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Learn more about the variety of fascinating ways animals sleep: from upside down and holding hands, to sleeping while swimming or flying! Did you know otters sleep while holding hands; zebra finches rehearse their songs while dreaming; ducks and dolphins sleep with one half of their brains at a time; ... more >
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of I Could Pee on This, Francesco Marciuliano presents this humorous and all too relatable book written from the perspective of some pensive, sometimes intense, but nonetheless insightful pets. Have you ever been labeled as “antisocial,” “shy,” or “lost in your own ... more >
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Finally, a simplified explanation of Schrödinger’s cat paradox for quantum mechanics enthusiasts! Have you been lying awake at night pondering quantum superposition? Have you fretted about how to explain its flawed interpretation? Are you a fan of Schrödinger’s cat? Or do you know someone who is? This is the book ... more >
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Poems from the Cat Uprising From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of I Could Pee on This, Francesco Marciuliano, comes a lesson from cats in resistance. Cats are done with humans’ crap. For too long they have put up with baby talk, the humiliation of holiday costumes, and ... more >
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Spotlight on Jewish American Poets – Hanukkah begins this weekend, and My Poetic Side has a nice feature on Jewish American poets from the 19th – 21st centuries. The list is particularly noteworthy because it contains a number of female poets, including Emma Lazarus, Louise Gluck, and Alicia Ostriker, among others: ... more >
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EMILY DICKINSON’S SINGULAR SCRAP POETRY – A lovely meditation on Emily Dickinson’s habit of writing poems and pieces of poems on all sorts of paper items, including chocolate wrappers (genius). There is still a good deal of curiosity and speculation around Dickinson, and thinking about the relationship between the writing and ... more >
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