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Kurt Vonnegut's Drawing of Kilgore Trout (image from: easybakecoven.net)80

Why I know Kurt Vonnegut is in heaven right now

Before anyone writes a nasty comment at the end of this Hub, I want to make sure I clarify that the subject line of this Hub is a joke. It is the same joke Vonnegut made about Isaac Asimov, another great...

2 comments    arts literature culture
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Literary Evolution: William Blake's "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell" and the Bible.

Given the status of the Bible in the western literary tradition as one of the most appropriated and alluded to of all ancient and religious texts, it is not unusual that William Blake writes so extensively...

0 comments    religion poetry writing
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Snuggie Sightings

Ok so by now, we've all heard of snuggiepubcrawls.com, and we've all seen people all over town wearing Snuggies in public like its perfectly normal. Heck, even I posed once with a Snuggie on while I was...

29 comments    humor fashion recession
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Beer 101: The Four Ingredients

Welcome back to the continuing series on beer appreciation! The goal of this HUB is to break down beer into the four ingredients and examine them a little more closely. The four ingredients were...

2 comments    process beer yeast
The Most famous Greek poet, Homer. (lived most likely between 800B.C. - 700B.C.)78

Literary Origins: Virgil's Appropriation of the Homeric Epics

Given the place in western literature both Homer and Virgil occupy, that is the place of a forefather standing far before other great literary minds and achievements, the relationship between the two takes on...

0 comments    poetry literature rome
Steve Malkmus, the singer and main songwriter is wearing the yellow shirt.  (image from: www.starpulse.com)75

90s Indie Rock: The coolest band? Pavement.

This is the first installment in the '90s Indie Rock series. The point of these Hubs are to discuss several of the most meaningful, original, successful, and important bands of a scene that I loved dearly as...

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Literature You Should Own, But Probably Don't. Part 2: Postmodern American Literature

This is part two in a continuing series of hubs all of which are designed to inform and guide anyone who might want to know a little bit more about the rich tradition of art, letters and philosophy we have...

0 comments    writing books literature
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Beer 101: Boulder Beer, Boulder Colorado

When the founders of Boulder Beer started brewing craft beer for the first time back in 1979, few if any of the people involved could have had the foresight to see that it would be the first craft brewery in...

3 comments    beer brewing ale
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Films That Redefine Your Expectations: Richard Kelly's "The Southland Tales"

For most people the name Richard Kelly has no relation to film. Well, why should it? He's only now releasing his third film in October 2009. Having graduated with a degree in film from USC in 1997, Kelly...

1 comment    entertainment movies film
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Beer 101: Ninkasi Brewery, Eugene Or

Living for the past 10 years in Colorado and Oregon has afforded me a rare opportunity to experience quite alot of what the Western United States microbrew scene has to offer. For those who don't know, the...

5 comments    food beer oregon
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