BrainCan - literature

born behind bars, this literary genre has grown...

A picture of Victor L. Martin,a leading author of urban literature, when he was in the Marines....

ulysses s. grant cottage national historic...

In June 1885 with only six weeks left to live,Ulysses S. Grant, commanding general of the Union Army...

call to mind when you ever had a fixed purpose;...

“Call to mind when you ever had a fixed purpose; how few days have passed as you had planned; when...

ponden hall in stanbury, england

This charming English house is believed to bear inspired the Brontë sisters,particularly Emily...

kronblom on a walk in stockholm, sweden

When driving around in the northern share of the Stockholm province you can expect to see many...

hunter s. thompson typed out the great gatsby a...

Image via Wikimedia Commons The word quixotic derives,of course, from Miguel Cervantes’...

st edwards church in stow on the wold, england

Bound by two ancient yew trees,this door looks more like a portal to a fairy realm than a church...

hear bob dylan s newly released nobel lecture: a...

The furor surrounding Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize win in Literature final October now seems several...

george orwell reviews we, the russian dystopian...

We know George Orwell’s 1984 and Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World,at least by reputation, and...

people who swear are more honest than those who...

I’ve heard it said many times: “I don’t trust people who don’t swear.” It’s not an...

2,000 cassettes from the allen ginsberg audio...

final month Colin Marshall gave you the scoop on Stanford University's digitization of Allen...

54 cats riding out hurricane irma in ernest...

The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum provides a sanctuary to 54 polydactyl (six-toed) cats. ...

when j.m. coetzee secretly programmed computers to...

Before J.M. Coetzee became perhaps the most acclaimed novelist alive,he worked as a programer. That...

an animated look at vladimir nabokov s passion for...

Literature and butterflies are the two sweetest passions known to man. - Vladimir Nabokov A 1941...

langston hughes creates a list of his 100 favorite...

Image by The Library of Congress,via Wikimedia Commons “Langston Hughes was never far from...

episode 21 aasif mandvi born again

From actor,writer, comedian and the former Senior Middle East Correspondent on The Daily Show, and a...

city people

Guest host Cynthia Nixon presents stories inspired by Brandon Stanton's blog and book Humans of...

for better or worse

Guest host Josh Radnor presents two stories approximately marriage and its challenges. In Helen...

does reading literature really beef up your brain?

When you hide your cell phone,log off your computer, and find a few scarce moments of tranquil to...

five rare letters penned by lord nelson during the...

Five scarce letters penned by British naval commander Lord Horatio Nelson during the Napoleonic Wars...

discoveries

Guest host Jane Curtin presents works approximately questions and answers. From a program at the...

trust your senses

Guest host Michael Cerveris presents stories in which trusting your senses is important. In Jeanne...

outsiders

Guest host Denis O’Hare introduces two stories approximately outsiders. A tutor finds her...

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जउँदो हुँदा बाजेको खुट्ा चिस...

true confessions

Guest host David Strathairn presents three stories in which characters confess: Harris Yulin reads...

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