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Winnie the Pooh

New Winnie the Pooh Sketches to Sell at Auction

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New Winnie the Pooh Sketches to Sell at Auction Should the robot apocalypse ever come, I believe I have stumbled upon a sure-fire solution for distinguishing humans from their cyborg doppelgangers: read some quotes out loud from Winnie the…
Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Everlasting Intrigue

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Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Everlasting Intrigue There are stories so universal that they are told over and over again. The tales of Don Quixote have been made into over forty different operas; Romeo and Juliet have had their stars cross’d…

Sketchy Details: Artist, Image and Jane Austen

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Sketchy Details: Pencil Sketches of Jane Austen She sits at work, her back erect in over a small writing table. Scattered across its surface are the tools of her trade: a tablet of paper, a pen or two. Westminster Abbey looms outside her window,…
Mark Twain

Have You Read Your Mark Twain Today?

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Have You Read Your Mark Twain Today? Trying to write about Mark Twain on this, the 176th anniversary of his birth, is a distinctly daunting task. For one, the man born Samuel Clemmens is responsible for some of the greatest novels of all…

Pencils and Pop Culture: Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio Never Goes Away

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Pencils and Pop Culture: Joltin' Joe DiMaggio Never Goes Away "Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? Our nation turns it's lonely eyes to you..." There is an aura that surrounds the life of Joe DiMaggio that doesn't occur with any other baseball…

The Monster at the End of This Blog

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When I was a little kid, I was the biggest scaredy cat you’ve ever met. I was terrified of the idea of ghosts, and the mere mention of wicked witches or vampires was enough to send me running from the room. Even Disney villains frightened…

Pencils and Pop-Culture: Happy Birthday, Carrie Fisher!

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Pencils and Pop-Culture: Happy Birthday, Carrie Fisher! A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, a princess was born to two parents of supernova celebrity stature. Okay, so that's not quite how the story goes; the galaxy was Beverly Hills,…
Weird words

Brabbling Over A Whisternefet: Weird Words and Their Meanings

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Brabbling Over A Whisternefet: Weird Words and Their Meanings When at a loss for words, most of us reach for the dictionary to find the appropriate sentiment. However, thousands of words are omitted from stand-bys like the Oxford English Dictionary…