Sunday, November 21, 2010

I N C E P T I O N

BY CHRISTOPHER NOLAN

YOUR MIND IS THE SCENE OF THE CRIME

If this picture does not make you say to yourself, "OMG i need to like read this book/see this movie like today cuz it looks so freaking like totally awesome," then you are a boring person who should stick to reading books about pale, unattractive vampires and warewolves who do not know how to put on shirts.


From the mind of Christopher Nolan, acclaimed director/writer of blockbusters such as "The Dark Knight" and "Batman Begins" and mind-bending thrillers like "Memento" and "The Prestige" comes "Inception," a surreal actioner set within the architecture of the mind. Oh, you don't know what that sentence means? I see. In that case, it's a story about spinning tops, trains, Mombasa, dreams within dreams within dreams, limbo (no, not the party game), and one really angry dead wife.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

O' Henry, I Have Something to Tell You


  • Was born in 1862
  • Often writes story with ironic/dramatic endings.
  • Left school at 15
  • Was married in 1882.
  • Was convicted in 1897 of embezzling money.
  • Was sent to prison in 1898.
  • Wrote storys in prison to support his daughter Margaret.
  • Changed his name after he was released from prison in 1901.
  • Moved to New York in 1902.
  • Divorced his second wife in 1910 after an unhappy 3-year marriage.

Monday, November 1, 2010

The Dead Poe Society

1. Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809 in Boston. He died on October 7, 1849.
4. Poe called Massachusetts his home.
6. Poe was expelled from the US military academy.
7. Poe married Virginia Clemm, and she was 13 years old.
10. "The Tell-Tale Heart" was written in 1845 and "The Black Cat" was written in 1843.
11. "The Raven" was published in 1845.
12. See attached picture.
17. The Poe Toaster is the mysterious figure who brings a tribute to Poe's grave on his birthday.