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Edgar Allan Poe was big into code cracking. He once challenged readers of a Philadelphia paper to stump him with coded messages, deciphering dozens before having to “swear off” cryptograms forever. More on how code factors into his stories here:
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Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Gold-Bug” (1843)
Poe’s story of a treasure hunt, revealing the fantastical writer’s hyper-rational penchant for cracking codes.
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Entering the US public domain in 2026: Geoffrey Dennis' The End of the World. More info behind window 11 of our advent-style countdown calendar for works entering the #publicdomain on Jan 1st:
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What Will Enter the Public Domain in 2026?
At the start of each year, on January 1st, a new crop of works enter the public domain. Find our highlights of what lies in store for 2026 here.
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Entering the US public domain in 2026: Evelyn Waugh's Vile Bodies. More info behind window 10 of our advent-style countdown calendar for works entering the #publicdomain on Jan 1st:
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What Will Enter the Public Domain in 2026?
At the start of each year, on January 1st, a new crop of works enter the public domain. Find our highlights of what lies in store for 2026 here.
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Pissing at the moon. One of Bruegel the Elder’s Twelve Proverbs (1558), painted on serving plates. After consuming the sweet offered, diners would flip the plates and muse over the imparted wisdom. More here:
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Gustatory Wisdom: Bruegel the Elder’s *Twelve Proverbs* (1558)
Proverbial scenes about human folly painted on serving plates.
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