I don’t think there are any institutions closer to universal goods than libraries. They provide a space for people of all ages to congregate for free and give them the resources necessary to better themselves. I spent so much of my time in high school and college in school libraries, and I was so much …
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Bully throws his coworkers book into a full mop bucket, blames her for ignoring him: ‘I should’ve known the risks [of] bringing a book to work’
Once you become an adult, you’re usually not exposed to straight-up bullying as much as you were as a child. Kids have so little control over where they spend their time. If their fellow students are harassing them, it’s not like they can just leave that situation. Sure, some kids leave schools because they’re being …
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25+ Jane Austen Memes for Pride and Prejudice People
I’ll admit it, I was in a stage production of Pride and Prejudice in college and I did a horrible British accent. It was a pretty poor production overall, but hey it was in the basement of a dorm building so you can’t expect that much. But the text remains a classic for a reason. …
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25+ Writing Memes for First Draft Heroes
I think most folks would agree that showing up to the page can be the hardest part of the writing process. We think we need the right cocktail of inspiration, free time, and motivation. But it’s rare that those three things appear at the same time. It’s a boring truth that what it really takes …
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30 Worm-Tastic Dune Memes to Celebrate Dune 2
The long-awaited Dune 2 hit theaters this Friday, and folks had a lot to say, especially about the popcorn bucket. It’s already being hailed as one of the best sequels of all time, which is a huge feat considering I haven’t seen a good sequel since High School Musical 2. But audiences are clearly taken with Dune’s potent mix of …
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‘The endgame is Fahrenheit 451’: School district requires parent’s permission to read a book by an African American author
Books and libraries are in the middle of a culture war in the United States right now; you’re living under a rock if you don’t know that. Books are being banned in K-12 school libraries all across the country, and they’re being banned for increasingly absurd reasons. Parents are concerned that their kids are reading …
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25+ of the Best Reading Memes of the Month (January 31, 2024)
The question of whether reading is an actual hobby has come up a lot in online discourse recently. There’s this idea floating around that reading in of itself doesn’t qualify as a hobby because it’s just another form of «media consumption.» Advocates of this theory claim that writing about books or analyzing literature counts as …
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‘Y’all see movies when reading?’: Book lovers discover aphantasia, realize not everyone reads the same
Reading is a beloved pastime. It connects us to the past, to our imaginations, and to our fellow man. It’s also just a great way to entertain yourself for a couple hours. But not apparently everyone experiences the same thing when they read. I personally see flashes of images and sound– not totally crystal clear, …
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25+ Memes for Writers Struggling With Blank Page Syndrome
Like many, one of my New Year’s resolutions is to write more. For pleasure, but perhaps also for pain? Because there’s nothing quite as cruel as parking yourself in front of a blank page. That blinking black line mocks you and your lack of ideas. I’m usually pretty good at marching past it, but sometimes …
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30+ Bookworm Memes For Readers Who Can’t Put Their Books Down
Once you leave school, it’s hard to remember what it was like to read for fun. You spend years and years being taught how to close read and analyze literature that you forget what it’s like to do it because you like it. It’s no help that so many of the most fun books published …
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