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Amusements and distractions

by Kill Your Darlings , January 27, 2012 • Leave a comment

Killings brings you our fortnightly selection of posts that have amused, enlightened and generally distracted us.

The art of book cover fails

How to write like a funny woman (and other tips)

How internet memes and hollywood remakes are alike

Do our viewing tastes reflect a conservative turn?

Would you demand a refund if you didn’t enjoy a film?

A video gallery of cinematic villainy from the year’s best performers

The striking illustrations accompanying a new edition of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale

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