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Doing Internet Research Like It's Your Job (It Sort of Is)

December 24, 2009

When you're looking for really specific sources for a research paper, the internet might seem like a hopeless maze of teeth-whitening ads and outright lies. This does not have to be the case! We're here

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Your Own Personal Life Soundtrack!

December 24, 2009

Movies can be magical and emotional experiences—especially when they feature a great soundtrack. We hear a low, ominous chord from a cello, and we know the bad guy is about to jump out from behind

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Awesome Thing of the Week

December 23, 2009

Our contribute@sparknotes.com inbox is flooded with Awesome Things, and we LOVE it that way! But it's always hard for us to choose one Awesome Thing to feature, and this week we decided to randomly select

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Christmas Cookie FAIL

December 23, 2009

After reading this very funny post, we think Sparkler dance4life51 should rename herself write4life51. Just a suggestion! —SparkNotes editors

We've all had terrible Christmas cookies from cookie exchanges with friends, relatives, neighbors, whoever. Here are some

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What The Cuss?!?

December 23, 2009

There’s an age-old belief that people who curse are lazy and unintelligent. But after you slam your fingers in the car door, it’s not exactly easy to say, “Well, that was quite the painful experience.

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Awesome Thing of the Week 54

Our contribute@sparknotes.com inbox is flooded with Awesome Things, and we LOVE it that way! But it's always hard for us to choose one Awesome Thing...more

Books

My Crush Is a Literary Character 177

Sparklers have written about literary characters they'd love to meet, but a recent rash of posts about fictitious male crushes prompted wildegirl55 to add this...more

Music

Sketchy Christmas Songs 46

This is one of our favorite ideas for a Christmas post this year! Awesome job, iluvfacetouching! —SparkNotes editors Christmas songs have been playing since, hmm, October....more

Advice

Dagger University: The Honor is Mine 17

Dear Dagger, So I'm not a college student, but I'm a senior applying to college, and I need a little advice. I pretty much found my...more

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