The following article is from the book Uncle John'... ...ere literary doesn't mean they were refined. Beat literature had a tendency to be raw, lurid, personal, and ex... ...from three of the most influential pieces of Beat literature : On the Road (1957). Jack Kerouac's autobiogra... ...ten word, and both...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/03/19/meet-the-beats/We love Vincent Chase and his HBO cohorts as much as the next magazine, but we’re not going to stand idly by while they hog the entourage limelight. Those guys might make waves in Hollywood, but the following power cre...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/03/08/7-entourages-that-changed-the-world/(YouTube Link) It may seem like Stephen King never stops producing, as he is constantly releasing books (and movies based on) at a frantic pace , but this video proves that he does occasionally take time out to speak to...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/02/27/stephen-king-reads-an-excerpt-from-the-shining-sequel/Scholastic, Inc. has ranked their picks for the top 100 books for children. They include all genres and all age groups, but the graphic at the link is interactive, so you can find out more about each one. This list might...
https://www.neatorama.com/neatobambino/2012/02/19/the-top-100-childrens-books/(vimeo link) Kirby Ferguson has released the fourth and final part of his Everything is a Remix series. This episode is called System Failure, and it's about the concept of intellectual property, patents, and copyrigh...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/02/17/everything-is-a-remix-part-four/Atlas Obscura has a roundup of tragic love tales f... ...a has a roundup of tragic love tales from classic literature . In Ovid's story of Pyramus and Thisbe, two youn...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/02/01/star-crossed-loves-ill-fated-affairs/Tired of the classics? Instantly rejuvenate boring fiction by adding feline. I mean, you've got to hand it to I Can Haz Cheezburger and Comediva - they know that LOL cats are...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/12/04/kitty-lit-101/We've featured a bunch of pumpkin carvings for Halloween so far, but Flavorwire's literary collection definitely has some of the most highbrow jack-o-lantern designs we've seen so far. Link...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/10/25/pumpkins-inspired-by-classic-books-writers/The following article is reprinted from The Best of Uncle John' Bathroom Reader. The original Frankenstein's monster wasn't Boris Karloff -it was (believe it or not) a character created by a 19-year-old author named M...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/10/17/the-origin-of-frankenstein/September 24th through October 1st is Banned Books... ...ecause never, but never, in the entire history of literature , has good and evil been so clearly portrayed and...
https://www.neatorama.com/2011/09/29/12-books-that-have-ironically-been-banned-in-the-u-s/
