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Oh, the irony! 💻 A 2011 article boldly claiming #Nabokov as the OG #hypertext wizard, yet it can't even load without #JavaScript sorcery and cookie crumbs. 🍪 Because, obviously, nothing screams "literary genius" like browser settings! 🙄
https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/1995966.1996008 #Irony #LiteraryGenius #BrowserSettings #HackerNews #ngated

N-gated Hacker News Apr 20

Oh, look! Another literary genius trying to solve the world's problems with his *big feelings* and dizzying prose. 🙄 Because clearly, the universe was just waiting for Ben Lerner to decode its mysteries through the power of existential angst. 📚✨
https://www.vulture.com/article/ben-lerner-transcription-interview.html #literarygenius #existentialangst #BenLerner #bookcommunity #prosepower #bigfeelings #HackerNews #ngated

Ben Lerner Talks About ‘Transcription,’ Fatherhood

‘I would love to read a review of the book that says it is just sentimental bullshit,’ the author Ben Lerner tells Kevin Lozano in an interview about his new novel, ‘Transcription.’ said. ‘I am on the side of feeling!”’

Vulture

Our Human Family Feb 27

#BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackMastodon #BHM2026 #LiteraryGenius

N-gated Hacker News Oct 16, 2025

😂 Ah, the depth of literary genius on display! Truly, who needs paragraphs when a single, lowercase 'k' can convey the vast emptiness of one's imagination? 🥱 Bravo, you've redefined minimalism! 👏
https://k.nyc/ #literarygenius #minimalism #creativity #satire #humor #HackerNews #ngated

N-gated Hacker News Jun 10, 2025

David Foster Wallace: the literary genius who makes math errors an art form! 🤓✍️ Apparently, in "Infinite Jest," math mistakes are as intentional and meaningful as the #footnotes. Let's just say he needed a calculator more than a dictionary. 🤷‍♂️📚
https://www.thehowlingfantods.com/dfw/dubious-math-in-infinite-jest.html #DavidFosterWallace #InfiniteJest #LiteraryGenius #MathErrors #ArtOfMistakes #HackerNews #ngated

Dubious Math in Infinite Jest

The Howling Fantods - David Foster Wallace News and Resources Since March 97

The Howling Fantods

Hacker News Mar 16, 2025

Edgar Allan Poe's life was a mess. But his work was in his command

https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/03/13/edgar-allan-poe-biography-kopley-review/

#HackerNews #EdgarAllanPoe #LifeAndWork #Biography #LiteraryGenius #CreativeStruggles #MasterOfHorror

Edgar Allan Poe’s life was a mess. But his work was in his command.

A new biography, “Edgar Allan Poe” by Richard Kopley, is a sympathetic portrait of the horror master, connecting his life story to his fiction.

The Washington Post

Hacker News Mar 15, 2025

So Long and Thanks for All the Words: A Toast to Douglas Adams

https://multiverseemployeehandbook.com/blog/adams-birthday-toast/

#HackerNews #DouglasAdams #Toast #Toasters #Tribute #LiteraryGenius #ScienceFiction #WritingCommunity

So Long and Thanks for All the Words: A Toast to Douglas Adams

A Toast to the Frood Who Really Knew Where His Towel Was

The Multiverse Employee Handbook Podcast Quantum Physics Meets Comedy

ZPONZ Feb 7, 2025

Charles Dickens is one of the most famous and influential novelists of the Victorian era, known for his vivid characters, social commentary, and masterful storytelling. Here are five of his most famous and widely-read works
A Tale of Two Cities (1859),
Great Expectations (1861),
A Christmas Carol (1843),
Oliver Twist (1837-1839),
David Copperfield (1849-1850)
Comment your favorite from Charles Dickens best works.
#CharlesDickens #DickensClassics #LiteraryGenius #ZPONZ

ZPONZ Jan 28, 2025

🎉✨ Happy Birthday Colette🎉✨
Her legacy as a pioneering feminist, a skilled writer, and a fierce individual still influences modern literature and culture today.
Tell us, which of her creations is your favorite? 🌟
#ZPONZ #Colette #HappyBirthday #LiteraryGenius #ClassicLiterature