All Blog Posts Tagged 'cities' (4)

Batman and A Tale of Two Cities

Listen, Jena, it turns out Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities was a key inspiration for The Dark Knight Rises. Seeing as the 200th anniversary of Dickens’ birth is this coming February 7, I thought it’d be nice to explore the themes Christopher Nolan might be drawing on.

It’s clear that Gotham explodes with civil unrest in the film. The trailer shows scenes of a wealthy house being raided, the people inside it dragged down the stairs and…

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Added by Brian Beise (Books Ningmaster) on January 18, 2012 at 7:30am — 4 Comments

Eating the Unicorn

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In which John Green discusses eating the unicorn, the tactility of Gus Is a Bug, his new novel and the need to resist spoiling it,… Continue

Added by Haua (Projects Ningmaster) on May 23, 2011 at 10:18am — No Comments

Twin Cities Papertowns Events

I had the awesome chance to see John *twice* in the last two days. My accomodating beau agreed to drive me all around the twin cities so that I could listen to some guy talk -- Chris never did understand why I wasted hours watching all of the Brotherhood videos, but he patiently waited for forty minutes in a small, 'hip' literacy center (it was a very neat place!) until John finally showed up. He said I was smiling so much that I was crying! I denied all of his allegations, but I was really… Continue

Added by Emily Black on September 27, 2008 at 8:22pm — 1 Comment

Home... yeah... I need one.

So recently I have been looking into real estate. Yes I am only 19 but it is something I am very interested in right now. I am currently living with 2 guys in an apartment in Plattsburgh NY.... but I am wanting something a little more concrete in my life.

My sister tells me that planting myself in a location like this is bad but I think of it a little differently. Suppose I do buy a house. Live there until the mortgage is fully paid off. If I grow tired of my place I can sell it and… Continue

Added by Samantha on May 13, 2008 at 1:10pm — No Comments