Tuesday, September 1, 2015
James Sirius Potter Is Due To Start At Hogwarts Today And The Internet Is Getting Emotional
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, September 01, 2015
It’s 1 September: Prepare for the feels.
So, it's 1 September, and as any dedicated Harry Potter fan will know, the Hogwarts Express leaves King's Cross at 11am.
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And while Harry, Ron, and Hermione may have left Hogwarts years ago, the second generation of the Potter-Weasley clan is just about to take over...
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19 Way Too Real Nightmares All Writers Have
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, September 01, 2015
“I hate writing, I love having written.” - Dorothy Parker, and also you
Sitting in front of a blank page and feeling nothing.
...Except panic and low-key despair.
Legitimately not being sure if what you've written came from you or was something you'd read before.
"This is too good. Did I really do this?"
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Sharing your writing with other people.
...And, then, the torture of having to watch people AS they read your work.
"Is that a smile of approval? Or do they grin to keep from weeping?"
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This Baby Loves Books So Much He Cries Every Time One Of Them Ends
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, September 01, 2015
There is no sadder phrase in the english language than “the end.”
We all know the feeling of mourning the end of a really good book. For this little guy, that feeling is SO real, every time.
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This little smarty loves a good story.
Can we pause one moment here to appreciate the fact that he is wearing a shirt that says "the snuggle is real?" ❤️❤️❤️
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But when the book ends? Heartbreak.
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The only cure is more reading.
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People Review Men's Dating Advice Books
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, September 01, 2015
“People say, why do we need feminism? Just give them this book.”
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"Goodbye, I am moving to space!"
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11 Reasons Terry Pratchett Is A Literary Genius
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, September 01, 2015
“Fantasy is an exercise bicycle for the mind. It might not take you anywhere, but it tones up the muscles that can.”
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Many writers are excellent world builders; it's sort of a requirement in good fantasy literature. Terry Pratchett, however, ranks among the best. Discworld is engrossingly sprawling and feels real — just like in our world, there are laws governing Discworld that make it feel less like pure fantasy and more like a land we all missed out on being born in through sheer chance.
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Despite how complex and intricate Discworld is, the books are accessible to any new reader — because you can pick up any of them and dive right in. Imagine trying to do that with Game of Thrones or The Lord of the Rings (both excellent series that I adore).
If you like to have your chronology in order, some devoted readers have created a map that suggests starting points and reading order.
Monday, August 31, 2015
What Would Your "Captain Underpants" Superpower Be?
Posted by Unknown on Monday, August 31, 2015
Created with the help of Captain Underpants author and illustrator Dav Pilkey. Tra-la-laaaaaa!
Author and illustrator Dav Pilkey stopped by BuzzFeed New York to talk about his new book, Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot. While he was here, he helped us make this quiz that will help you find out your Captain Underpants superpower!
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Sunday, August 30, 2015
12 Beautiful And Poignant Quotes From Oliver Sacks
Posted by Unknown on Sunday, August 30, 2015
The neurologist died Sunday aged 82. Here are just a few of his thoughts on topics from music and perception, to ageing and how he felt when he learned of his terminal cancer.
Dr. Oliver Sacks speaks at Columbia University June 3, 2009 in New York City. Sacks was appointed Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry at Columbia University Medical Center in 2007.
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If a man has lost a leg or an eye, he knows he has lost a leg or an eye; but if he has lost a self—himself—he cannot know it, because he is no longer there to know it.
Via oliversacks.com
Every act of perception, is to some degree an act of creation, and every act of memory is to some degree an act of imagination.
Via oliversacks.com
We see with the eyes, but we see with the brain as well. And seeing with the brain is often called imagination. And we are familiar with the landscapes of our own imagination, our inscapes. We've lived with them all our lives. But there are also hallucinations as well, and hallucinations are completely different. They don't seem to be of our creation. They don't seem to be under our control. They seem to come from the outside, and to mimic perception.
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