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FTRW 2010 – Expanded Version of "The Diary of Anne Frank" Pulled From Classrooms in Virginia School

I think it's fair to say that the majority of the battles around Freedom of Expression are taking place in schools these days.  “The Diary of Anne Frank”

FTRW 2010 – Music Monday – "I guess there's gotta be a break in the monotony/But jesus when it rains, how it pours."

It's February which means Freedom to Read Week is coming at the end of the month.  Every year, I try to do a few posts during that week

The Invention of Lying – Mini-Review

We watched Ricky Gervais' “The Invention of Lying” tonight and it's a fairly subversive comedy in a thematic area that doesn't get a lot of attention from Hollywood. 

20 Best Books of the Decade

Yay – finally a best books list where I've actually read most of them!

The Seven Main Plots in All of Literature

An oldie but a goodie from libraryland's own Jessamyn West, here's a list of the seven core plots in literature I found via a recent Reddit post.  I

Using (Used?) Books For Political Statements: A Bookstore in Li'l London Protests the Proroguing Parliament

I really miss the used bookstore scene of London, ON.  For all the abuse the city takes for its Ugg-centered social scene and lack of cultural amenities, I

A Few Random Book Lists

“What Three Books Should You Read To Better Understand Humanity?”  (via Reddit)“What's the Most Eye-Opening Non-Fiction Book You've Ever Read?” (via Reddit)And if fiction is more to your

The Most Pirated Movie of 2009 Is Also One of The Year's Most Profitable

Boldly contradicting themselves like they have many times before, movie execs cite the quickly shakey-cammed “Star Trek” as an example of how Internet piracy is devastating their industry

Bono's Ten Ideas For the Next Ten Years

The Messiah Bono, leader of the band, Four Wise Men U2 moonlights as an op-ed columnist for the New York Times among other things.  Here's his latest contribution

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