Posts tagged: Edgar Allan Poe

Did Edgar Allan Poe Die of Rabies?

His death was long blamed on liquor or sheer craziness, but the famous author may actually have fallen victim to “an unrecorded animal exposure.”

Is the Poe Toaster Toast?

Edgar Allan Poe’s secret admirer failed to show up for the second year in a row. Four imposters gave it a shot, though.

2009: Phil Sees His Shadow

Six more weeks of winter. Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow.Phil also slipped in a slightly clumsy promo for the local football team:”Hear Ye Hear YeOn Gobbler’s Knob this glorious Groundhog Day, Feb. 2, 2009 Punxsutawney Phil, Seer of Seers…Proclaimed that his beloved Pittsburgh Steelers were World Champions one more time