Saturday, February 21, 2015

And you can read it online!An 80-year-old historian named Walter Elliot unearthed a forgotten Sherlock Holmes after it had been sitting in his attic Selkirk, Scotland, for nearly 50 years. Ceri Oakes / SWNS "Usually people would throw out these books or sell them off. It has been in my family for quite a while now," Elliot told The Telegraph . "I have no idea if it has ever...

Issa Rae Walks You Through Life's Most Awkward Moments

From navigating foodie problems to dealing with asshole co-workers, we asked writer and producer Issa Rae for advice based on her new book, The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl.Issa Rae is a writer and producer best known for her popular YouTube series, Awkward Black Girl. Since she is such an expert at dealing with socially uncomfortable moments, we figured we'd ask for...

22 Books To Read Now, Based On Your Favorite Black Literature

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22 Things You'd Never Hear An English Literature Student Say

“But that’s not what the author could have possibly meant!”“Look, what if the author just wrote that because they wanted to write it like that.” instagram.com "It's impossible to bring Marxism into this debate." instagram.com “I actually read for pleasure more now my degree is basically just reading.” imgur.com “I think 5 contact hours a week is totally reasonable given...

Which Female Literary Character Are You?

Women run the literary world, obvious...

13 Hilariously Incorrect Quotes

If these are wrong I don’t want to be right. Jarry Lee / BuzzFeed / Vincent van Gogh Jarry Lee / BuzzFeed / Ruben Sprich / Reuters Jarry Lee / BuzzFeed / Sandro Botticelli Jarry Lee / BuzzFeed / Library of Congress View Entire List...