With short stories taking a beating, and the nature of book production these years, the days of "The Best American Erotica" are numbered. picked by spamtrap 9 months ago tags American Erotica Susie Bright BAE short |
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The Accidents of Youth is a 1819 book of short stories to warn children of the dangerous temptations they should avoid and the gory consequences for not following their mother’s advice. (In flip book form) 3 comments edit related share entertainmentReally weird and quite disturbing picked by doggylives 7 months ago |
Listen to this ghost story. First time I heard the ghost story "Where is my golden arm?" I could not sleep for days. This ending suggested by Mark Twain will kill me for sure. picked by myrthachang 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
The American home for international short film. 1 comments edit related share artsShort Film Spoken Here. In Every Language on Earth. picked by SuBoBiSiS 3 weeks ago |
Like Neil Gaiman? Then you'll love this - he offers a few of his short stories for free on his website. As a Sherlock Holmes fan, I especially like "A Study in Emerald." 9 comments edit related share plime.com(Inspired by nikneven's post picked by runninutes 11 months ago |
The best sex should last between seven and 13 minutes, and even three-minute sex is "adequate", a major survey of US experts has concluded. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago 11 comments edit related share sex |
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Miss Jones interviews the Real American Gangster Frank Lucas picked by Bilb0 10 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Short people should pray for a return to the Seventies fashion of stack heels, for the power of jealousy depends on how tall you are. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago 6 comments edit related share science |
It's not just the American dollar that's losing value. A government agency has decided that an American life isn't worth what it used to be. picked by KeroBeros32 3 months ago 5 comments edit related share world |
Not THAT American Pie. This game is an educational tool to show how every taxpayer's dollar actually gets divided up by the federal government. 1 comments edit related share plime.com51% of discretionary spending goes to national defense??? Compared with 4% to veterans benefits and services??? picked by mahler87 8 months ago |
American Airlines canceled more than 1,000 flights Wednesday, more than one-third of its schedule, as it spent a second straight day inspecting the wiring on some of its jets — the same issue that caused it to scrub hundreds of flights two weeks ago. picked by keroberos32 6 months ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
Stories (ostensibly true 6 comments edit related share plime.comstories), boiled down to the absolute bare essentials. picked by Bornbad 4 weeks ago |
Ask most people where the best beer in the world comes from, and they'll probably say Germany or England. More worldly folks might mention Belgium. 27 comments edit related share entertainmentBut ask a beer aficionado these days, and odds are you'll get an answer that might surprise you – the good old U.S.A. picked by mutil8or 5 months ago |
Cross-sectional studies from around the world show a consistent increased risk of obesity among short sleepers in children and adults. picked by karenben 5 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |
The mash-up album American Edit, whose creators Party Ben and team9 took the shared alias Dean Gray, pays tribute to the acclaimed Green Day album American Idiot, and was acclaimed as a landmark release in its own genre. 1 comments edit related share plime.comWiki picked by LatueOfStiberty 2 years ago |
The American artist who created them - Kurt Wenner - is a former Nasa illustrator who began street painting in Rome in 1982, inspired by Renaissance frescos and sculptures. More images here. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago 3 comments edit related share arts |
This story, written in 1956 is one of Asimov's greatest short stories. Asimov himself felt that this was his best. If you've read it before, read it again. If you haven't read it, stop everything and read it now. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago 17 comments edit related share plime.com |
The website describes the woman as a 38-year-old, US-educated and Christian professional. "Despite the shortcomings of being a bit too old and short, she is top-notch in terms of other conditions," it said. picked by DrNothing 1 year ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
Blah. 3 comments edit related share plime.comIf any word were to sum up this year's mostly bland and sometimes unwatchable batch of "Idol" contestants, that'd be it. picked by icepigs 2 years ago |
An American tourist who survived China's deadly earthquake says he is not only lucky to be alive -- he had a "surreal" experience of sharing the moment with giant pandas. picked by topofall 5 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |
News stories from around the world that got little attention. picked by wags273 9 months ago 4 comments edit related share world |