The KGB bar in New York City has a monthly reading series featuring some of the best in speculative fiction. They are having a raffle to help support the readings. Tickets are only $1. Prizes include signed personal items from authors, signed books, having your name in a book, artwork, magazine subscriptions, and more.
Great cause plus awesome prizes all for just $1. picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago

burgalars hit up some people who can afford it. The Rich ones of course! picked by nesbyniccolo 1 year ago

The charges stem from a case taken by a woman who said she paid the church more than 20,000 euros (28,000 dollars) for lessons, books, drugs and an “electrometer,” a device which the church says can measure a person’s mental state. picked by kissmenow 2 months ago

Things found abandoned in books or stuffed on the book cart in jail. picked by misswinkle 1 year ago

If you're into literature and you're the kind of person that diggs tattoos, here's an idea: why not tattoo your favorite quote or the title of your favorite book on your body? picked by extc68 9 months ago

Country music star Dolly Parton has hit back against Howard Stern's satellite radio show, which last week manipulated recordings from one of her audio books into seemingly racist and sexually graphic sound bites. picked by jhordie 6 months ago

"My work has appeared in magazines, on billboards, in books and on the wall next to the telephone. Illustration has been my sole occupation since leaving art school over 15 years ago and indeed it is doubtful that I could actually hold down a proper job if asked."

His works are made up of social commentary, magazine ads, book covers, and billboards. It's really worth a look. picked by queenofhearts 7 months ago

Cleopatra (Cleopatra VII to be exact) has inspired books, plays, movies and 32 operas. Most picture her as this beautiful Egyptian woman who committed suicide by getting as asp to bite her. However much of that is wrong. Well she was a woman. That much is accurate. picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

An obscure law on the books in Houma for decades bars barbers from working Sundays, Mondays, any of several holidays and even the day after Labor Day. picked by pvisi111 6 months ago

If you enjoyed reading Harry Potter, you might enjoy these. picked by gengel 1 year ago

"...I'll bet you that video games will never become a significant form of cultural discourse the way that novels and film have. I'll bet you that fifty years from now they'll be just as mature and well-respected as comic books are today." picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

"In a gloss on the hip-hop videos frequently shown on BET, an animated rapper named D’Mite comes on with what looks like a public service message about the benefits of reading, but devolves into a foul-mouthed song accompanied by images of black men shooting guns loaded with books and gyrating black women with the word “book” written on the back of their low-slung pants. Th... read full post picked by psycmoe 7 months ago

Just because you don’t enjoy reading a good book, doesn’t mean there aren’t many other uses for all of those books piled up in the attic. picked by Bornbad 2 weeks ago

Though Tito is virtually mute, that changes when he picks up a pencil to write, or begins tapping at his keyboard. He is a poet, and the author of several books and essays in which he eloquently describes what it's like to be autistic. picked by deepchill 8 months ago

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is trying to stop a fan of the books from publishing an unauthorized reference work, called the "Harry Potter Lexicon." picked by muppet 9 months ago

Remember back to your childhood. Which films scared you? Which toys emotionally disturbed you? Which comic books are you still discussing with your therapist? What exactly was it that pushed you over the edge, sending you off on that long and brutal killing spree?

There's a good chance you'll find it here on Kindertrauma. Nostalgia that will keep you up for days. picked by pocksucket 3 months ago

Original videos from Battle of the Bulge from Dec. 16, 1944 - Jan. 25, 1945.6 movies, over 100 images, books, links and more picked by urkeee 1 year ago

How about a revolutionary computer screen? Cars powered by hydrogen? Books we can read electronically? Better football helmets? More efficient buildings? picked by dollyllama 11 months ago

Britain's biggest exam board is embracing censorship. They have removed a poem by Carol Ann Duffy from the GCSE syllabus because it references a knife crime. They have also asked that books containing the poem be destroyed. No word yet, on whether Romeo & Juliet and other works by Shakespeare will also be banned and burned. (see comments for Ms. Duffy's poetic response) picked by bernardblack 2 months ago

Fred Saberhagen, famous for his Berserker series, The Swords/Lost Swords series, and many more books died from prostate cancer. He was 77 years old. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago