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Watch a Slideshow of The Simpsons' Literary References

Photo by 20th Century Fox In commemoration of the history’s longest-lasting cartoon The Simpsons’ 23rd season, The Atlantic compiled a fantastic slideshow of clips from the show’s history revolving around its nods to (and parodies of) highbrow literary culture. Naturally, wise-beyond-her-years Lisa Simpson is pretty much the only character involved in the slew of literary references—her role as the show’s well-informed, socially-conscious voice of reason gave the writers of The Simpsons plenty of opportunity to comment on the state of literature and call attention to how distilled it is in the general public. (Example of the general public: When was...  read more

French writer wins '08 Nobel Prize in Literature after leak

The lit crowd was scandalized last week, when the Nobel Foundation's permanent secretary, Horace Engdahl, made disparaging remarks about the insularity of the American writing tradition. On Thursday, French-born author Jean-Marie Gustave (JMG) Le Clézio took the prestigious prize, and, as it turns out, Engdahl's rejection of U.S. literature wasn't the only scandal that would surround this year's Nobel Prize season....  read more