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The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2024

Places around the world you need to visit if you're a bookworm at heart

Love a good book? Then taking inspiration from these destinations might be a good idea for your next trip

Woman & Home · Nov 26, 2024

Humbug: vandal smashes gravestone of Ebenezer Scrooge

Damage to fictional gravesite, seen in 1984 adaptation of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, discovered on Sunday

The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2024

What the Menendez brothers’ case tells us about the moral paradox of true crime

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón has recommended that a judge resentence Lyle and Erik Menendez almost three decades after the brothers were sentenced to life without parole for murdering their parents.

The Conversation · Oct 29, 2024

Old Bailey hauntings: Victorian baby killer, ghostly barrister and spectral cat

A phantasmal woman seen lurking outside a jury room is believed by some to be that of nurse Amelia Dyer, dubbed the Ogress of Reading.

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2024

The Story Behind The “Ghosts” In All Those (Very Real) Victorian Photos

What's the deal with all those ghosts in 19th century photos? Think of it as the first Halloween meme — from centuries back.

Inverse · Oct 27, 2024

Victorian ghost photographs amused viewers with spooky thrills

October has long been associated with ghosts – from ancient Celtic festivals to ward off restless spirits after harvest time to the modern standby of using an old sheet to make a last-minute Halloween costume. In the middle of the 19th century, however, popular portrayals of ghosts became a year-round…

The Conversation · Oct 22, 2024

5 new Hulu movies with over 90% on Rotten Tomatoes

Hulu has shown time and time again that it has some of the best titles on streaming, and these four new movies with over 90% on Rotten Tomatoes are about to make it even better.

TechRadar · Oct 20, 2024

What the Dickens is Robert Jenrick trying to tell us?

The Tory leadership contender’s assertion that the last book he read was A Tale of Two Cities is open to several interpretations

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2024

This IG Page Shares Funny Literary Memes, And Here Are 97 To Make The Biggest Book Nerds Laugh

If you like the smell of new and old books and the sound of pages turning, this list might be just for you! The post This IG Page Shares Funny Literary Memes, And Here Are 97 To Make The Biggest Book Nerds Laugh first appeared on Bored Panda.

Bored Panda · Oct 18, 2024