Carnival of Books?

Salgueiro samba school celebrate Carnival of books!

Salgueiro samba school celebrate Carnival of books!

I never really understood it to be a literary occasion per se. On the other hand, it’s a natural combination: if you think about it, what are the two things you do in bed besides sleep?

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Shakespeare Cat

funny pictures of cats with captions

Knoweth not that his own grammar is itself teh suck.

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Poetry Plaque, Keefer Street

poetry plaque on Keefer street

poetry plaque on Keefer street

When she returned
from overseas, people
complained that she stood
too closely, sometimes they could
feel her breath, soured by late afternoon,
a moist jet of speech…
With time she retreated and people
began to feel better again.

Whoever wrote it, we know one thing about them: they’re Canadian!

This plaque is sitting about twelve feet up on a wall on the corner of an alley at Keefer Street just East of Main.

Nobody knows where it came from, nobody knows who wrote it. Or do they? Do you? If so, let us know in the comments, for yea verily we are way curious.

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Quiz: what does your imaginary book say about you?

Because honestly, MOST of our books are either imaginary or unfinished, right?


You Are a Thinker


You tend to have your feet on the ground. You think about what’s actual, and you love facts.

You are a reflective person. You prefer books that make you take stock of your life.

You are a person with a few deep interests. If you’re drawn to something, you learn everything about it.

You are a person who values your possessions. You tend to have fewer things but of higher quality.

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A Super Collection of Supernatural Collective Nouns

Supernatural Collective Nouns

Supernatural Collective Nouns from Wondermark

If you have a quibble with any of these, please take it up with your local metaphysician. I’m still getting over the hangover from the Shebeen Club meeting on Monday!

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