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The anti-vaccination movement has been highly controversial topic in recent years, and not without cause – parents refusing to vaccinate their children have led to several measles scares and even the death of young people. Enter Melanie’s Marvellous Measles, a children’s book by Stephanie Messenger that was released in 2012 that details the positive side of naturally recovering from measles. More

It is no secret that Dr. Seuss is a master of the written word. So anything we write in comparison would sound absurd. Today is his birthday so here we attempted to rhyme. But trying to imitate his work should be a crime. Dr. Seuss was more than just a writer. He was a teacher that taught every generation to be a fighter. Cheers to his life lessons ’cause now we know how to shine. Here are some of the author’s best story book lines.
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When it comes to the Marvel universe, there’s always the tendency to keep characters and story lines new and exciting. Recently, Marvel Comics decided to revive Spider-Man’s dead girlfriend Gwen Stacy as new superhero Spider-Gwen.

The new character is technically Spider-Woman, but adding “Gwen” to the name is supposed to add an entirely new angle. While the idea of bringing back Peter Parker’s love interest is gripping, in reality, it may not be the best move.
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In Douglas Wynne‘s third novel “Red Equinox,” the action, adventure–and terror–are centered in and around Boston. Famous landmarks like the Back Bay Fens, Mass. Ave. bridge, Christian Science Plaza, and Bunker Hill Monument play host to scenes of supernatural horror. I talked to the author about how he chose these settings, his love of Lovecraft (how do YOU pronounce the cthulhu on Doug’s shirt?) and more. More

In these commuting conditions, it’s easy to lose sight of all hope and reality, and no one is more sympathetic to disillusionment regarding our mortality than Irish playwright Samuel Beckett. One brave user of the Internet took up the call, and mashed up photos of the abysmal travel conditions with famous quotes from plays like Endgame and Waiting for Godot.  More

After an enticing build-up, the film version of E. L. James’s Fifty Shades of Grey has finally arrived. The entire franchise may not necessarily be a stroke of literary genius — it is basically Twilight fan fiction, after all — but it didn’t deter millions of hormone-addled fans from reading every sentence. But we’re betting even the most hardcore Grey fan will struggle to complete our challenge: Can you differentiate lines of Fifty Shades from R. Kelly lyrics?
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Amazing news: the people who penned some of your favorite stories as a kid have dark sides! More

Nicole Bollerman, a third-grade teacher at UP Academy Dorchester, was most recently in the news after winning $150,000 in the “Wish for Others” contest from Capital One and donating every cent back to her school. That act of charity led to her appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show yesterday, where more generosity was in store. More

It may surprise you, but “Game of Thrones” author George RR Martin is a huge NFL fan. He’s an unabashed New York Giants backer, and roots for the Baltimore Ravens for their literary namesake, Edgar Allen Poe. But he’s not a fan of the Dallas Cowboys, and he hates the Patriots, especially Bill Belichick, who he calls “Evil Little Bill.” More

As you may have heard, the wildly successful Rob Gronkowski erotica (henceforth known as Gronkerotica) title “A Gronking to Remember” by Lacey Noonan had its Kindle version removed from Amazon over a third-party copyright claim, allegedly because the cover features an image of Gronk wearing an MHK patch, worn in memory of Patriots owner Robert Kraft’s late wife Myra. More