“Consider the Lobster” is one of four (how'd that happen?) books I currently have on the go (the others – “Convergence Culture”, one about contrarian management principles which I can't remember the title of – probably “Contrarian Management”, and buzz book of the moment, “Twilight”.)One of the essays in the first book on that list […]
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Music Monday – "I don't need to sell my soul/He's already in me"
Various Britpop bands are currently in various states of planning their reunion tours…
The Daily Show Looks at the Canadian Political Crisis
Comedy Central in the US won't allow Canadians to watch their clips so if you want to be legal, you have to watch The Comedy Network version of this clip that is viewable by Canadians…or, like everything else, you can just watch it on YouTube. Great system there, guys. Way to go!
Online Public Domain Children's Literature
“The Baldwin Project seeks to make available online a comprehensive collection of resources for parents and teachers of children. Our focus, initially, is on literature for children that is in the public domain in the United States. This includes all works first published before 1923.”Many of the texts include illustrations from the original book, such […]
Finding New Books
A couple sites I've come across to help if you're selecting titles for your public library…The Early Word blog is awesome for not only listing what the new books are but doing a bit of analysis of why they're gaining in popularity and taking a look at whether they're being held in various libraries. ReadersAdvice […]
Some Random Thoughts on the Sask Book Awards
Went to the Sask Book Awards tonight and if I'm counting right, it was my 10th anniversary attending the event. (I've gone every year since 1997 except for 2006 when a little side trip to Ontario got in the way. And even that year, as I was wrapping up my time at FIMS, I was […]
Friday Fun Link – First Annual Head Tale Xmas Used Book Exchange (Nov 21, 2008)
I found the Secret Santa site, Elfster, via MetaFilter and thought I'd give it a shot on this blog. Odds are, if you're reading this blog, you're a book lover who has a living space full of books you'll likely never get around to reading or will never read again. So here's what I'm proposing: […]
The Monty Python Channel on YouTube
This is pretty funny and also somewhat groundbreaking. (I'm sure some other entertainment entity has put everything they own the rights to up on YouTube by now, haven't they?)
Take Environmental Responsiblity for Your Reading (And a Great Story About "The Unknownable Bottom Line")
Eco-libris is a site where you can pay to have one tree planted for every book that you've read (or bought or whatever “balance” you want to create.) The cost is just under $1 per book – a small price to pay (er, not that I will be anytime soon but the concept has lots […]
100 Movie Spoilers in 5 Minutes
To me a spoiler is revealing a secret or an unexpected twist. Some of these are not spoilers (“The Ducks win”? “Meg Ryan ends up with Tom Hanks”? No shit – haven't you ever seen a Hollywood movie before?). But the idea's still fun.