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Category Archives: Writing
What do you call a book nerd ?
Book lovers the world over have their own special nicknames. In English speaking countries, folks who are especially fond of reading are of often called “bookworms”. The term bookworm comes from the holes in printed materials caused by larvae of … Continue reading
Secret Philadelphia
A regular follower of Travel Between The Pages recently asked for a recommendation on a “non-touristy” place to visit in Philadelphia. Without hesitation, I suggested the wonderful Rosenbach Museum and Library in the city’s charming Rittenhouse Square neighborhood. It’s not … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Books, History, Libraries, Museums, Tourism, USA, Writing
Tagged Bram Stoker, Dracula, James Joyce, Lewis Carroll, Philadelphia
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The (almost) Whole Whole Earth Catalog
It’s likely that most Americans of the so-called Baby Boomer generation at one time or another spent some quality time perusing the Whole Earth Catalog. Now “nearly” complete copies of early editions are online at wholeearth.info. Founded 55 years ago by counterculture … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, History, Tech, USA, Writing
Tagged Counterculture, Magazines, Periodicals, Whole Earth Catalog
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Saturday Sundries
Every festive season needs a traditional story. Autumn is no exception to this rule, so here’s the annual retelling of It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers. “I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait to get my hands on some … Continue reading
” I wish the world were ending tomorrow. “
Franz Kafka // I wish the world were ending tomorrow. Then I could take the next train, arrive at your doorstep…and say: ‘Come with me…we are going to love each other without scruples or fear or restraint. Because the world … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Writing
Tagged Albert Camus, Franza Kafka, Frida Khalo, Gilles Deleuze
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I don’t need anything from here.
“I Don’t Need Anything from Here” by László Krasznahorkai translated by Ottilie Mulzet I would leave everything here: the valleys, the hills, the paths, and the jaybirds from the gardens, I would leave here the petcocks and the padres, heaven … Continue reading
The Invention of Fantasy
The Man Who Invented Fantasy All those wizards, ogres, and barely-clad elf queens in the bookstore? You have Lester del Rey to thank. by Dan Sinykin Lester del Rey wore 1950s-style horn-rimmed glasses, an unruly billy-goat beard, and his silver … Continue reading
Posted in Books, USA, Writing
Tagged Ballantine, Fantasy, Science Fiction and Fantasy
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thinking about burning the bookstore down
In the Bookstore By: Julia Vinograd I went down to the bookstore this evening and found myself in the poetry section. But for every thin book of poems there was a thick biography of the poet and an even thicker … Continue reading
