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Dia de los Muertos—the Day of the Dead—is celebrated on November 1 and the most important annual celebration in Oaxaca, Mexico.

September 18–21 

Experience the ultimate surround-sound movie event! Legendary music scores are brought to life by the New York Philharmonic while you watch all-time classic films on a towering screen above the Orchestra.

Librarians Deliver Books by Bike to Underserved Communities

Walerian Borowczyk (2 September 1923 – 3 February 2006) was an internationally known Polish film director described by film critics as a 'genius who also happened to be a pornographer'. He directed 40 films between 1946 and 1988.

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BORO, L'ÎLE D'AMOUR The Films of Walerian Borowczyk Edited by Kamila Kuc, Kuba Mikurda, and Michał Oleszczyk

Berghahn will have titles on display and some free journal samples at the Association for German Studies in Great Britain and Ireland Conference in Limerick, Ireland from the 2nd-4th September. We hope to see you there!

Why use a whole plane when you can fly one wing?

Since the days of the Wright Brothers, aviation engineers have experimented with the concept of a “flying wing” — a tailless fixed-wing aircraft with no definite fuselage. All the components and cargo of the plane are contained within the wing itself.

By eliminating every surface and feature that is not a lift-providing wing, the flying wing is, in theory at least, the most aerodynamic and efficient design possible.

Inspiring South African Homeless Man Sells Books on the Streets for a Living

Meet Philani Dladla, a 24-year-old bookworm who lives on the streets of Johannesburg, South Africa. Instead of panhandling to survive, the so-called "Pavement Bookworm" reads, reviews, and sells books in order to earn a living. The young man's deep appreciation for the value of books was sparked when he managed to rescue himself from drug addiction by reading self-help books. Now, Dladla acts as an unlikely book ambassador and role model for young people.

The Pavement Bookworm can be found wandering around Empire Road and nearby streets, carrying his expansive library of used books with him. Thanks to a video interview that South African filmmaker Tebogo Malope posted last November, many curious passersby now stop to chat with Dladla about different authors, novels, and themes. Some walk away with a new purchase, while others donate books to help support the reader.

While Dladla sells books to adults, he gives them away freely to children in the hopes of enriching their minds, spreading positive influence, and promoting reading among young people. "Reading is not harmful," he says in his interview with Malope. "There is no thing as harmful knowledge. This thing is only going to make you a better person."

Mexico's Conarte Library Gets a New Dome Shaped Bookshelf You Can Sit In

For those who wish to be cocooned in books, there's a special book shelf in Monterrey, Mexico just for you.

Conarte, Monterrey's council for art and culture, approached design studio Anagrama to create a unique way to store books in their library. They wanted a creative way to showcase the books that felt both modern and intimate. The result is a bookshelf that seems to hug the room; the books are kept on their sides instead of upright. This gives the illusion that the whole thing is wrapping around the room. Visitors can sit on the stairs to read after grabbing a book from the shelf. View more photos

Wes Craven, a Master of Slasher Horror Films, Dies at 76

Wes Craven, a master of horror cinema and a proponent of the slasher genre best known for creating the Freddy Krueger and “Scream” franchises, died on Sunday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 76.