Thursday, January 21, 2016

You Can Personalize Your Own Adult Coloring Book With Your Name On It

Keep calm and color on.

The popularity of adult coloring books has never been more evident — they're clearly having ~a moment~.

The popularity of adult coloring books has never been more evident — they're clearly having ~a moment~.

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And now there are even adult coloring books that you can personalize with your own, individual names on them.

And now there are even adult coloring books that you can personalize with your own, individual names on them.

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Put Me In The Story is a company that sells different kinds of story books, mostly aimed at children, and allows customers to put their names and other personal information into the actual pages.

Put Me In The Story is a company that sells different kinds of story books, mostly aimed at children, and allows customers to put their names and other personal information into the actual pages.

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The pretty designs are supposed to be tranquil and relaxing for adults who feel anxious and stressed out.

The pretty designs are supposed to be tranquil and relaxing for adults who feel anxious and stressed out.

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Wednesday, January 20, 2016

The stars have spoken.

Time to get your ~read~ on.

What's One Literary Magazine Everyone Needs To Be Reading?

So much great writing, so little time.

As if it weren't hard enough to keep up with all of the amazing writing in the world, lit mags add a WHOLE OTHER level of necessary reading to our lives.

As if it weren't hard enough to keep up with all of the amazing writing in the world, lit mags add a WHOLE OTHER level of necessary reading to our lives.

What a great problem to have.

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How does a person choose?

How does a person choose?

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Maybe you can't get enough of the short stories in McSweeney's.

Maybe you can't get enough of the short stories in McSweeney's.

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Maybe you live for Oxford American's annual music issue.

Maybe you live for Oxford American's annual music issue.

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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Here's A Look Inside "The Unofficial Drake Coloring Book"

Started from the bottom now we’re…coloring.

Attention, fans of the one and only 6 God: Thanks to a number of illustrators who collaborated to make our dreams come true, there's a new, unofficial Drake coloring book.

Attention, fans of the one and only 6 God: Thanks to a number of illustrators who collaborated to make our dreams come true, there's a new, unofficial Drake coloring book.

Photo courtesy of Sugoi Books

Photo courtesy of Sugoi Books

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The 27 Most Exciting New Books Of 2016

Here are the books we can’t wait to read in 2016! (Ranked in no particular order.)

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What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi

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You know you love me, XOXO, Wormtail.

Which Evil "Game Of Thrones" Character Are You?

Stress is coming. THIS QUIZ CONTAINS SPOILERS.

“It’s like Anne and Otto Frank baking cookies for Adolf Hitler on Christmas.”

Scholastic is pulling a children's book that some say depicts George Washington's slaves as "happy" and "excited" after it received brutal criticism from people online.

Scholastic is pulling a children's book that some say depicts George Washington's slaves as "happy" and "excited" after it received brutal criticism from people online.

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The book, A Birthday Cake For George Washington is a story about the first president's chef, Hercules, and his daughter, Delia, baking a special cake for Washington's birthday.

The book, A Birthday Cake For George Washington is a story about the first president's chef, Hercules, and his daughter, Delia, baking a special cake for Washington's birthday.

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The story by journalist and author Ramin Ganeshram tells how Hercules and Delia work hard to excitedly make the cake, even though they face "an unspoken, bittersweet reality."

"No matter how delicious the president's cake turns out to be, Delia and Papa will not taste the sweetness of freedom," the book's description reads.

The book was released on Jan. 5, and was soon inundated with negative reviews on Amazon from angry readers.

The book was released on Jan. 5, and was soon inundated with negative reviews on Amazon from angry readers.

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Monday, January 18, 2016

All. Of. The. Tears.

Before all the Harry Potter books were published and we knew Ron and Hermione would have a son named Hugo, there was always a question in the air about Snape's true allegiances.

Before all the Harry Potter books were published and we knew Ron and Hermione would have a son named Hugo, there was always a question in the air about Snape's true allegiances.

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But because J.K. Rowling didn't want to leave Alan Rickman completely in the dark about his heroically loyal character, she told him what he needed to know so he could stay ~true~ to Snape.

But because J.K. Rowling didn't want to leave Alan Rickman completely in the dark about his heroically loyal character, she told him what he needed to know so he could stay ~true~ to Snape.

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She gave me one tiny, little, left of field piece of information that helped me think that he was more complicated and that the story was not going to be as straight down the line as everybody thought. If you remember when I did the first film she'd only written three or four books, so nobody knew where it was really going except her. And its was important for her that I know something, but she only gave me a tiny piece of information which helped me think it was a more ambiguous route.


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