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SparkNotes served 6 ads at once, and one student says the study aid is now unusable

A Reddit post about SparkNotes is tapping into the familiar internet-age frustration of a chaotic wall of ads invading nearly every page. In this case, one student told the r/Anticonsumption subreddit ...
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To Meme, or Not to Meme? Meet the 26-Year-Old Woman Behind SparkNotes' Genius Twitter Account

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Mashable

How SparkNotes' social media accounts mastered the art of meme-ing literature

*Shakespeare either rolls over in his grave or decides he loves memes* Credit: mashable composite: JannHuizenga/getty images and sparknotes via Instagram Most millennials know SparkNotes as the ...
Slate

The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan

If a songwriter can win the Nobel Prize for literature, can CliffsNotes be art? During his official lecture recorded on June 4, laureate Bob Dylan described the influence on him of three literary ...
The Harvard Crimson

The Rise and Success of Sparknotes

Once upon a time, two years ago to be precise, four Harvard graduates of the class of 1999—Sam, Max, Eli and Chris—set up shop in a little office in nearby Davis Square. They had a modest income but ...