Snapchat just got literary.
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Herman Melville
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Lewis Carroll
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Charles Bukowski
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An Art Collector Searched Over Two Decades For Snapshots Of "Dangerous Women"
Peter J. Cohen’s collection of photographs depicting women smoking cigars, shooting rifles, and other “unladylike” activities will be released as a photography book later this month.
What does a "dangerous woman" look like?
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After over a decade of rifling through flea market boxes and garage sales, art collector Peter J. Cohen may have the answer. From his search, Cohen ended up with thousands of vintage photographs dating from the early to mid-twentieth century. Many images revealed women riding rodeo horses, sporting men's coats, and slugging down beers in the most "unladylike fashion" for the time period they were taken in. Coincidentally, Cohen had also been searching for a suitable Christmas present for his sister. "For some unknown reason, the images that I had already collected suggested themselves to me as a tribute to my sister's independent spirit and energy," Cohen told BuzzFeed News.
Over 150 images of these gun-toting and cigar-smoking women were brought together to become the photography book: Snapshots Of Dangerous Women .
So what does a dangerous women look like? Maybe she dresses in men's clothing, smokes a pack a day, or swears like a sailor. As the book's introduction reads, "She's a tough dame, an adventuress; harridan, daredevil, badass."
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Some Books Used To Be Made Of Human Skin, And This Might Be One Of Them
Sound horrifying? The practice was more common than you think.
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Now University of Notre Dame conservators are awaiting results about whether a book in their collection was made using human skin.
Last year Harvard conservators confirmed a book in their library was made of human skin after scientists tested the binding, and other surviving books have periodically surfaced.
Though the Notre Dame copy's history is unclear, the book has been a highlight on the library's Special Collections tour for so long that researchers decided to send a sample to the New York City Medical Examiner's office.
The annotations about the book's potential origins can be seen in this photograph.
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Are You A Priestess Of Avalon Or Nah?
Do you wear the crescent moon and dark robes of a Priestess, or have you never once crossed through the mists to Avalon?
8 Wonderful French Covers Of The First Discworld Novels
To me, Terry Pratchett’s words have always gone hand and hand with Josh Kirby’s vivid illustrations.
Sir Terry Pratchett died this Thursday at the age of 66. He was best known for his Discworld series.
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I've been reading the adventures of this planet –a flat world atop four elephants atop a giant turtle swimming through the cosmos– ever since I was a little girl, nabbing novels on my father's bookshelves.
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The first Discworld books' covers are the most beautiful covers I have ever seen, all genres considered.
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Terry Pratchett had a magical way with words, only matched by illustrator Josh Kirby's magical way with pencils. Kirby drew breathtaking illustrations for the British and French editions.
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Here's How To Negotiate For A Used Car Like A Boss
The struggle for your next ride doesn’t have to be so real.
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To save some money, get a car that's two or more years old.
During the first three years of a new car's life, its value to a dealer drops by about 45%, making it a great deal if you're looking for a new ride. Just remember to get a car inspected before you commit, and you'll be able to have peace of mind without giving up an arm and a leg.
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Find out the true value of a car by using sites like Kelley Blue Book and eBay/Craigslist.
It's important to know what the true value of a car is before you buy so that you aren't tricked into thinking a dealer's price is the best price. Use a service Kelley Blue Book to find what the market value of a car is, and check eBay or Craigslist to see what people are actually paying to get realistic pricing.
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Get price quotes from multiple dealers online before you go in to buy.
Every used car dealer wants your business, so the best thing to do is to call or email all the dealers in your area and see what their prices are. If you're having one of those days where you don't want to deal with people, you can even use a site like AutoTempest, which gives you prices from up to five dealers around you.
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Turning Your Handwriting Into A Font Is Stupid Easy
I’m very font of this method.
Today, you are going to learn how to do THIS.
There are a lot of ways to turn your handwriting into a font, but this is hands down the easiest way. It takes FIVE MINUTES.
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Don't use a ball point pen. Use a marker! Also, you really do have to stay in the gray boxes. The bottoms of my g's got cut off. Sad.
Scan it at 300 dpi in grayscale, not color.
Unfortunately, you can't just take a picture with your phone, you have to use an actual scanner. I tried and failed miserably.
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Upload the template to MyScriptFont.com and then you'll get this:
Looks good? Proceed. Looks like a buncha weird boxes? Make sure your template file is properly rotated (portrait, not landscape).
If you're wondering whether you should download it as an "OTF" file vs. "TTF" file, consider that .otf is a relatively newer format, so more tools work with .ttf font sets.
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