A classic in modern literature , "The Lottery" did more in nine pages than most n... ..., in doing so, became a classic piece of American literature . (YouTube link) The article by Dan Saltz...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/04/14/the-lottery-by-shirley-jackson/UK's Royal Mail released a new set of postage... ...wizards, witches, and enchanters from legend and literature . The eight stamps depict Merlin, Morgan le Fay, A...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/03/11/magical-realm-stamps/Your knowledge of American literature will be sorely tested in today's Lunchtime Quiz a... ...ss. Eleven Americans have won the Nobel Prize for literature . You get to match their names with a statement th...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/01/18/americans-who-won-the-nobel-prize-in-literature/I’ve always enjoyed an occasional Sherlock Holmes story, but it wasn’t until I took a class on the subject that I learned just how strange many of the tales are. From crazed Mormons to ape men to vampires, Co...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/01/12/strange-stories-of-the-worlds-most-famous-slueth/The "best" hangovers are, of course, fictional, since there are really no good hangovers. But witnessing the misery in this list may make you more cautious about overdoing the New Year partying and give you a laugh besid...
https://www.neatorama.com/2010/12/27/the-10-best-fictional-hangovers/Mandy J. Watson took text from ten classic novels and generated word clouds in fonts and colors that portray the feeling of the novel. The results are pictures that are quite familiar to those who have read these wor...
https://www.neatorama.com/2010/12/03/fiction-word-clouds/I don’t know about you guys, but I am super excited to catch the new Harry Potter movie! While critics of the series often complain that Rowling didn’t come up with most of the magical aspects of the story he...
https://www.neatorama.com/2010/11/10/the-mythologies-behind-harry-potter/You read the books, but not all characters are likable (just like real life). This list will no doubt spark discussion both for who it includes and for who it omits. I won't tell you who is number one, but you know Scarl...
https://www.neatorama.com/2010/10/26/the-50-most-hated-characters-in-literary-history/We’re thrilled to announce a new sub-blog weâ€... ...day, BitLit. Bit, as in binary digits, Lit, as in literature ! As far as we know, this is unique to the blogosp...
https://www.neatorama.com/2010/10/25/introducing-bitlit-our-new-literary-sub-blog/There are only so many hours in the day, and if you're an evil villain, there's too much dirty work to do. So you get a henchman. But you can't just let him out there all alone. It's a big dark scary world, and he barel...
https://www.neatorama.com/2010/10/21/the-15-greatest-pairs-of-henchmen/
