Things We Forget

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  • The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

    Holden Caulfield is less a voice of a generation and more an exhausting, privileged teenager trapped…

  • The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    Jay Gatsby’s lavish parties cannot hide the hollow core of this over-analyzed novel. The characters are…

  • Harry Potter

    I think Harry Potter is overrated. I adored the books as a child, but frankly, the…

  • Mary Anning (1799-1847)

    Mary Anning (1799–1847) was an English fossil collector and self-taught paleontologist. Her discoveries on the Dorset…

  • Taylor Swift

    Taylor Swift is an icon. She is the highest-grossing live music artist of all time, and…

  • Cleopatra

    Cleapartra was a skilled leader and created relationships between powerful people. She secured Egypt’s independence from…

  • Anna Sorkin

    Anna Sorkin posed as Anna Delvey, who dominated New York city’s social and art scene from…

  • Harriet Tubman (1822-1913)

    Harriet Tubman is one of the most underrated people in history because she returned to slave…

  • Women

    Underrated people in history include Marie Curie, the first person to win two Nobel prizes, and…

  • Lamby

    Lamby, or a white, stuffed anthropomorphized lamb in green overalls. She slept in the crook of…