How Harry Potter Should Have Ended
Since I love being late to trends, I just recently discovered the wonderful web series “How It Should Have Ended” (or HISHE for short).
Miscellania
Quote of the Week: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
The novel I am quoting this week is Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro.
Game of Thrones: The Romantic Comedy Edition
I recently came across this delightful video in which scenes from Game of Thrones were edited to make the series look like a romantic comedy.
“Among the Multitude” by Walt Whitman
The poem of the week is “Among the Multitude” by Walt Whitman. Whitman certainly has a gift with longer poems, but I think “Among the Multitude” shows his true genius.
Thursday Tunes: Phish
Over the years Phish has gained a cult-like following for their command of different genres of music and embracement of the psychedelic lifestyle, but many casual fans may not realize that their music often has a literary undertone.
Quote of the Week: The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
The novel I am grabbing a quote from this week is a triumph of modern fantasy, The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss (the first book in his series known as The Kingkiller Chronicles).
“The Rose Bower” by Edward Burne-Jones
In the late 1800′s, Edward Burne-Jones created a series of paintings titled “The Legend of Briar Rose”, inspired by the classic fairy tale, “Sleeping Beauty”.
“For the Book of Love” by Jules Laforgue
The poem for this week is “For the Book of Love” by the French symbolist poet Jules LaForgue.
Many Covers of Oliver Twist
Since I am still reading Oliver Twist, I decided to use it for this week’s “Many Covers” feature.
Quote of the Week: Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
I am currently re-reading Oliver Twist (I’m on a classic literature kick), so I thought I’d pull a quote from the novel to feature as the quote of the week.