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6 of the Worst Books Ever Written
Sometimes a book is bad. Other times a book is so bad that people start throwing around phrases like: “One of the worst books ever written.” — The Irish Times “Do not read this book.” …
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30 Things You Could Be Doing Right Now BESIDES Studying for Finals
You weren’t planning on doing your homework today anyway. Don’t lie to me, I know you. I’ve been you. Here are a bunch of things you could be doing instead, so at least you’re doing …
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5 Iconic Fictional Romances (That Definitely Wouldn’t Last)
Sometimes a romance is doomed to fail and everyone knows it. I have a friend who is seeing a guy who says “cold slaw” instead of “coleslaw,” so you just know that relationship is going …
15 Acceptable Ways to Respond When You Receive a Terrible Gift
You know what’s just the worst? Opening gifts in front of people. I don’t understand why we do this to each other. You run the risk of opening a present that you have no idea …
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5 Famous Authors Who Just Wrote the Same Book Over and Over Again
Do you ever find yourself telling the same story over and over again? I know I do. Unfortunately, “that one time I got locked in a Dairy Queen on a date” is always a big …
classic lit
Snapchats from Greek Mythology
As near as I can tell from the mainstream media, we are a generation of soulless degenerates. All we care about are memes, selfies, and emojis—and if you’re going to stand there and tell me to …
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Literary Characters Summed Up in Quotes from Brooklyn Nine-Nine
I still haven’t watched the latest season of The Bachelor, I don’t have strong feelings one way or another about Robert Pattinson playing Batman, and I have nothing to say about politics or religion that …
Everything You Will Put on Your Christmas List This Year
If you celebrate Christmas, then you know as well as I do that it’s time, once again, to craft a list of demands (read: just a bunch of links to things on Amazon) and send …
college 101
The 25 Worst Ways to Start Your College Essay
Writing a good college admissions essay is a mixture of luck and just straight-up sorcery. If you’re having a hard time, you’re not alone. Nobody is banging out an essay in twenty minutes and doing a …
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5 Books on Your English Syllabus That Started Off as Fanfiction
Imagine, for a moment, that your favorite 20,000-word NSFW Star Wars fanfic is being taught in actual schools, and actual teachers are analyzing the romance between Chewbacca and C3PO, and everyone has to read three …