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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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