Goodreads is not only an amazing social media site to track reading progress and share book recommendations with friends, it is also a great source for literature quotes. Users are able to upload quotes and vote for what quotes are the best. Here are the top lines from each Shakespeare play that have been rated … Continue reading Best Lines From Each Shakespeare Play, By Popular Vote

Here are 20 great literature quotes about travel, for #TravelTuesday[Gathered by Regina Kenney] “Not all those who wander are lost.”― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.”― Augustine of Hippo “Why do you go away? So that you can come … Continue reading 14 Great Literature Quotes About Travel

by Lee Cross Gaming has clearly learned lessons from literature and used them to move forward in ways that would probably have been unthinkable to the creators of the Commodore-64. Maybe internet Gaming is where publishers should now be looking, in an effort to keep themselves relevant to the wider world as the future becomes … Continue reading Leopold Broom Investigates: The Interactive Book

20 great literature quotes about Love.[Gathered by Regina Kenney] “I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there is no I or you, so … Continue reading 20 Great Literature Quotes About Love

by Lee Cross They say - “…a picture paints a thousand words…” “the book is always better…” “…give a thousand Monkeys a thousand typewriters, and I’ll give you a masterpiece…” …They, those mysterious others, say a lot of things; but what will be said tomorrow about the relationship between the worlds of writing and gaming? … Continue reading Leopold Broom Investigates: Novels & Video Games

by Regina Kenney I have not read Game of Thrones. I have not seen the TV Show Game of Thrones. But I did play Game of Thrones: The Board Game. Here are my predictions on what Game of Thrones book series is about, based off the board game. 1. Everyone is angry all the time. … Continue reading An Idiot’s Predictions of What ‘Game of Thrones’ is About

Rumi was a thirteen-century Persian poet who wrote about love, overcoming adversity and the connection of universe and self. 700 years later, Rumi is regarded as the most popular poet in the United States with millions of his books being sold throughout the world in recent years. Below is a taste of Rumi's philosophy and understanding of … Continue reading 20 Amazing Quotes From The Poet Rumi

by Lee Cross This is the story of Phillip Byrne, a good mate of mine and long term barman on the Dublin scene. You only really need to know one thing about Philly - that he doesn’t read. I don’t mean ‘can’t read’ (he’s fully literate), I mean not “a reader”; he has the skill … Continue reading Leopold Broom Investigates: Phillip Byrne – The Player of Games

by Lee Cross Recently I attended a talk about ‘Artistic License in Ireland’, which centered on a debate over whether the Science Gallery could, should or would display a copy of Dabiq (a propaganda magazine published by the “so-called Islamic State”) as part of an exhibition they’re currently running. The talk was very interesting, featuring … Continue reading Leopold Broom Investigates: Artistic License

  After a wild game 7, the baseball season is over and the Chicago Cubs have finally broken their 108 year championship drought. Baseball has always been used as a metephor for love, life, religion, and sex, and last night's game - with its incredible saves, extra inning, rain delay, and homers - will provide fodder for another … Continue reading America’s Game: 30 Quotes from Authors on Baseball