Category Archives: Culture

from the Great Lakes Center for the Literary Arts Literocity Book Culture Club

Homer Pettingil was a decent little man – sober, industrious, a pillar of his community, until he… attended a convention, met up with a back-slapping buddy, drank enough daiquiris to douse his discretion, accepted the invitations of a shady lady … Continue reading

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nOTICE

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The Hidden Window Mystery

By Carolyn Keene Nancy Drew #34 1956 edition

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AA Alley

The shape of a city changes more quickly than the heart of a mortal, and this is why, since Baudelaire, the city has served as a source for poetry. — Vincent Kaufmann

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Literary Thrillers Versus Thrilling Thrillers

I just finished a recent release, “The Devil You Know” by Elisabeth de Mariaffi, that seemed promising and began pretty engagingly, but by the time I reached the end, had me wanting to throw it against the wall. I then … Continue reading

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Dead

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Technology used to be a lot more fun

Giovanni Mataloni Italian Incandescenza A Gas, 1897 Offset lithograph

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Terpsichore

TURA, Cosmè Terpsichore 1450s Panel, 118 x 81 cm Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan

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Transformation Mask

unknown Kwakwaka’wakw artist (Kwakwaka’wakw)  Late 19th century, red cedar, fur, leather, paint, abalone shell, and string Portland Art Museum

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Amanda Knox

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