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A new study reveals the secret lives of hitmen. Hint: they...

A new study reveals the secret lives of hitmen. Hint: they don’t look like this.

"The best way to get kids to read a book is to say: ‘This book is not appropriate for your age, and..."

“The best way to get kids to read a book is to say: ‘This book is not appropriate for your age, and it has all sorts of horrible things in it like sex and death and some really big and complicated ideas, and you’re better off not touching it until you’re all grown up. I’m going to put it on this shelf and leave the room for a while. Don’t open it.”

-  Philip Pullman (via abookblog)

Love this. Pullman rocks.

republicx:Photographer Kilian Schönberger created Brothers...

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Photographer Kilian Schönberger created Brothers Grimm Homeland

German photographer Kilian Schönberger recently has presented his new project called “Brothers Grimm’s Homeland”, where author mixed photography with illustration. Big trees, dark homes and moody environment - these are the key elements that connected these photos with legendary Brother Grimm even more. Love it!

Just discovered Sherlock on Netflix. Late to the party, but...

Just discovered Sherlock on Netflix. Late to the party, but loving it…

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Spectrum Community School = awesome

A big thank-you to Spectrum Community School. I had a great time presenting to the English 12 and Writing 12 classes. We talked about the writing process, getting published, and lots more. Thanks, everybody!

Washington Post talks about reluctant readers...

Washington Post talks about reluctant readers...:

Lots of kids hate reading � here�s what you can do to help.

"My motto is always think of your audience, never think for your audience."

“My motto is always think of your audience, never think for your audience.”

- Mo Willems, on writing for reluctant readers

Did you buy your way to happiness on Black Friday, Small...

Did you buy your way to happiness on Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday? Now clean up your act with Skip&Die. I highly recommend their other tracks, too…

"Burglary is about getting something that you want that’s guarded by architecture. I realized over..."

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Burglary is about getting something that you want that’s guarded by architecture. I realized over the years that while that architects thinks they are the only ones thinking about…built space. But the burglar rethinks the architectural environment in an interesting way, unpuzzling how you get from A to B. If you start pulling on the string of the sweater there and start seeing the burglar as an urban expert, it takes you some pretty interesting places…

You start getting into this almost interdimensional weave of surfaces that are being argued between lawyers and cops. Burglary is turning into this insane mathematical exercise for generations to come. Burglary is now encompassing the movement of human beings through space in a really fascinating way. The idea is that we have to define what burglary might be. Pursuing where these arguments might go, you get into this sphere of breaking and entering, of finding buildings that have outer perimeters, if I go under a roof, am I burglarizing or simply trespassing in your yard? Burglary is this really undefined thing.

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One of my favorite heist movies is actually Die Hard. I think it’s an amazing movie. And, in fact, every aspect of the movie is a misuse of a skyscraper in a really amazing way. They go down elevator shafts, they go through air ducts instead of hallways. They shoot their way through other construction. And on top of that he jumps off the roof and comes back in through a window. It’s as if you assembled a whole bunch of people who had no idea how to use a building. And turned that into an action film.

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http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/11/25/warren-ellis-finds-murder-just-makes-your-life-better-an-evening-of-hit-men-burglars-secret-agents-and-thieves-in-new-york-with-full-audio/

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