HP Lovecraft — Azathoth
“Azathoth” is the beginning of a never-completed novel written by H. P. Lovecraft in June 1922. It was published as a fragment in the journal Leaves in 1938, after Lovecraft’s…
Remembering Philip Seymour Hoffman with some birthday trivia
Today we’re celebrating the life and unparalleled career of one of modern cinema’s greatest actors, Philip Seymour Hoffman. Ten questions. Multiple choice. No cheating. And don’t forget to subscribe!
HP Lovecraft — Memory
In H.P. Lovecraft’s prose poem “Memory,” two ancient, elemental entities observe the crumbling ruins of a long-extinct humanity, reflecting on how mankind’s forgotten existence is now echoed only in mimicry.
Brothers Grimm — Allerleirauh
After her widower father takes the phrase “keep it in the family” way too literally, a princess flees her arranged marriage wearing a fur coat made from a thousand different…
Edgar Allan Poe: Never Bet The Devil Your Head
Edgar Allan Poe’s “Never Bet the Devil Your Head” is essentially a morbid cautionary tale about why you shouldn’t overuse a catchphrase … and why you shouldn’t make bets with…
Brothers Grimm — The Golden Goose
“The Golden Goose” is essentially the Brothers Grimm inventing the world’s most awkward, magical conga line. Of course, in typical Brothers Grimm style, there’s three brothers and one of them…
Lionel Messi by the numbers: 10 trivia questions about the World Cup record holder
The man who just broke a FIFA World Cup record for number of goals scored also just happens to be celebrating a birthday today. So for Life Story, I thought…
Brothers Grimm — The Three Feathers
An aging king decides to throw tradition to the wind. He also throws three feathers to the wind and gives his sons a task to determine who will inherit the…
Courteney Cox Trivia: Before Monica, after Gale and all the stuff in between
It’s trivia time and today’s topic is Courteney Cox. From her earliest days dancing on stage with rock legends to ruling 1990s television and anchoring a massive horror franchise, Cox…
Brothers Grimm — The Queen Bee
I mentioned previously that The Brothers Grimm have great humor. But they also have great compassion. So many of the morals in their stories is “don’t be a dick.” Like…