Everyone loves a good cosmic event, and as earthlings, we are especially obsessed with our slimmer, sleeker neighbor, the moon. Tonight, the ‘Super Moon’ will appear in the sky, blowing the minds of black cats, werewolves and stargazers everywhere. We see the Super Moon when the moon gets full at the same time as its orbit brings it to its closest point to earth, a coincidence that only happens every twenty years or so, so it’s a pretty special night. And because we like to herald every natural event with nerdery (and assuming that no one is going to fall for the Great Moon Hoax again) we thought we’d celebrate by collecting a little late night reading list to prepare you for tonight’s moon-watching activities. Click through to bone up on your lunar literature with our essential Super Moon reading list, and let us know which of your favorite moon-based books we’ve missed.
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If you’ve ever wondered what your favorite literary characters might be listening to while they save the world/contemplate existence/get into trouble, or hallucinated a soundtrack to go along with your favorite novels, well, us too. But wonder no more! Here, we sneak a look at the hypothetical iPods of some of literature’s most interesting characters. What would be on the personal playlists of Holden Caulfield or Elizabeth Bennett, Huck Finn or Harry Potter, Tintin or Humbert Humbert? Something revealing, we bet. Or at least something danceable. Read on for a cozy reading soundtrack, character study, or yet another way to emulate your favorite literary hero. This week: Tintin, boy reporter for Le Petit Vingtième.
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1. Bob Dylan responds to the critics’ takes on his holiday album, Christmas in the Heart. [via TwentyFourBit]
2. Steven Spielberg‘s Tintin is done filming, but it will take two years for the computer animation to be completed, says producer Peter Jackson. [via BBC]
3. What does the work of Claude Lévi-Strauss have to say about Lady Gaga‘s fame? [via Newsweek]
4. Funny headline: ‘The Office‘ Ends As Documentary Crew Gets All The Footage It Needs [via The Onion]
5. Animal Collective‘s Brian “Geologist” Weitz talks about their upcoming EP, Fall Be Kind. [via Vulture]
Bonus link: HAS BELL INVENTED “TELEGRAPH KILLER”?
