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FTRW 2016 – Day Four – Obama’s Nominee for Librarian of Congress Kicks Ass!

I feel like this year’s Freedom to Read Week series is a bit more toned down than the usual controversial swear-fest I enjoy creating each year. But there are things that happen on a less provocative level that have impacts on librarianship, censorship and access to information even if they don’t get an “R” rated […]

Posted 24 February 2016 § Censorship § Internet § Jobs § Library § News § Politics § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

FTRW 2016 – Day Three – Political Censorship Ad

Watching the Democratic Presidential Town Hall so thought I’d post this (in)appropriate ad I came across on Reddit. To tie it back to censorship in a more serious fashion, it’s more important to remember that in various sectors but especially in politics, censorship isn’t just about the outright suppression of ideas – it also happens […]

Posted 23 February 2016 § Censorship § Humour § Internet § Library § News § Politics § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

#FTRW 2016 – Day Two – Music Monday – Most Controversial Music Videos of All-Time

Take your pick. Here’s #1 on the list which was pretty controversial (by design) at the time back in 1989 but seems relatively tame now…    

Posted 22 February 2016 § Canada § Censorship § Library § MusicMonday § News § PopCulture § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

FTRW 2016 – Day One – Violent Video Games

It’s the most wonderful time of the (fucking) year!  😉 Yes, it’s Freedom to Read Week again, a holiday celebrated by librarians, writers, book lovers, artists, filmmakers and anyone else interested in the issue of censorship and free expression. As usual, I’m planning to do a week of posts on different topics to do with […]

Posted 21 February 2016 § Canada § Censorship § Humour § Internet § Library § Pace § PopCulture § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Breakdown of Swearing in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”

Posted 24 April 2015 § Censorship § FridayFunLink § Infographic § MemoryLane § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Some Resonant, Relevant Quotes on Free Speech and the Charlie Hebdo Massacre From The #MetaFilter Thread #jesuischarlie

So I wrote about the Charlie Hebdo massacre in a rather rambling manner the other day. I’m still thinking about what happened a lot – the conflict between unrestrained freedom of speech defenders (here!) and a sort of “Can’t we all get along/be kind and non-offensive to everyone” reaction which I have some sympathy to but […]

Posted 11 January 2015 § Censorship § Humour § Library § LibrarySchool § Politics § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Why Librarians Defend The Right To Watch Porn at the Library

This is a great article on an important topic but my short answer is this: “Beyond limits set by the existing laws of the land, no one should have right to tell anyone else what they can read/watch/listen to.  Period.” To expand on this a bit… I’ve seen patrons watching things that are a lot […]

Posted 14 December 2014 § Censorship § Library § MemoryLane § Politics § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged:

Saturday Snap – Freedom to Read Week Display @officialRPL Regent Place Branch

It’s actually kind of goofy how much I look forward to doing a Freedom to Read Week display at the library each year. A couple years ago, I did one at Central and this year, I got to do one for my new branch.  Luckily, I still had my “Caution” tape but unlike before when […]

Posted 15 February 2014 § Canada § Censorship § Library § Photo § PopCulture § SaturdaySnap § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

One Way To Make Sure You Won’t Be Recalled To The Army

Get a tattoo…  

Posted 14 January 2014 § Censorship § Humour § Photo § Politics § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – Rob Ford Remixed

Dear People I Love: Don’t watch this video. (Also, does anyone else feel like this entire situation can only end in a slow motion chase in a White Ford Bronco?)

Posted 15 November 2013 § Canada § Censorship § FridayFunLink § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: