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Our first digression episode in a while, and one that unpacks books that have altered my perspective for the better. “Cats Cradle” Facts: http://mentalfloss.com/article/65403/15-things-you-might-not-know-about-cats-cradle
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This is the last episode for Horrifying Classics, and I want to know what y’all thought about the series! We are doing a twitter campaign–reach out with #HorrifyingClassic to share your experiences. 40 Frankenstein Covers: https://bookriot.com/2016/10/07/40-great-frankenstein-covers/ Frankenstein and Morality: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3embdro8RG0&t=247s Other Covers: https://www.bookish.com/articles/our-favorite-frankenstein-adaptations-ranked-from-least-to-most-faithful/
Continue reading “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley #HorrifyingClassic – Episode 10
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Something wicked this way comes this week on DH&I. Check out one of the spookiest novels in literature but also one of the coolest. Twitter: @DidionIn
Continue reading “Something Wicked This Way Comes” by Ray Bradbury #HorrifyingClassics – Episode 9
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One of my favorite episodes thus far, and one that features brilliant Kristen Alicea at the kitchen table. Stuff to look forward to in October: #HorrifyingClassics episodes 6.3 and 6.9, episode 7 …
Continue reading “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot – Episode 8
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Our second Horrifying Classic is The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, published in 1898. More about Gender: https://vc.bridgew.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1082&context=honors_proj Tons of Covers: https://bizarrevictoria.wordpress.com/2016/12/09/bad-turn-of-the-screw-book-covers/ Sources to jog my memory: https://www.erudit.org/en/journals/ron/2003-n31-ron738/008697ar/ https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/why-do-you-think-mary-writes-this-story-famed-tale-79857 Screwing Around with "The Turn of the Screw" Sorry for the delayed upload!!
Continue reading “The Turn of the Screw” by Henry James #HorrifyingClassics – Episode 7
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This is the first of four 13-minute Horrifying Classics episodes that will be airing every Friday in October. Tune in for a spookily quick analysis of Poe’s infamous poem “The Raven.” More on Poe: https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/raven Poem History: https://www.eapoe.org/works/info/pp073.htm
Continue reading “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe #HorrifyingClassics – Episode 6
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A brief look at the Dewey Decimal System, the Library of Congress System, and other formats of organization for libraries, bookstores, and personal collections. OCLC and the DDC: https://www.oclc.org/en/dewey/features/summaries.html Bookstores vs. Libraries: https://www.quora.com/Why-are-bookstores-not-organized-like-libraries LC: https://www.usg.edu/galileo/skills/unit03/libraries03_04.phtml LibraryThing (NOT an ad): https://www.librarything.com/ A closer look at the DDC (from the link above): 000 Computer science, information & … Continue reading Dewey Decimal – Episode 5