Books

Blurbs for the Depressed

Vim Vocifero

Have you ever wondered . . . about those little cheery quotes on the back of books (sometimes known as blurbs)? Who could possibly be that glowingly gushing? Nobody I know, at any rate (or maybe it’s just the way people behave when I’m around).   . . . Perhaps it’s some kind of drug […]

The Ultimate Guide to Propaganda

Jim Jocifero
Bears don't eat people. People eat people.

If you like propaganda, you’ll love our new book The Ultimate Guide to Propaganda. If you dislike propaganda, you’ll really enjoy our new book The Ultimate Guide to Propaganda. If you hate, fear, and loathe propaganda, then you can’t live another day without our new book The Ultimate Guide to Propaganda. Most people enjoy several […]

Folger Shakespeare Library Closing Down

Jim Jocifero
A number of old books and some writing instruments.

Rumour has it that the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. (USA) is preparing to close its doors—shut down—for good.1 The American people can thank a savvy young intern, barely out of university, who recently discovered a clever money-saving technique that somehow slipped by all previous librarians. So what is this discovery which makes the […]