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April 14, 2016 • Movies & Film, Classics, Fiction, Geek
Orphan Black Season 4 premieres April 14th which means we get more nutjob Helena—our favorite! Also clones pretending to be other clones, delicious drama, and even more hilarious moments.
As we await the moment to run homes to our TVs, we thought that Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass, in all its bizarre glory, would lend some perfect quotes to Orphan Black screen caps. Behold, our mash-up: Orphan Black Wonderland.
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April 13, 2016 • Television, Classics, Fiction, Fiction: MG & YA
This year we thought we’d celebrate National Bookmobile Day by placing some fictional characters in charge of some real life libraries on wheels. While Kimmy Schmidt is still one of our favorite imagined librarians, we couldn’t picture her driving a bookmobile through the streets of NY without ending up in an accident. So we left her happily working in the public library as we set out on the road.
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April 8, 2016 • Reference: Media & Celebrities, Movies & Film, Classics, Fiction
Since it is National Siblings’ day, we at Quirk thought it would be fun to take a look at some of the siblings who have provided us with hours upon hours in entertainment.
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April 7, 2016 • Classics, Fiction: MG & YA
Inspired by the fox in The Little Prince, we’re taking a look at our favorite vulpine creatures in literature.
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April 6, 2016 • Classics
(Artists Featured: Adrian at Inkys, Sasha Unisex, Artist Unknown)
This month sees the U.S. theatrical release of The Little Prince, a new 3D stop-motion animated version of the classic French children’s book by Antoine De Saint-Exupery. With stunning watercolor illustrations throughout, The Little Prince has inspired multitudes of tattoos in tribute. Here we've rounded up the very best of unusual, whimsical Petit Prince body art that wonderfully captures the spirit of the original.
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March 31, 2016 • Classics, Fiction: MG & YA
The Statue of Hans Christian Anderson in Odense, Denmark
Hans Christian Andersen is best known for bringing us fairy tales such as “The Ugly Duckling,” “The Little Mermaid,” “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” and “Thumbelina,” among many, many others. His likeness has been memorialized on everything from a Danish postage stamp to statues in cities around the world. To celebrate his 211th birthday, we’ve picked out four young adult novels inspired by his stories.
