Site that shows photos of fast food from advertisements, compared to how the food actually looks when you get it.

Photos of extremely incredible Russian Cakes.

Another cool post about Kurt Vonnegut: John Irving shares Kurt Vonnegut stories.

Ryan found this cool world map that shows all the places in the world that have been book settings (and their frequency of use). It also shows the settings used over time, and you can clearly see the expansion into North America.

My mom shared this one with me: Literature Map lets you type in the name of an author, and then shows you visually other authors who are similar.

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