Mary Shelley was born on this day in 1797.

“Sure, maybe it’s just your generic “this old house is full of seeeeeecrets and andirons you could never find at Restoration Hardware” schtick, but, let’s face it, everyone who wrote after du Maurier owes a debt to du Maurier.” – Talking a little Daphne du Maurier at The Awl.

Well it’s officially the end of the world: They’re allowing denim in the Yale Club.

Joshua Cohen’s Four New Messages is reviewed at The Millions.

So President Obama went on Reddit…

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