The Harry Potter Lexicon Top 10 Best Novels of the Last 20 Years Books The ten novels on this list all substantiate the belief that books are the most elastic, introspective, human and entertaining form of media that exist. Not movies, not music, not art, not the theatre. A famous author once said that novels are the best way for two human beings to connect with each other. I believe this, and I believe that people who do not find pleasure in words have never had the opportunity to read one of the great novels. The first introductions students often have to literature are stale century-old books that do not translate well to this new modern era. Music for Torching by A.M. First Sentence: ”It is after midnight on one of those Friday nights when the guests have all gone home and the host and hostess are left in their drunkenness to try and put things right again.” As the only woman on the list, A. Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk (1996) Of course, Palahniuk had to be on this list. House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski (2000) The house is alive. The Road
80 things we wish we knew before we started traveling Keeping simple tips in mind while traveling can enable you to visit places like Egypt with ease. If you've never traveled or you travel all the time, simple tips will help all over the worldDon't ever carry your actual passport with you -- bring a copy insteadCarry a "dummy" wallet with old, expired credit cards in case you are robbed (Matador) -- Hindsight is 20/20, right? Well, foresight can be near to it when you have the expertise of some seriously savvy travelers at your fingertips. Like the Matador team. If you're starting out on your first trip, this is for you. On preparing for your trip 1. 2. 3. On talking to airline agents 4. Bad: "Can you get me on the next flight out -- I can't miss my connection to Europe!" Good: "Excuse me, Barbara. 5. Matador: The global voluntourists bucket list On budgeting abroad 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. For example, flying into Kathmandu from New York is really expensive if you make that your destination and book from the US. 20.
Remembering Steve Jobs 20 Facts You May Not Know About Harry Potter It all ends this Friday. To celebrate the release of Deathly Hallows 2, here’s 20 lesser-known facts about the Harry Potter franchise. (the last several images were created by me). You May Also Like: Free Classic AudioBooks. Digital narration for the 21st Century Make Your Amateur Photos More Professional | Photography With everyone and their grandmother having a digital camera you can make almost anybody look like a professional photographer, well, better-than-amateur at least. You can use this simple process on almost any photo you take. Let’s start with our regular, old, point-and-shoot photo. This one was taken with a little higher-end camera, but it can still use a lot of work. First, we’re going to sharpen our image a bit using the Unsharp Mask [Filter > Sharpen > Unsharp Mask]. We don’t want anything too drastic, so I used some low settings. Now we’re going to add a Levels Adjustment layer [Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Levels]. Next step is to add a Brightness/Contrast Adjustment layer [Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Brightness/Contrast]. One more adjustment layer… the Hue/Saturation Adjustment layer [Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Hue/Saturation]. Now you can probably already see how much of a difference these few steps make. It’s a subtle change, but it usually makes the photo look nicer.
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