Archive for January, 2009




Nick Mamatas on Poe at 200

Two centuries after Poe’s birth, the creator of modern horror is taught in almost every school in America. How well is another matter entirely.

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Fitzgerald & Twain

F. Scott Fitzgerald claimed that a Twain quip inspired his reverse-aging story, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.”

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