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Ernest Hilbert

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Scary Short Film Inspires Director Guillermo Del Toro to Produce a Full-Length Feature, with an Introduction by Him

By On January 2, 2013

My brother sent this to me, and I'll admit it gave me the willies. Check it out. … Read More

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“Black Hole Caught Red-Handed in a Stellar Homicide” and Other Top NASA Images of 2012

By On January 1, 2013

Makes you feel kinda small, doesn't it? … Read More

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“You”: A Short Film by William Williamson, Starring Derek Jacobi

By On January 1, 2013

"This film is currently being developed as a series of broadcast films with production company Archer's Mark."… Read More

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A.E. Stallings on PBS NewsHour’s Feature “Greek Poets Muse Austerity Measures”

By On December 31, 2012

"We have to guess when the riot's going to start." One of E-Verse's favorite poets, A.E. Stallings, is interviewed on PBS NewsHour, and explains that poetry readings are very well attended these… Read More

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“Auld Lang Syne” by Robert Burns

By On December 31, 2012

Happy New Year and best wishes for a great 2013 from everyone at E-Verse!… Read More

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“Decomposers and Producers” by The Great Unknown

By On December 28, 2012

"Decomposers and Producers," written and performed by The Great Unknown and the America SCORES students of PS 171, NYC (ALL lyrics written by the kids, arranged by & music by The Great… Read More

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“Nocturne” by Dennis O’Driscoll

By On December 27, 2012

RIP Dennis O'Driscoll, 1954-2012. … Read More

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“Christmas Eve” by Anne Sexton

By On December 24, 2012

Oh sharp diamond, my mother! I could not count the cost of all your faces, your moods— that present that I lost. Sweet girl, my deathbed, my jewel-fingered lady, your portrait flickered… Read More

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“Ummm, What Do You Know about Time Travel?”: A Funny Short Film by Zach Brisson

By On December 23, 2012

A funny short film about the dreaded consequences of having . . . roommates. … Read More

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“Holiday Lunch” by Rick Mullin

By On December 23, 2012

Rick Mullin’s poetry has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies, including American Arts Quarterly, Unsplendid, Méasŭre, The Flea, and Ep;phany. His epic poem Soutine, on the life of the painter Chaim Soutine, was… Read More

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“Baby’s Arms” by Kurt Vile

By On December 23, 2012

The official music video for Kurt Vile's "Baby's Arms" from Smoke Ring For My Halo released on Matador Records. Directed and filmed by Todd Cole entirely on the Windows Phone.… Read More

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“Merry Christmas, Everybody” by Slade

By On December 22, 2012

Some stomping British glam rock for Christmas. … Read More

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“The Road to Nowhere” by Jan Schreiber

By On December 21, 2012

Jan Schreiber has published Digressions (Aliquando Press, Toronto), Wily Apparitions (Cummington Press, Omaha), and two books of translations. He was one of the founding editors of Canto: Review of the Arts.… Read More

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“Toward the Winter Solstice” by Timothy Steele

By On December 21, 2012

Timothy Steele was born in 1948 in Burlington, Vermont. He received a B.A. in English in 1970 from Stanford University, followed by a Ph.D. in English and American Literature in 1977 from… Read More

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“Sussex Carol” Performed by the Choir of New College Oxford

By On December 20, 2012

First published by Luke Wadding, a 17th-century Irish bishop, in a work called Small Garland of Pious and Godly Songs (1684). … Read More

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“The Christmas Waltz” by She and Him

By On December 18, 2012

Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward.… Read More

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Feeling Down? Then Listen to J Rabbit’s “Happy Things!”

By On December 14, 2012

Who cares if the only words we understand are "Happy Things?"… Read More

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“Not in Baedeker” by W.H. Auden

By On December 12, 2012

A small gem from Auden. … Read More

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“Kenning” by Len Krisak

By On December 12, 2012

Len Krisak's most recent books are Ovid on Love, and Virgil's Eclogues, both translations, from UPenn Press. With work in the Antioch, Hudson, PN, and Sewanee Reviews, he is the recipient… Read More

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“Otto and the Electric Eel,” a Fun Short Film

By On December 8, 2012

A modern adaptation of an Afro-Cuban Yoruba Religion (Santeria) myth, Miami bass legend Otto Von Schirach (playing the role of Chango, god of thunder) battles to keep an inter-dimensional creature (serpent god… Read More

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“Spring Dreams (Lacrimosa)” by Ernest Hilbert, from BOMB/OnandOnScreen

By On December 7, 2012

Thanks to Mr. Devaney for asking for this poem, written for him. … Read More

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99 Life Hacks to Make Your Life Easier

By On December 7, 2012

Hey, hate all the impossible Fort-Knox-style packaging you can't get open? Tired of paint dripping down the side of the damned can? Sick of snapping off fingernails when trying to slide a… Read More

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“The Immanent God” by Cale Young Rice

By On December 6, 2012

"See your God in the jelly-fish . . ."… Read More

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“Severance” by Christina Davis

By On December 5, 2012

Christina Davis is the author of Forth A Raven (Alice James Books, 2006) and Raven’s Brew (Firefly, 2008). Her poems have appeared in American Poetry Review, Boston Review, Jubilat, The May Anthologies… Read More

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“To a Cat” by Jorge Luis Borges

By On December 5, 2012

"Reality is not always probable, or likely." - Jorge Luis Borges… Read More

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“All Other Ground Is Sinking Sand” by Ashley Anna McHugh

By On December 4, 2012

“All Other Ground is Sinking Sand” is reprinted from Into These Knots (Ivan R. Dee), copyright © 2010 by Ashley Anna McHugh, by permission of the author.… Read More

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“Snakes at the Farm” by Kevin O’Shea

By On December 4, 2012

"Looking for snakes, I found one . . ."… Read More

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“The Avatar Song” by Mark Schorr

By On December 3, 2012

Mark Schorr's books include "Conscious Explanations" (Pen & Anvil); "Heart's Ladder", a collection of forty sonnets; the book-length renga sequence "Recovery: 77 Dream Songs"; "One On A Side: An Evening with Seamus… Read More

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“The Funeral” by Band of Horses

By On December 2, 2012

"Coming up only to hold you under . . ."… Read More

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“Sixpack” by JEFF the Brotherhood

By On December 2, 2012

"I wanna cool out and get wasted." … Read More