Antique books are certainly beautiful to look at. More importantly, old books are part of history and are absolutely irreplaceable. They are valuable for their significance, as well as their price tag. We are not the first to note the importance of antique books; group of thieves stole about $2.5 million worth of rare books out of a London warehouse. The books, and thieves, vanished, prompting an international book hunt. The robbers ran off with about 160 books in total by breaking in through the skylight windows according to The Guardian. Of those rare titles included famous works from Copernicus, Leonardo …
Things are heating up on Twitter between author J.K. Rowling and British journalist/television personality Piers Morgan. The two shared a few digs back and forth before Rowling delivered the final blow, ending the bickering, at least for now. On the television show Real Time with Bill Maher, guest commenter and Australian comedian Jim Jefferies called out Morgan for refusing to call President Donald Trump’s travel ruling a Muslim ban, and disagreeing with Morgan’s political stance. After the video was shared on Twitter, Rowling tweeted her approval of Jefferies’ rant saying that the comments aimed at Morgan were “as satisfying as [she’d] always …
For many, a library is a place of sanctuary. Not only do libraries offer a world’s worth of books, but they also provide movies, music, and other services all available through just one card. However, some people fail to see the importance in keeping libraries open. One English writer, with the help of a performance art group, aims to keep libraries relevant. Author Tony White and UK-based theater group Blast Theory came together to create A Place Free of Judgement, a worldwide interactive livestream performance that takes place in their local libraries. According to The Guardian, teenagers across three libraries in England …
Books have always been a way of instilling great knowledge and allowing others to sympathize with another culture or point of view. Recently, this has been put to the test when a group of five teenage boys were caught vandalizing a historic schoolhouse in Ashburn, Virginia. The boys wrote “white power” and drew explicit pictures as well as swastikas on the Ashburn Old School, a building that opened in 1892 designed to give black children an education after the Civil War. As punishment, they are being required to submit book reports from a pre-approved selection of titles news station, WUSA reports. County …
In 2011, DreamWorks announced that a certain tighty-whitey wielding crusader will star in his own movie. Six years later, Captain Underpants will be hitting the silver screen this summer, and we have the poster to prove it. Today, Nerdist unveiled the official movie poster for Dav Pilkey’s beloved 1997 series. Captain Underpants is story of two troublemakers Harold Hutchins and George Beard, who decide to hypnotize the stern Principal Krupp and make him into their dream comic book hero. Director David Soren’s adaptation of the book series will feature voice acting talent from Kevin Hart and Thomas Middleditch as George and Harold, Jordan Peele as …
