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30400 | Adobe: Thanksgiving US online sales nudge up to $5.6B; Salesforce: $31.7B spent globally
retail sites, 100 million SKUs and 18 product categories. Salesforce says it taps data from 1.5 billion consumers in its research. (Both companies work with a number of giant and smaller retailers, so they have the infrastructure t... |
30401 | Adobe: Thanksgiving US online sales nudge up to $5.6B; Salesforce: $31.7B spent globally
(Both companies work with a number of giant and smaller retailers, so they have the infrastructure to provide this kind of intel to these customers on an ongoing basis.)
Breaking out some of the trends in how people are shopping:
... |
30402 | Adobe: Thanksgiving US online sales nudge up to $5.6B; Salesforce: $31.7B spent globally
Breaking out some of the trends in how people are shopping:
— Overall, desktop sales are still exceeding other kinds of screens when it comes to conversions and number of items purchased, but mobile is the standout device in the e... |
30403 | Adobe: Thanksgiving US online sales nudge up to $5.6B; Salesforce: $31.7B spent globally
Breaking out some of the trends in how people are shopping:
— Overall, desktop sales are still exceeding other kinds of screens when it comes to conversions and number of items purchased, but mobile is the standout device in the e... |
30404 | Adobe: Thanksgiving US online sales nudge up to $5.6B; Salesforce: $31.7B spent globally
— More on mobile: Salesforce said that for the day, mobile accounted for 79% of all online traffic globally and 82% in the U.S., and that mobile wallets were really making a mark for reducing some of the buying friction on the smal... |
30405 | Adobe: Thanksgiving US online sales nudge up to $5.6B; Salesforce: $31.7B spent globally
— More on mobile: Salesforce said that for the day, mobile accounted for 79% of all online traffic globally and 82% in the U.S., and that mobile wallets were really making a mark for reducing some of the buying friction on the smal... |
30406 | Adobe: Thanksgiving US online sales nudge up to $5.6B; Salesforce: $31.7B spent globally
Apple Pay saw transactions up by 47% compared to 44% up for all mobile wallets overall. Social on mobile — think Instagram links, TikTok and Snapchat — has become an influencer in itself. These collectively accounted for 13% of all... |
30407 | Adobe: Thanksgiving US online sales nudge up to $5.6B; Salesforce: $31.7B spent globally
Apple Pay saw transactions up by 47% compared to 44% up for all mobile wallets overall. Social on mobile — think Instagram links, TikTok and Snapchat — has become an influencer in itself. These collectively accounted for 13% of all... |
30408 | Adobe: Thanksgiving US online sales nudge up to $5.6B; Salesforce: $31.7B spent globally
Social on mobile — think Instagram links, TikTok and Snapchat — has become an influencer in itself. These collectively accounted for 13% of all traffic referrals to sites. Notably, they are not where the purchases are being made fo... |
30409 | Adobe: Thanksgiving US online sales nudge up to $5.6B; Salesforce: $31.7B spent globally
These collectively accounted for 13% of all traffic referrals to sites. Notably, they are not where the purchases are being made for the most part, though.
“Mobile traffic and sales are soaring as people are on the go once again t... |
30410 | Adobe: Thanksgiving US online sales nudge up to $5.6B; Salesforce: $31.7B spent globally
Notably, they are not where the purchases are being made for the most part, though.
“Mobile traffic and sales are soaring as people are on the go once again this holiday weekend,” said Salesforce VP and GM, Retail, Rob Garf, in a ... |
30411 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
The second of Sinner’s Djokovic victories came in Italy’s impressive Davis Cup semi-final triumph over Serbia, after saving three consecutive match points on serve, before besting the world No.1 again in the doubles. World No.4 Sinner, ... |
30412 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
The second of Sinner’s Djokovic victories came in Italy’s impressive Davis Cup semi-final triumph over Serbia, after saving three consecutive match points on serve, before besting the world No.1 again in the doubles. World No.4 Sinner, ... |
30413 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
World No.4 Sinner, coached by Australia’s Darren Cahill, is the first player to topple Djokovic twice in the same season since Russia’s Daniil Medvedev in 2019. Italian teammates Lorenzo Sonego and Jannik Sinner will face Australia in t... |
30414 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
Italian teammates Lorenzo Sonego and Jannik Sinner will face Australia in the Davis Cup final. Credit: Getty However, if Popyrin can get the job done in the No.2 singles then Australia will, at minimum, reach the doubles with a live cha... |
30415 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
Credit: Getty However, if Popyrin can get the job done in the No.2 singles then Australia will, at minimum, reach the doubles with a live chance, and a good one, with 2022 Wimbledon champions Max Purcell and Matt Ebden to be unleashed. ... |
30416 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
The query is whether Italian captain Filippo Volandri will turn to Lorenzo Musetti, who battled a leg issue at the end of his three-set loss to Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic, or one of Lorenzo Sonego or Matteo Arnaldi.
Popyrin won his onl... |
30417 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
The query is whether Italian captain Filippo Volandri will turn to Lorenzo Musetti, who battled a leg issue at the end of his three-set loss to Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic, or one of Lorenzo Sonego or Matteo Arnaldi.
Popyrin won his onl... |
30418 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
Popyrin won his only ATP Tour clash with Musetti – who has been as high as No.15 in the world – in a tight two-setter at last year’s Miami Masters, but the emerging Italian claimed three of their four showdowns at the next level down. H... |
30419 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
Popyrin won his only ATP Tour clash with Musetti – who has been as high as No.15 in the world – in a tight two-setter at last year’s Miami Masters, but the emerging Italian claimed three of their four showdowns at the next level down. H... |
30420 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
He is yet to play against Sonego, who Arthurs expects to play. “I’m assuming they will back in Popyrin because he played pretty well a couple of nights ago, and with his firepower – he’s probably the key to the tie,” Arthurs said. “He’s... |
30421 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
He is yet to play against Sonego, who Arthurs expects to play. “I’m assuming they will back in Popyrin because he played pretty well a couple of nights ago, and with his firepower – he’s probably the key to the tie,” Arthurs said. “He’s... |
30422 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
“I’m assuming they will back in Popyrin because he played pretty well a couple of nights ago, and with his firepower – he’s probably the key to the tie,” Arthurs said. “He’s showing all the signs of becoming a top-25 player in the next ... |
30423 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
Alexei Popyrin celebrates with Australian captain Lleyton Hewitt after his Davis Cup win. Credit: Getty Images “These moments can be a big springboard for someone like Alexei. He’s a confidence player, and this is a very big moment – wh... |
30424 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
Credit: Getty Images “These moments can be a big springboard for someone like Alexei. He’s a confidence player, and this is a very big moment – whoever he plays, Musetti or Sonego. But he’s got to go out and embrace the moment, and he’s... |
30425 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
Credit: Getty Images “These moments can be a big springboard for someone like Alexei. He’s a confidence player, and this is a very big moment – whoever he plays, Musetti or Sonego. But he’s got to go out and embrace the moment, and he’s... |
30426 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
He’s a confidence player, and this is a very big moment – whoever he plays, Musetti or Sonego. But he’s got to go out and embrace the moment, and he’s the type of player who will enjoy it.
“I’d love to give de Minaur a chance with his ... |
30427 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
“I’d love to give de Minaur a chance with his fighting abilities, but the way Sinner has played the last six months, you’d have to say Sinner is the favourite.” Loading Hewitt animatedly embraced Popyrin after his straight-sets victory ... |
30428 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
Australia could also turn to an alternative No.2 singles option, with Jordan Thompson and Purcell waiting in the wings. “It’s everybody’s dream to play for their country,” Popyrin said. “I looked up to Lleyton, looked up to all the olde... |
30429 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
Australia could also turn to an alternative No.2 singles option, with Jordan Thompson and Purcell waiting in the wings. “It’s everybody’s dream to play for their country,” Popyrin said. “I looked up to Lleyton, looked up to all the olde... |
30430 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
“I looked up to Lleyton, looked up to all the older Aussie legends. To be able to put on the green and gold, to be able to go out there and play for your country, no matter the format, if it’s this Davis Cup or the old Davis Cup, you gi... |
30431 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
“It’s nerves, it’s pressure – you’re playing for everybody back home. It’s something that nothing will ever compare to ... it really was the biggest moment of my career to get the first live rubber win, to get one foot into the final. I... |
30432 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
“It’s nerves, it’s pressure – you’re playing for everybody back home. It’s something that nothing will ever compare to ... it really was the biggest moment of my career to get the first live rubber win, to get one foot into the final. I... |
30433 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
It was something that I’ll never forget.” Loading Australia, who lost last year’s final to Canada, has enjoyed a soft run on paper to this year’s decider, eliminating the Czech Republic and Finland – with neither country boasting a top-... |
30434 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
Canada defeated Italy in the Davis Cup round-robin matches in September, but bowed out to Finland in the knockout stage without Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov, who have both battled injury and form. The final is due to start... |
30435 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
The final is due to start at 2am AEDT on Monday and will be broadcast on 9GEM.
Sinner ends Djoker’s Davis Cup dream Novak Djokovic’s dream of capping his great season by blasting Serbia past Australia in the Davis Cup final was blown u... |
30436 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
Sinner ends Djoker’s Davis Cup dream Novak Djokovic’s dream of capping his great season by blasting Serbia past Australia in the Davis Cup final was blown up by Jannik Sinner’s extraordinary double triumph over the world No.1. Instead, ... |
30437 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
Instead, in the Davis Cup final in Malaga, Australia will face an Italy team running hot on the heroics of their golden boy Sinner, who beat Djokovic in both the singles and the doubles in the space of five exhilarating hours in their s... |
30438 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
Jannik Sinner saved three match points before going on to beat Novak Djokovic. Credit: Getty Images In one of the great Davis Cup rubbers, Djokovic had held three match points against Sinner and was on the verge of a completing a relati... |
30439 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
Credit: Getty Images In one of the great Davis Cup rubbers, Djokovic had held three match points against Sinner and was on the verge of a completing a relatively workaday 2-0 victory for the Serbs.
But for only the fourth time in his u... |
30440 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
But for only the fourth time in his unparalleled career, Djokovic was beaten from match-point up as Sinner roared back to complete his second victory over the master in just 12 days, winning 6-2, 2-6, 7-5. The 22-year-old Sinner, by now... |
30441 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
The 22-year-old Sinner, by now an irresistible force, then re-emerged to team up with Lorenzo Sonego and spray massive forehand winners around liberally as they outplayed a by now weary-looking Djokovic and Miomir Kecmanovic 6-3, 6-4. D... |
30442 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
Djokovic had three match points in the singles rubber. Credit: Getty Images It was a crushing end to Djokovic’s hopes of ending his triumphant season, which has featured three grand slam victories and an ATP finals showdown victory over... |
30443 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
After telling fans to “shut up” earlier in the week, he again got irritated with the crowd in the doubles, pretending to be the conductor to the Italian fans’ deafening chorus, but though he may be the greatest player who ever picked up... |
30444 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
His serve was broken in the first set and his court positioning left a big hole for Sinner to blast his forehand through the world No.1 and Kecmanovic, who had earlier worn down Lorenzo Musetti 6-7 (7-9), 6-2, 6-1 in the tie’s opening s... |
30445 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
His serve was broken in the first set and his court positioning left a big hole for Sinner to blast his forehand through the world No.1 and Kecmanovic, who had earlier worn down Lorenzo Musetti 6-7 (7-9), 6-2, 6-1 in the tie’s opening s... |
30446 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
The tie, though, will forever be remembered for Sinner’s comeback triumph in their third brilliant singles duel in less than a fortnight. This time, the Sinner of the Turin group stages re-emerged, the young titan reprising his victory ... |
30447 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
Here he did something even more astonishing when, after soaking up immense pressure throughout the deciding set, he stared at 0-40 on his serve at 4-5. Yet the 22-year-old proved absolutely nerveless, firing down an ace to save the thir... |
30448 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
Here he did something even more astonishing when, after soaking up immense pressure throughout the deciding set, he stared at 0-40 on his serve at 4-5. Yet the 22-year-old proved absolutely nerveless, firing down an ace to save the thir... |
30449 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
Yet the 22-year-old proved absolutely nerveless, firing down an ace to save the third of the three match points, and then immediately turning the tables by breaking Djokovic in the very next game amid wild Italian celebrations in the st... |
30450 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
Yet the 22-year-old proved absolutely nerveless, firing down an ace to save the third of the three match points, and then immediately turning the tables by breaking Djokovic in the very next game amid wild Italian celebrations in the st... |
30451 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
Sinner then served out for a famous win, ending Djokovic’s cherished unbeaten 21-singles winning streak in the Davis Cup and becoming the first man since 2019 to beat the Serb in singles twice in the same year. The drama between the two... |
30452 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
The drama between the two rivals wasn’t over, as the two teams inevitably both drafted in their top singles players into the doubles decider. Sinner was again magnificent and still looking ominously fresh after more than four hours on c... |
30453 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
The beneficiaries of all this? Lleyton Hewitt’s Australian side, who were happily enjoying a day’s rest at their team hotel further down the Costa del Sol, watching the drama unfold on TV.
While the Italy tie didn’t finish until 8.15pm... |
30454 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
While the Italy tie didn’t finish until 8.15pm after a noon start, Alex de Minaur and co should be fresh for combat in Sunday afternoon’s (Monday AEDT) final as they seek to lift the Davis Cup for the first time in 20 years. AAP De Mina... |
30455 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
Following their 2-0 victory over Finland in Friday’s semi-final, executed superbly without a dropped set in singles wins for Alexei Popyrin and Alex de Minaur, team captain Hewitt said he couldn’t be prouder of their achievement in maki... |
30456 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
Following their 2-0 victory over Finland in Friday’s semi-final, executed superbly without a dropped set in singles wins for Alexei Popyrin and Alex de Minaur, team captain Hewitt said he couldn’t be prouder of their achievement in maki... |
30457 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
And even though they’ll be facing either a Serbian side led by world No.1 Novak Djokovic or an Italian team inspired by young superstar Jannik Sinner in Sunday’s (Monday AEDT) final, the inspirational de Minaur was adamant: “No one real... |
30458 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
Alex de Minaur stretches to return the ball against Finland’s Emil Ruusuvuori. Credit: AP It had followed a superb win from teammate Popyrin, who defied jangling nerves to earn a 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 victory over Otto Virtanen. It meant the A... |
30459 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
Alex de Minaur stretches to return the ball against Finland’s Emil Ruusuvuori. Credit: AP It had followed a superb win from teammate Popyrin, who defied jangling nerves to earn a 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 victory over Otto Virtanen. It meant the A... |
30460 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
Credit: AP It had followed a superb win from teammate Popyrin, who defied jangling nerves to earn a 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 victory over Otto Virtanen. It meant the Australians’ crack doubles team of Max Purcell and Matt Ebden weren’t even neede... |
30461 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
It meant the Australians’ crack doubles team of Max Purcell and Matt Ebden weren’t even needed.
It will be Australia’s 49th appearance in the Davis Cup final, as they seek the trophy for the 29th t28-time champions Australia, in a 49th... |
30462 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
It will be Australia’s 49th appearance in the Davis Cup final, as they seek the trophy for the 29th t28-time champions Australia, in a 49th final, seek a first win in the World Cup of men’s tennis in 20 years. “We’re a very solid squad,... |
30463 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
“We’re a very solid squad, a lot of depth in every single position, and if we can get ourselves to a deciding doubles, we’ve got an unbelievable pairing as well,” de Minaur said. “So we singles guys have just got do our best to try and ... |
30464 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
“So we singles guys have just got do our best to try and get a win and let the doubles guys do the job. “Hopefully we can go one better this year,” he added, recalling the 2-0 defeat by Canada in 2022. De Minaur had been the hero on Wed... |
30465 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
“Hopefully we can go one better this year,” he added, recalling the 2-0 defeat by Canada in 2022. De Minaur had been the hero on Wednesday, pulling out an extraordinary comeback win over Jiri Lehecka with Australia on the verge of defea... |
30466 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
“Hopefully we can go one better this year,” he added, recalling the 2-0 defeat by Canada in 2022. De Minaur had been the hero on Wednesday, pulling out an extraordinary comeback win over Jiri Lehecka with Australia on the verge of defea... |
30467 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
De Minaur had been the hero on Wednesday, pulling out an extraordinary comeback win over Jiri Lehecka with Australia on the verge of defeat in their quarter-final with the Czech Republic.
But he was happy to pass the laurels to Popyrin... |
30468 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
De Minaur had been the hero on Wednesday, pulling out an extraordinary comeback win over Jiri Lehecka with Australia on the verge of defeat in their quarter-final with the Czech Republic.
But he was happy to pass the laurels to Popyrin... |
30469 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
But he was happy to pass the laurels to Popyrin, a late squad replacement who’d been asked to take on the troublesome “second singles” role by Hewitt. Loading “Alexei hasn’t played for Australia in a very long time [two years], had a ma... |
30470 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
Popyrin managed to deliver a rock solid game, making only 11 unforced errors to his erratic opponent’s 25, to prevail in just under an hour-and-a-half. “It was probably the biggest win of my career,” he admitted. “To win a match that me... |
30471 | ‘Biggest win of my career’: De Minaur, Popyrin power Australia into Davis Cup final
“It was probably the biggest win of my career,” he admitted. “To win a match that means so much to us, it’s an honour and something I’ll never forget. Nothing compares to this.
“I thought I was ready but when I came out and heard the t... |
30472 | A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires
Vampire fiction has a long and distinguished pedigree in English. From the moment that Robert Southey introduced the British Isles to the concept of the coffin-sleeping undead at the turn of the 19th century, the authors of vampiric stories have mirrored t... |
30473 | A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires
Vampire fiction has a long and distinguished pedigree in English. From the moment that Robert Southey introduced the British Isles to the concept of the coffin-sleeping undead at the turn of the 19th century, the authors of vampiric stories have mirrored t... |
30474 | A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires
We're spending a week diving deep into the stories behind your favorite vampires. Who says we only get to celebrate vampires at Halloween?
And yet, scholars have largely turned a blind eye to one lingering question: Which of these authors were, themselves... |
30475 | A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires
And yet, scholars have largely turned a blind eye to one lingering question: Which of these authors were, themselves, nosferatu? Was night-stalking Lord Byron secretly a daywalker? Could it be that Anne Rice’s innate understanding of deathless sexiness is ... |
30476 | A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires
Was night-stalking Lord Byron secretly a daywalker? Could it be that Anne Rice’s innate understanding of deathless sexiness is itself a result of her fellowship in the camp of the undead?
Until we understand which writers have been secretly propagandizing... |
30477 | A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires
Until we understand which writers have been secretly propagandizing for Dracular overlords, our understanding of the place of vampires in anglophone culture will never be fully complete. So in the interest of bettering the cause of human understanding and ... |
30478 | A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires
So in the interest of bettering the cause of human understanding and avoidance of unwilling resurrection, we present the following field guide to secretly vampiric authors, past and present.
John William Polidori
Best-known vampire book: The Vampyre (181... |
30479 | A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires
John William Polidori
Best-known vampire book: The Vampyre (1819)
While the concept of vampires goes back at least as far as Balkan folktales from the middle ages or earlier, its history in the English-speaking world began in earnest with Dr. John Willia... |
30480 | A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires
John William Polidori’s novel The Vampyre at the turn of the 19th century. The book itself has as high-class an origin as any bloodsucker book could ask for, having been born at a Swiss chalet, in the same spooky story contest where Mary Shelley hatched th... |
30481 | A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires
The book itself has as high-class an origin as any bloodsucker book could ask for, having been born at a Swiss chalet, in the same spooky story contest where Mary Shelley hatched the idea for Frankenstein. The contest entry for another participant, Lord By... |
30482 | A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires
The contest entry for another participant, Lord Byron, was the tale of an aristocratic Englishman who is secretly an ancient, unkillable force of evil. Being too lazy to actually write the story himself, Byron passed along the idea to his personal physicia... |
30483 | A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires
Being too lazy to actually write the story himself, Byron passed along the idea to his personal physician and party guest, Polidori, who spun it out into his novel three years later.
Polidori had always had an adorably puppy dog-ish devotion to Byron — th... |
30484 | A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires
So it’s not surprising to see the doctor’s depiction of the book’s vampiric main character, Lord Ruthven, take on a certain erotic charge. Ruthven is described as cruelly sadistic, mockingly contemptuous of others, yet desperately desired by those around h... |
30485 | A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires
So it’s not surprising to see the doctor’s depiction of the book’s vampiric main character, Lord Ruthven, take on a certain erotic charge. Ruthven is described as cruelly sadistic, mockingly contemptuous of others, yet desperately desired by those around h... |
30486 | A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires
He is, in other words, a pathetically obvious stand-in for Byron himself, and Polidori’s almost unwilling attraction to his questionable friend marks him out as a classic human thrall of an undead overlord.
Verdict: Not a vampire, but Byron… vampire all t... |
30487 | A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires
Stoker’s story of a Transylvanian count who takes residence in the U.K. in order to launch a centuries-old plan of vampiric conquest and enslavement became the source of pastiches, spinoffs, and cliches almost from the moment it arrived. As a result, its i... |
30488 | A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires
in order to launch a centuries-old plan of vampiric conquest and enslavement became the source of pastiches, spinoffs, and cliches almost from the moment it arrived. As a result, its influence codified many of the basic elements of vampire storytelling for... |
30489 | A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires
Stoker’s own biography is almost the inverse of his noble-born immortal count, but it’s still fittingly enigmatic for the writer of the seminal work of undead fiction. Born to a middle-class Protestant Irish family in the 1840s, Stoker’s life grew progress... |
30490 | A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires
Stoker’s own biography is almost the inverse of his noble-born immortal count, but it’s still fittingly enigmatic for the writer of the seminal work of undead fiction. Born to a middle-class Protestant Irish family in the 1840s, Stoker’s life grew progress... |
30491 | A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires
Born to a middle-class Protestant Irish family in the 1840s, Stoker’s life grew progressively more bizarre: Among other things, he took a keen interest in the occult studies of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, as well as the history and practices of ... |
30492 | A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires
Cultivating a public reputation? Seeking inspiration for a never-materialized new hit story? Perhaps. Then again, it’s just possible that somewhere along the way, Stoker had acquired a membership to the most elite secret society of all.
Verdict: Vampire
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30493 | A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires
Perhaps. Then again, it’s just possible that somewhere along the way, Stoker had acquired a membership to the most elite secret society of all.
Verdict: Vampire
Stephen King
Best-known vampire book: ’Salem’s Lot (1975)
’Salem’s Lot, Stephen King’s seco... |
30494 | A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires
If the vampire stories of the Victorian era had used their monstrous antagonists as allegories for the deepest fears of the fading 19th century, King’s novel was an encapsulation of post-Watergate suspicions that government corruption had infected all leve... |
30495 | A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires
If the vampire stories of the Victorian era had used their monstrous antagonists as allegories for the deepest fears of the fading 19th century, King’s novel was an encapsulation of post-Watergate suspicions that government corruption had infected all leve... |
30496 | A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires
But just as notable as King’s modernizing of the vampire novel is his decided and inarguable resemblance to creature of the night himself.
In addition to famously dwelling in the least accessible reaches of rural New England, and maintaining a schedule, l... |
30497 | A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires
He’s not only a vampire, but it could be reasonably argued that he’s not even trying very hard to hide it. Still, given King’s recent and high-profile stances against corporate power and in favor of trans rights, it has to be admitted that he makes a stron... |
30498 | A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires
Still, given King’s recent and high-profile stances against corporate power and in favor of trans rights, it has to be admitted that he makes a strong case for vampire kind.
Verdict: Vampire (complimentary)
Anne Rice
Best-known vampire books: The Vampir... |
30499 | A field guide to the vampire authors who were probably vampires
Verdict: Vampire (complimentary)
Anne Rice
Best-known vampire books: The Vampire Chronicles series (1976-2018)
Ever since the Victorian era, vampires in fiction have stood in for all the sexual urges, temptations, and repressed fears burbling below the ... |
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