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Category Archives: PopCulture

My Book Themed Interview

I saw an interview with author, Joshua Ferris, in a recent Entertainment Weekly and thought the series of book-themed questions they asked would be fun to answer for myself… Your Favourite Book As a Child “Child” usually means someone quite young  but honestly, the first book to come to mind when I read this question […]

Posted 25 May 2014 § Library § List § Meme § MemoryLane § Politics § Randomness § Sports § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Tell Me About Your Favourite Book (Without Telling Me The Title or Author)q

A fun question/game in Reddit’s r/books sub-reddit.

Posted 23 May 2014 § FridayFunLink ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Big Changes at MetaFilter

I don’t hang out there nearly as much as I used to (and worse, a lot of my “community web site” time has shifted to <gasp> Reddit!) so it was a bit of a shock to see a librarian colleague post on Facebook about the big changes happening at MetaFilter. Cash-strapped after a recent downturn […]

Posted 21 May 2014 § Family § Internet § Jobs § Library § MemoryLane § Politics § Randomness § Technology § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Too Many Tabs Tuesday

The Stanley Cup playoffs are heating up but it’s still the off season for some teams.  The official Twitter accounts of the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Tampa Bay Lightning engaged in what is perhaps the world’s first game of Twitter Tac Toe! “Dad Jokes” are shorthand for lame jokes that inevitably get groans from […]

Posted 20 May 2014 § Family § Humour § Infographic § List § Randomness § Sports § Travel § UK § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , , , , , ,

Music Monday – “How I wonder where you are”

“Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” as a history of recorded music… “Twinkle Twinkle” – Scott Brandlee

Posted 19 May 2014 § MusicMonday § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – Pro Wrestling 101

Former WWE B-level star, Justin Credible is releasing a great series of videos covering all kinds of behind-the-scenes info about the world of pro wrestling…  

Posted 16 May 2014 § FridayFunLink § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) °

Too Many Tabs Tuesday

Some of the times science fiction led to science fact What Your Country Says About Your Reading Habits What’s the single biggest mistake parents can make? (AskReddit) 40 Ways Kids Ruin Everything Good In This World (very funny!) How The Working Class Was Forgotten 10 Segments That Make Us Ashamed To Be Wrestling Fans And one […]

Posted 06 May 2014 § Baby § Canada § Humour § Politics § Sad § UK § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Music Monday – “Christians have their hymns and pages/Hava nagila’s for the Jews/Baptists have the Rock of Ages/Atheists just sing the blues”

A co-worker sent me this knowing I’d get a kick out of it… “Atheists Don’t Have No Songs” – Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers

Posted 05 May 2014 § Humour § MusicMonday § Video § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Coldplay Sends Fans on Quest to Find Hidden Lyrics in Libraries

No matter what you think of Coldplay, this is a pretty cool idea that might promote libraries to some folks who otherwise wouldn’t come through our doors (although as one librarian quipped, “I hope they make a donation to help cover the costs of a bunch of crazed fans ripping the stacks apart!”)

Posted 30 April 2014 § Library § Randomness § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – The Most Famous Book Set In Each of the 50 States

Earlier this week, I posted an infographic of the most famous brand from each US state. Soon after, I came across a similar graphic which features (arguably) the most famous book set in every state…

Posted 25 April 2014 § FridayFunLink § Infographic § List § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,