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Why has Bill Watterson ('Calvin and Hobbes') been retired for so long?

asked Dec 18, 2017 at 19:41

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Did C. S. Lewis support the Ransom Theory in the Chronicles of Narnia?

asked Feb 22, 2017 at 19:43

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Was C. S. Lewis condemning nuclear weapons in The Magician's Nephew?

asked Oct 2, 2017 at 19:43

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Why did Douglas Adams call Paul Neil Milne Johnstone the worst poet?

asked Apr 21, 2018 at 15:05

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Why don't people in the Chronicles of Narnia have trouble "transitioning" back to their old life after extended times in other worlds?

asked Sep 17, 2017 at 5:09

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How much weight should we give authors' declarations of their intent after the fact?

asked Mar 9, 2017 at 18:54

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Were schoolteachers really paid substantially less than $45 per month in 1990s Ukraine?

asked Mar 27 at 13:58

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What happened on April 22, 1838?

asked Oct 22 at 3:50

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What is "Galacian tobacco" and what is its significance?

asked Feb 19 at 20:51

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Why did Bill Watterson choose the character names he did?

asked Aug 13, 2017 at 4:39

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Is John Milton's Lucifer a tragic hero?

asked Mar 26, 2018 at 19:58

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Why couldn't Mr Dobbins become a doctor in "Tom Sawyer"?

asked Feb 7, 2021 at 20:21

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Why did the characters in "No Exit" agree to torment each other?

asked Mar 12, 2017 at 2:13

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Why did the doctor give Count Bezukhov cream of tartar?

asked Feb 22, 2017 at 19:25

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Does C. S. Lewis support annihilationism in The Last Battle?

asked Apr 20, 2017 at 16:28

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Why wasn't O'Brien considered a thought criminal?

asked Jul 19, 2017 at 16:26

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Why didn't The Last Battle mention Susan's reaction to her family's death?

asked Oct 2, 2017 at 16:45

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Does "call me Ishmael" imply that that might not be his real name?

asked May 27, 2018 at 15:14

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Is it reasonable to use the movie version of a book to interpret the book when the same author wrote both?

asked Jan 19, 2019 at 18:50

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Was Edmund in the Narnia series loosely inspired by Edmund in King Lear?

asked Jul 3, 2019 at 17:26

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Do authors who translate their own works tend to do accurate translations?

asked Oct 6, 2017 at 18:34

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Why does the Emperor-Over-the-Sea play such a small role in the Chronicles of Narnia?

asked Sep 20, 2017 at 20:35

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Was the sealed letter ordering Hamlet's death a Biblical reference?

asked Mar 31, 2017 at 21:32

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How did they plan the conspiracy against the Capitol given mass surveilance?

asked Mar 7, 2017 at 19:05

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Is there any significance to Major Major being a Henry Fonda lookalike?

asked Mar 6, 2017 at 21:22

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What is the significance of the fact that the covered wagons were traveling East at the end of Atlas Shrugged?

asked Feb 23, 2017 at 21:14

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Should Go Set a Watchman change our view of Atticus defending Tom Robinson?

asked Feb 26, 2017 at 4:10

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How long did the Pevensies rule in Narnia?

asked Sep 29, 2017 at 17:26

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Did C. S. Lewis ever intend to write about any of the other universes in The Magician's Nephew?

asked Oct 2, 2017 at 17:10

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What does it mean to take iron to a transfer station?

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Why has Bill Watterson ('Calvin and Hobbes') been retired for so long?

Did C. S. Lewis support the Ransom Theory in the Chronicles of Narnia?

Was C. S. Lewis condemning nuclear weapons in The Magician's Nephew?

Why did Douglas Adams call Paul Neil Milne Johnstone the worst poet?

Why don't people in the Chronicles of Narnia have trouble "transitioning" back to their old life after extended times in other worlds?

How much weight should we give authors' declarations of their intent after the fact?

Were schoolteachers really paid substantially less than $45 per month in 1990s Ukraine?

What happened on April 22, 1838?

What is "Galacian tobacco" and what is its significance?

Why did Bill Watterson choose the character names he did?

Is John Milton's Lucifer a tragic hero?

Why couldn't Mr Dobbins become a doctor in "Tom Sawyer"?

Why did the characters in "No Exit" agree to torment each other?

Why did the doctor give Count Bezukhov cream of tartar?

Does C. S. Lewis support annihilationism in The Last Battle?

Why wasn't O'Brien considered a thought criminal?

Why didn't The Last Battle mention Susan's reaction to her family's death?

Does "call me Ishmael" imply that that might not be his real name?

Is it reasonable to use the movie version of a book to interpret the book when the same author wrote both?

Was Edmund in the Narnia series loosely inspired by Edmund in King Lear?

Do authors who translate their own works tend to do accurate translations?

Why does the Emperor-Over-the-Sea play such a small role in the Chronicles of Narnia?

Was the sealed letter ordering Hamlet's death a Biblical reference?

How did they plan the conspiracy against the Capitol given mass surveilance?

Is there any significance to Major Major being a Henry Fonda lookalike?

What is the significance of the fact that the covered wagons were traveling East at the end of Atlas Shrugged?

Should Go Set a Watchman change our view of Atticus defending Tom Robinson?

How long did the Pevensies rule in Narnia?

Did C. S. Lewis ever intend to write about any of the other universes in The Magician's Nephew?

What does it mean to take iron to a transfer station?