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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
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This week’s read takes us to Houston, TX for a discussion on Fitzgerald’s masterpiece: The Great Gatsby. Hedonic Treadmill: https://www.thecut.com/2016/01/classic-study-on-happiness-and-the-lottery.html Related Resources: -Z by Therese Ann Fowler (Reminds me a little bit of H, except it’s about real people) -Amazon Prime show of the same name -Midnight in Paris by Woody Allen -A Moveable Feast … Continue reading “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald – Episode 4
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This is the first “digression” episode where I dig deep into the quotes I consider to be some of the most beautiful in literature. Below are the books mentioned in chronological order. In two weeks, the “guest” format will be back, and our discussion will be about Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby.” The article that started … Continue reading Literature’s Most Beautiful Passages – Episode 3
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Hi Y’all!! A note about upload dates: Thus far, they are a bit sporadic due to a loop error on iTunes Connect, which is the website used to upload podcasts to iTunes. DH&I was uploaded to Spotify and a few other platforms as early as August 2nd, but still hasn’t made it to iTunes. The … Continue reading Upload Dates