If you're a music fan, one of the rules is that there must be one song each year that becomes your Song of Summer. Criteria for a successful Song of Summer include originality, catchiness and general sense of fun. Ability to play the song about eight zillion times in a row, preferably in a car […]
Whenever one of those “100 Books You Must Read” lists come out, I'm always a bit ashamed that, even as a former English major, I find that I've barely read any of them.But now, finally, a list where I have read, well, about the same proportion as any other “Top 100 Books” list. 100 Must-Read […]
Sometimes it's the stupidest things that make you realise how amazing and cool and awesome the Internet truly is. Yesterday, we saw a fire truck leaving its station while we were out and about and, for the first time in about, oh, twenty-five years, I thought about a TV show I loved as a kid […]
Seems counter-intuitive but apparently a Slice of the German Wikipedia is to Be Captured on Paper. (via Sandra M.)
I'm sure you've heard that JK Rowling is suing an encylopedic fan site dedicated to her novels for daring to publish a 10 000 print run book based on the site's original-but-based-on-the-novels content. The following is one of the tamer passages from Scott Card's article: Rowling's hypocrisy is so thick I can hardly breathe: Prior […]
Book beer pairings sees authors suggesting brews that are best enjoyed with their work. What brews go with your favourite books – a very important question for the ages.In semi-related news, the next “Books to Beers and Stacks to Snacks” social gathering will happen following the final day of the SLA conference, Saturday May 3 […]
I heard “Sliver” by Nirvana on the Regina community radio station this morning and it made me think of Pace's current trick. He now understands that Shea sometimes leaves the room or isn't in his line of sight. He still doesn't understand that she always come back. So as soon as it happens, he FREAKS […]
[Edit: Here's a post I did on an Ask MetaFilter thread on the same subject.] Talking about some of the most useful sites online during the past three months mixed with my ongoing interest in online broadcasting inspired me come up with the following list:Five Things The Internet Is Killing1. The Music Industry– I saw […]
The Globe and Mail recently had an article on the benefits of reading and good literacy to your health (PDF). This is probably not a huge surprise but lines like “While we obsess about our weight, blood pressure and cholesterol levels, the single best predictor of good health and longevity is probably literacy.” are pretty […]
