Edgar Allan Poe – The City in the Sea
This poem tells the story of a city ruled by a personification of Death using common elements from Gothic fiction.
Edgar Allan Poe – To Marie Louise (1947)
The poem is addressed to Mrs. Marie Louise Shew, a friend of Poe’s and a nurse in Virginia.
Edgar Allan Poe – The Cask of Amontillado
“The Cask of Amontillado” tells the tale of a man taking fatal revenge on a friend who, he believes, has insulted him. Maybe he went a bit too far.
Sneaky magpie stalks cat sneakily …
This magpie was stalking a cat … and super stealthy about it.
Happy Birthday Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla was born on July 10th, 1856 in the village of Smiljan in the Austrian Empire – in what is presently Croatia. He was born shortly after midnight –…
Lego Penguin Slushy Van
I really liked last month’s Retro Food Truck. So I decided to get another food truck. This time the Penguin Slushy Truck. The truck itself is cool. But check out…
Michigan city offers tips for defense against birds
The City of Grand Rapids, Michigan offered tips to residents to “avoid the wrath of red-winged blackbirds.” The tips include: In other words, “stay away from birds and wear armor.”…
UK study says 43 percent of people have been attacked by a seagull
A recent study of United Kingdom beaches says that 43 percent of Brits have been attacked by a seagull. The study was carried out by WhichBingo, whose team ran a…
South Carolina county pits police against Cicadas
Apparently, Newberry, S.C. didn’t get the memo that the cicadas were coming. Or they just didn’t know exactly what that entailed. Local residents have been calling the Newberry County Sheriff’s…