject of a Saturday Night Live sketch a few years back. But come to find out, the...
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50 Gripping Books to Read While Traveling
Well, boys and girls, we’ve entered the season of travel. Whether you’re heading home or to a loved one’s (or, hey, to Key West with a hot date) for the holidays, you’ll likely need a gripping,...
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John Waters: “A Filthy Poem Can Sing More Beautifully Than the Classics”
Leave it to John Waters to speak the truth about poetry in this New York Times roundup of famous folks’ favorite poems (ever, not just of this year). In a list consisting of Lena Dunham, Ta-Nehisi...
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An Essential Occult Reading List
If you’ve seen The Witch, there’s a good chance the Satanic imagery and occult mood of it is still tapping at your spine — and not without reason: people have been obsessed with the occult for...
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50 Books Every Modern Teenager Should Read
With all the recent discussion about To Kill a Mockingbird, I was inspired to re-read the #2 Most Classic Novel for Teenagers (#1 is The Catcher in the Rye, of course). And, well, it’s great. But also,...
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