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Meow the 41st – Curiosity Killed the Cat

But satisfaction brought it back. If proverbs are to be believed, there is obviously no danger in doing investigations and research. Apparently cats have six, seven, or nine lives depending on where they live, and, so by extension, research...

Meow the 36th – Devils, Demons, and More

Literary cats have long been part of human culture. In other words, cat content already existed long before the advent of the internet. In her scholarly article “Devils, Demons, Familiar, Friends” (see also the section Cats on the Net...

Meow the 33rd – Cat Fight

Since 2003 the book series Warrior Cats has been featuring feral cats in a fantasy world created by the authors’ collective known as Erin Hunter. Published by HarperCollins and translated into many languages, more than 50 books, mangas, eBooks,...

Meow the 27th – Literary Cats

Meow the 27th – Literary Cats

Though the word “cat content” is fairly new, cats have featured in literature for a long time. Some famous cat heroes of German literature include Grimm’s “Gestiefelter Kater” (Puss in Boots), Scheffel’s “Kater Hiddigeigei”, Keller’s “Spiegel, das Kätzchen”, and...