Friday Link Dump: Sylvia Plath, Dreamboats and Gossip Girl

Flavorwire has rounded up a brilliant collection of essays and posts about Sylvia Plath in honour of the anniversary of her death. I really should get around to reading The Bell Jar.

Which '90s dreamboat is your Valentine? I got JTT, not impressed.

Tweetpairing exposes the hypocrisy and idiocy of people on Twitter. Love it.

So this week I found out who Gossip Girl is (yes, I'm a bit behind), and I thought it was the stupidest plot twist ever. Which is why I was happy to discover someone is rewatching the series to point out why it makes absolutely no sense, so I don't have to do it myself (spoilers at the link!).

This gifset from Buzzfeed of things that will make you say "noooooo" is pretty amazing.

Speaking of gifs, there's a new search engine in town, dedicated to these delightful moving image files. Move over Google image, Giphy is here.

Friday Link Dump: Casting News, Bookshelf Porn and Semi-Naked Beckham

-Big casting news this week. First up, Vampire Academy. Dimitri is actually being played by a Russian... I kinda like it. But I'm most excited about the The Book Thief news - Geoffrey Rush is great and the rest of the cast seem good, although I never pictured Max quite so... baby-faced. I'm also slightly concerned about how they'll translate the beauty of the book into movie form. What I really want to know is who will play Death!

-I'm not sure how I feel about this new adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. It's like they're trying to cash in on it AND Downton Abbey. Who am I kidding, I'll still watch it.

-BOOKSHELF PORN. 'Nuff said.

-Book-inspired hotels: I want to go to there. And there. And there and there and there.

-Celebrate Valentine's Day with pop culture thanks to these fun e-cards. My faves are the Golden Girls set, natch.

-I love a good mash-up - and this The Avengers/The Breakfast Club mix is the best.

-Here are 20 reasons why Community is totally awesome. 

-These baby fennec foxes are the cutest thing you'll see all week.

-Except for the boy stuff (I'm lucky enough to have a lovely husband, vom, I know), this GIF post pretty much sums up my life. 

-This week the internet had fun with Beyonce. It's my new favourite meme.

-Apparently, you can do amazing art with some Oreos. Personally I just like eating them.

YouTube Clip of the Week

 

Bookish Buys: Be My Valentine...

Card

Print

Winnie the Pooh card

Quote cards

Shakespeare quote

Necklace with quote

Winnie the Pooh print

Card

The Princess Bride card

Winnie the Pooh print

Print

Print

The Princess Bride card

Dr. Seuss card

Mr. Darcy quote card

Wuthering Heights card

Dickens quote necklace

The Princess Bride card

Winnie the Pooh card

Bookmark

Where the Wild Things Are card

Card

Paper cut

Byron card

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Bookish Buys: Love is in the page

Bookish Buys: Love Is In The Page

Sure, Valentine's Day is a cheesetastic, corporate-created holiday, but it does provide a nice reminder to appreciate those we love. With gifts, if that's what floats your boat. I know bookish gifts like these certainly float mine...

Personalised anniversary/wedding frame from Suzy Shoppe

10 Things I Love About You Notebook from I Love It All

Alphabet Of Our Love scrapbook from I Love It All

Vintage paper flowers from Creation Faeries

Valentine's Day cards from Conversationals

Cupcake toppers from Kiwi Tini Creations

Letterpress poetry from Presse Dufour

Love blocks from Uniquely Different Too

A Love Story pop-up from Love and Found

Book of Love from 3 Little Pixies

Love print from Print Press by FMT

I Love Books And Tea print from Flourish Campaign

Mini book of love from AMB Jewelry