Tag: literature

• Fan Art Fridays: Hank Green

  Today I found out that Hank Green, brother of John Green, has a book coming out in the fall of 2018! Full disclosure: I have never read any of John Green’s books, but I plan to at least read Paper Towns this year. Maybe I’ll even buy Hank Green’s book, titled An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, which will…

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  January 26, 2018

  Entertainment, Fan Art Fridays

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• Celebrity Dating Profiles

  Ever wonder what it would be like if our favorite celebrities were normal people like us, with profiles on dating sites? I can’t fathom a celebrity looking for love online, but Buzzfeed could! Check out their version of celebrity profiles here! Since I loved the idea of this so much, I decided to write some…

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  August 3, 2013

  Pop Culture

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• Kelly Clarkson’s Jane Austen Gold Ring Fiasco

  Once upon a time, Kelly Clarkson bought British writer Jane Austen’s gold ring at a Sotheby’s auction. For over £150,000 ($228,000 USD). That’s a large amount of British pounds there! However, the odds don’t seem to be in Kelly Clarkson’s favor with this ring. The UK’s Culture, Communications and Creative Industries Minister Ed Vaizey placed…

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  August 1, 2013

  Pop Culture

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• Movie Review: ‘The Great Gatsby’

  Yesterday, for my 19th birthday, I went to see The Great Gatsby (2013) with my guy and my best friend. Not having read the book in high school (due to my transferring between schools with two different English literature curricula, resulting in my having missed the reading of Gatsby by the time I had transferred),…

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  May 21, 2013

  Entertainment

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