I meant to post something in honor of Charles Dickens’ birthday yesterday (February 7th being his actual birthday), but I was busy packing for my move (aka taking periodic naps on bubble wrap).
This morning, I was flipping through a Lewis Carroll collection while getting ready for work when I came across the poem “Only a Woman’s Hair”.
While preparing to move, an area of packing that has caused me to pause is the issue of my generous-sized book collection.
I apologize for the lack of meaty content on here lately, but getting ready for the move (while still working full-time) has kept me quite busy. To help make up for it, here’s another wonderful Kate Beaton comic, this one featuring the Bronte sisters
The other day I encouraged everyone to read Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, so I thought today would be a good day to look at the different book covers of the classic holiday tale.
In 2005, Oasis released their sixth album, Don’t Believe the Truth. One of the singles from that album was the upbeat slacker anthem, “The Importance of Being Idle”.
Over its eleven-season run, Frasier managed to work an impressive amount of literary references into its dialogue. Cataloging every reference would be quite a task, so instead I will simply post one of the show’s most literary heavy episodes, season five’s “Halloween”.
To all of my readers in the United States, I wish you a very happy Thanksgiving!
Since they released their first album in 1996, indie rockers Belle and Sebastian have enjoyed a great deal of critical acclaim. They are known for their intelligent lyrics, which should come as no surprise given the literary basis for the band’s name.
