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Watch: The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ewLvOAibDk?rel=0&w=640&h=480] Story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman Animation by Jess Sealey Music by Agnes Obel Read "The Yellow Wallpaper"

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A Dream Within a Dream by Edgar Allan Poe

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwLkxmCWJRs?rel=0&w=640&h=480] Animation by Stephen Bail Take this kiss upon the brow! And, in parting from you now, Thus much let me avow — You are not wrong, who deem That my days have been a dream;

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Celebrate All Hallow's Read

Just because Banned Books Week is over doesn't mean you can't continue to spread the joy of reading. All Hallow's Read is a proud tradition that goes all the way back to October 2010. Okay, so it's not the oldest tradition in

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Banned Books Week: Here We Go Again

Chalk up two more bans for the 2014-15 list. And, as explained on Monday, they're for the usual reasons. One parent complained to the Riverside Unified School District in California about her child checking out The Fault In Our Stars by John Green. Of all the things she

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Why Celebrate Banned Books Week 2014

Yesterday, Banned Books Week 2014 officially began. This is a celebration of challenged and banned literature. The freedom to read without censorship is important and Banned Books Week shines a light on historical and contemporary challenges to literature. The American Library Association puts out excellent information about banned and challenged

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Live Action Teen Titans is a Go

DC and Marvel have very clear strengths right now when adapting their comics into other media. Marvel has fantastic film adaptations. DC dominates on television and in animation. Now, DC has announced plans to do a live action adaptation of one of my favorite superhero teams. No, not The Movement.

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Read It: An Unpublished Chapter of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

The past few days have been filled with unexpected literary surprises. On Saturday, The Guardian published a chapter from an early draft of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. There are some surprising changes. For one thing, there are eight children who are allowed into the factory. Augustus Pottle (who would

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Coming Soon: The Novelization of Tamara

Now here's something you don't see every day. Back in 2005, a horror film named Tamara came and went without much notice. It was a solid little thing about a girl accidentally killed who comes back to enact revenge on her tormentors. It's a

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Banned Books Week is Coming 21-27 September

It's September already, which means that Banned Books Week is making its triumphant return for 2014 from 21-27 September. The American Library Association partners with a whole slew of organizations to celebrate the many amazing books that have been banned or challenged. You might think that censoring and

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By Rote: A Lie in Two Acts

Today, I published a new short story capsule collection on Amazon. It's a pair of interconnected stories that blur the line between reality and fiction. In one, a funeral musician guides you through the numbing process of earning a career off of death and loss. In the other,

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DC Comics - Batman 75th Anniversary Panel (Special Edition: NYC)

DC Comics once again did not have a traditional booth presence at a NYC convention. Like last year's Superman celebration, DC went all in with Batman branding for their role and single panel at Special Edition: NYC. When you walked into the con, you were greeted by eight

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Viz Media Manga Now on ComiXology

Viz Media, one of the largest distributors of translated manga in the United States, has now joined up with ComiXology. Over 500 volumes of manga are now available to download today. They're starting out with the most popular titles, like One Piece and Death Note, but more titles

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Bartleby, the Scrivener as Psychological Horror

In academic study, my professors and teachers always presented "Bartleby, the Scrivener" as a curiosity. It was pre-Modernist absurdity, a precursor to the more bizarre worlds of Kafka. The imagery was always given respect--the wall opposite the windows and the folding screen cubicle were favorite topics of discussion.

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Graveyard Rats by Robert E. Howard Review (Novel, 1936)

The Wilkinson Brothers are dealing with tragedy. Their one brother, John, was shot dead three days ago by family rival Joel Middleton. What's more, brother Peter does not want the family to take the risk on a potential oil discovery on the family's property that could

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On Mental Health and the ROBERT/Robert Divide

Saturday was Free Comic Book Day. I've never even tried to go to these events because they're loud, crowded, and set off my anxiety like nothing else. Two months ago, I was put on an antidepressant by my new gp to specifically deal with my OCD

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Welcome to AniMAY 2014

Ah, my new favorite time of the year. Welcome to the AniMAY 2014 celebration at Sketchy Details. Each May, we're going to focus in on the wonderful world of Japanese animation and comics, called anime and manga, with new posts every day. I'm even going to

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ComiXology Changes In-App Shopping

With Amazon's recent takeover of Comixology (the most popular digital comic book distribution system), there have been some major changes to the shopping experience; they're not welcome changes, either. Lets start with the smaller story and work our way up from there. Over the weekend, ComiXology

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Watch: Kiriosity: Why is Shakespeare Important? That Is the Question

In my day to day life, I don't need to do a lot to justify my obsession with Shakespeare. I music direct/teach educational theater year round. There's always an excuse to preach the good word of the Bard. But, theatrical criticism has started to take

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The 10 Most Challenged Books in America 2013

Last week, the American Library Association posted their annual list of the most challenged and banned books in America. It's an important thing to keep tab on because of the implications. For one thing, once a book gains a reputation as controversial, especially a YA or children'

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Watch: Consumed by David Cronenberg Book Trailer

I can think of few filmmakers I'd be more interested in reading the debut novel of than David Cronenberg. The master of body horror and the modern psychological thriller has written a novel coming out on 2 September 2014. The book trailer is something else. It's