The 44-acre Maine farm where E.B. White wrote beloved children’s classic ‘Charlotte’s Web’ is reportedly now up for sale. Image courtesy of eNotes Blog Though the farm has been around since the 1700’s, White and his wife Katherine bought the property in 1933. White lived there till his death in 1985, writing both ‘Charlotte’s Web’ and ‘Stuart Little’ during his residence. Image courtesy of Letters of Note The home is currently selling for $3.7 million, though it remains to be seen if well-read spiders and plucky pigs will be part of the deal. Featured image …
On August 8th, 1974—43 years ago exactly—Richard Nixon, plagued by the increasingly damning Watergate scandal, resigned his post as U.S. president. Politics, and the world, would never be the same. Here are 7 books with cutting takes on Watergate and all that followed in its wake. ‘All the President’s Men’ by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward Image courtesy of Amazon Written by the journalists whose crack investigating brought “Tricky Dick” to his knees, ‘All the President’s Men’ is the definitive account of the political scandal to end all political scandals, going all the way from a bungled …
One of these men is a harebrained, substance-abusing scientist. The other is a harebrained, substance-abusing journalist. Both men have a penchant for ridiculous adventures and deeply cynical statements about our failing society. But where does Rick Sanchez end and Hunter S.Thompson begin? Buckle in kids… Featured image courtesy of Nyafuu Archive.
It’s not hard to come by book recommendations, but it’s hard to find recommenders who make a compelling case for just why you should take a leap of faith with a new book. As a result, we have decided to directly compare these newer or underrated gems to better-known works you’ve probably read, so that they may find the wider/louder audience they deserve. It’s never a bad idea to read what you know! Like this?: ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ by John Green Try this!: ‘It’s Kind of a Funny Story’ by Ned Vizzini …
25 years ago, an old diary was found in Liverpool, England. The diary, apparently once the property of a man named Edward Maybrick, contains horrors—vivid descriptions of the gruesome murders of six women. The 9,000-word confession ends with the following affirmation: I give my name that all know of me, so history do tell, what love can do to a gentleman born. Yours Truly, Jack The Ripper.” Image courtesy of Jack the Ripper The theory of Maybrick as Jack the Ripper has been controversial since the diary was published in 1993, with many regarding it as a …
