Horrifying 1906 Illustrations of H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds: Discover the Art of Henrique Alvim Corrêa Post date February 11, 2025 Post author By OC Post categories In Art, Literature
Behold Harry Clarke’s Hallucinatory Illustrations for Edgar Allan Poe’s Story Collection, Tales of Mystery and Imagination (1923) Post date February 6, 2025 Post author By OC Post categories In Art, books, Literature
Hunter S. Thompson Remembers Jimmy Carter’s Captivating Bob Dylan Speech (1974) Post date December 30, 2024 Post author By OC Post categories In Literature, Music, politics
Benedict Cumberbatch Reads Kurt Vonnegut’s Letter of Advice to People Living in the Year 2088 Post date December 27, 2024 Post author By Colin Marshall Post categories In letters, Literature
The New York Times Presents the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, Selected by 503 Novelists, Poets & Critics Post date December 26, 2024 Post author By Colin Marshall Post categories In books, Literature
Read J. R. R. Tolkien’s “Letter From Father Christmas” To His Young Children (1925) Post date December 23, 2024 Post author By OC Post categories In letters, Literature
Umberto Eco’s List of the 14 Common Features of Fascism Post date November 1, 2024 Post author By OC Post categories In History, Literature, politics
Hear Edgar Allan Poe’s Horror Stories Read by Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, James Earl Jones, William S. Burroughs & Others Post date October 31, 2024 Post author By Colin Marshall Post categories In Audio Books, Literature
Hear 2.5 Hours of the Classical Music in Haruki Murakami’s Novels: Liszt, Beethoven, Janáček, and More Post date October 25, 2024 Post author By Colin Marshall Post categories In books, Literature, Music
Kurt Vonnegut’s Lost Board Game Is Finally for Sale Post date October 9, 2024 Post author By Colin Marshall Post categories In Games, Literature
Thomas Edison’s Recordings of Leo Tolstoy: Hear the Voice of the Great Russian Novelist Post date October 9, 2024 Post author By OC Post categories In History, Literature, technology
Hear Moby Dick Read in Its Entirety by Benedict Cumberbatch, Tilda Swinton, John Waters, Stephen Fry & More Post date September 25, 2024 Post author By OC Post categories In Audio Books, Literature
Orson Welles Narrates Coleridge’s Rime of the Ancient Mariner in an Experimental Film Featuring the Art of Gustave Doré Post date September 24, 2024 Post author By OC Post categories In Film, Literature
Watch the Opening Credits of an Imaginary 70s Cop Show Starring Samuel Beckett Post date September 19, 2024 Post author By OC Post categories In Literature, writing
David Bowie Songs Reimagined as Pulp Fiction Book Covers: Space Oddity, Heroes, Life on Mars & More Post date September 16, 2024 Post author By OC Post categories In Comics/Cartoons, Literature, Music
James Earl Jones (RIP) Reads Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” and Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself” Post date September 10, 2024 Post author By OC Post categories In Literature, poetry
George Orwell Reviews Mein Kampf: “He Envisages a Horrible Brainless Empire” (1940) Post date August 23, 2024 Post author By OC Post categories In History, Literature
When Samuel Beckett Drove Young André the Giant to School Post date August 21, 2024 Post author By OC Post categories In Literature, random
Hear the Very First Adaptation of George Orwell’s 1984 in a Radio Play Starring David Niven (1949) Post date August 16, 2024 Post author By OC Post categories In Literature, Theatre
Ray Bradbury Explains Why Literature is the Safety Valve of Civilization (in Which Case We Need More Literature!) Post date August 15, 2024 Post author By OC Post categories In Literature
J. G. Ballard Demystifies Surrealist Paintings by Dalí, Magritte, de Chirico & More Post date August 14, 2024 Post author By Colin Marshall Post categories In Art, books, Literature
Jean-Paul Sartre Rejects the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1964: “It Was Monstrous!” Post date August 14, 2024 Post author By OC Post categories In History, Literature, Philosophy, politics, Uncategorized
An Oscar-Winning Animation of Ernest Hemingway’s “The Old Man and the Sea” Painted on 29,000 Frames of Glass Post date August 7, 2024 Post author By OC Post categories In animation, Literature
Mark Twain & Helen Keller’s Special Friendship: He Treated Me Not as a Freak, But as a Person Dealing with Great Difficulties Post date August 6, 2024 Post author By OC Post categories In History, life, Literature
Honoré de Balzac Writes About “The Pleasures and Pains of Coffee,” and His Epic Coffee Addiction Post date July 10, 2024 Post author By OC Post categories In Food & Drink, Literature
“Tsundoku,” the Japanese Word for the New Books That Pile Up on Our Shelves, Should Enter the English Language Post date July 8, 2024 Post author By OC Post categories In books, Literature
Ernest Hemingway’s Favorite Hamburger Recipe Post date July 3, 2024 Post author By OC Post categories In Food & Drink, Literature
The Original Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland Manuscript, Handwritten & Illustrated By Lewis Carroll (1864) Post date July 2, 2024 Post author By OC Post categories In Art, Literature
Watch Patti Smith Read from Virginia Woolf, and Hear the Only Surviving Recording of Woolf’s Voice Post date June 24, 2024 Post author By OC Post categories In Literature, Music
Watch the Earliest-Known Charles Dickens Film: The Death of Poor Joe Post date June 17, 2024 Post author By OC Post categories In Film, Literature
Hear Edgar Allan Poe Stories Read by Iggy Pop, Jeff Buckley, Christopher Walken, Marianne Faithful & More Post date June 13, 2024 Post author By OC Post categories In Film, Literature, Music
Download Issues of “Weird Tales” (1923–1954): The Pioneering Pulp Horror Magazine Features Original Stories by Lovecraft, Bradbury & Many More Post date June 11, 2024 Post author By OC Post categories In Literature, Magazines
J. R. R. Tolkien Writes & Speaks in Elvish, a Language He Invented for The Lord of the Rings Post date June 6, 2023 Post author By Colin Marshall Post categories In language, Literature
Martin Amis (RIP) Explains Why American Populism Is a Con Post date May 22, 2023 Post author By Colin Marshall Post categories In Literature, politics, writing
How to Spot a Communist by Using Literary Criticism: A 1955 Manual from the U.S. Military Post date April 13, 2023 Post author By OC Post categories In History, Literature
Listen to The Epic of Gilgamesh Being Read in its Original Ancient Language, Akkadian Post date March 28, 2023 Post author By OC Post categories In language, Literature
How 99% of Ancient Literature Was Lost Post date March 13, 2023 Post author By Colin Marshall Post categories In History, Literature
Kurt Vonnegut Diagrams the Shape of All Stories: From Kafka’s “Metamorphosis” to “Cinderella” Post date February 27, 2023 Post author By Colin Marshall Post categories In Literature
Why Maya Angelou’s Memoir I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings Became One of the Most Banned Books of All Time Post date February 24, 2023 Post author By OC Post categories In Literature
LEGO Releases the Most Elaborate Lord of the Rings Set: A 6,167-Piece Rivendell Post date February 10, 2023 Post author By Colin Marshall Post categories In Literature
When Leonard Bernstein Turned Voltaire’s Candide into an Opera (with Help from Lillian Hellman, Dorothy Parker & Stephen Sondheim) Post date January 30, 2023 Post author By Colin Marshall Post categories In Literature, opera
Liam Neeson Stars as Raymond Chandler’s Legendary Detective Philip Marlowe: Watch the Trailer for the New Film Post date January 26, 2023 Post author By OC Post categories In Film, Literature
The Only Footage of Mark Twain: The Original & Digitally Restored Films Shot by Thomas Edison Post date January 23, 2023 Post author By OC Post categories In History, Literature
Contribute a Song to WNYC’s Public Song Project & Use Your Creativity to Explore the Public Domain Post date January 20, 2023 Post author By Ayun Halliday Post categories In books, Film, Literature, Music
The Charles Dickens Illustrated Gallery: A New Online Collection Presents All of the Original Illustrations from Charles Dickens’ Novels Post date January 17, 2023 Post author By Colin Marshall Post categories In Art, books, Literature
Benedict Cumberbatch & Ian McKellen Read Epic Letters Written by Kurt Vonnegut Post date January 16, 2023 Post author By Ayun Halliday Post categories In books, environment, letters, life, Literature
The Books I Read in 2022 Post date January 3, 2023 Post author By Alvaro Montoro Post categories In books, Literature, reading, watercooler
Hear Neil Gaiman Read A Christmas Carol Just Like Charles Dickens Read It Post date December 15, 2022 Post author By OC Post categories In Audio Books, Literature
Why Jorge Luis Borges Hated Soccer: “Soccer is Popular Because Stupidity is Popular” Post date December 5, 2022 Post author By OC Post categories In Literature, Sports
William S. Burroughs’ Scathing “Thanksgiving Prayer,” Shot by Gus Van Sant Post date November 24, 2022 Post author By OC Post categories In History, Literature
Celebrate Kurt Vonnegut’s 100 Birthday with a Collection of Songs Based on His Work Post date November 11, 2022 Post author By Ayun Halliday Post categories In books, Literature, Music, Video - Arts & Culture
Hear Moby Dick Read in Its Entirety by Tilda Swinton, Stephen Fry, John Waters & Many Others Post date October 26, 2022 Post author By OC Post categories In Audio Books, Literature
Hear a Great Radio Documentary on William S. Burroughs Narrated by Iggy Pop Post date October 20, 2022 Post author By OC Post categories In Literature
Download The Harvard Classics as Free eBooks: A “Portable University” Created in 1909 Post date October 11, 2022 Post author By OC Post categories In books, Literature, Philosophy
1950s Pulp Comic Adaptations of Ray Bradbury Stories Getting Republished Post date October 7, 2022 Post author By Colin Marshall Post categories In books, Comics/Cartoons, Literature
Behold! A Medieval Graphic Novel Carved on an 14th Century Ivory Box Post date July 27, 2022 Post author By Ayun Halliday Post categories In Art, History, Literature, Museums, Video - Arts & Culture
Watch an 8-Part Film Adaptation of Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina Free Online Post date July 10, 2022 Post author By Colin Marshall Post categories In Film, Literature
Aldous Huxley to George Orwell: My Hellish Vision of the Future is Better Than Yours (1949) Post date June 25, 2022 Post author By OC Post categories In life, Literature
The Only Surviving Manuscript of John Milton’s Paradise Lost Gets Published in Book Form for the First Time Post date June 24, 2022 Post author By Josh Jones Post categories In books, Literature
An Introduction to Stanislaw Lem, the Great Polish Sci-Fi Writer, by Jonathan Lethem Post date June 20, 2022 Post author By Josh Jones Post categories In Literature