January 2010
95 posts
The IPad's Five Worst Surprises - PCWorld Business... →
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The Death of Fiction? | Mother Jones →
“After more than a century of founding and subsidizing literary magazines as a vital part of their educational missions, colleges and universities have begun off-loading their publications, citing overburdened budgets and dwindling readership.”
The 3 Facebook Settings Every User Should Check... →
“Click here to find out more!”
– ‘The Losers’ are on a mission — and don’t call them ‘The B-Team’ | Hero Complex | Los Angeles Times
Yay Jock & Andy!
Sunset Gun: Six Stories: Salinger Inspired Cinema →
A Kindle World blog: The Apple iPad: What's... →
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Is the iPad a Kid’s Best Friend? - Gadgetwise Blog... →
ties into my Diamond Age/iPad parallel post
OneLessOffice™ by Heckler Design →
Does Apple’s iPad Have an iP iProblem? - Law Blog... →
Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com →
“Alito is now a political (rather than judicial) hero to Republicans and a political enemy of Democrats, which is exactly the role a Supreme Court Justice should not occupy.”
In the Classroom: Sixteen Years Later « educating... →
Childlight USA "Recovering and Promoting the... →
Unreality - When Kids Drawings Come to Life | →
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The Millions: Confessions of a Book Pirate →
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Omnivoracious: The YA Decade →
Ten influential YA authors of the past decade.
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Rain Gutter Book Shelves →
inexpensive shelving for face-out displays
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Project Fill-in-the-gaps « 1330v →
Vasilly’s list of 100 classics she intends to read in the next 5 years.
Rants: Your Ugly Snow Shovel Violates Our... →
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Bloomsbury to Rejacket ‘Magic Under Glass’ -... →
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When the ALA Calls: Stead and Pinkney on Winning... →
Crayon Hearts and more creative crafts projects,... →
InsideCatholic.com - Live Through This →
MacKids blog - MacKids Home - Behind the... →
swissmiss | BookBook →
Healthcare Reform - Salon.com →
Learning to Love Long Duk Dong « Koreanish →
100 Things About A Novel, Pt. 1 « Koreanish →
More about ebooks →
Learn Sign Language – Signing Time News » From... →
Earning The Temporary Hatred Of Your Children -... →
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E-Reads: Guessing Shape of Elephant? Easy. iSlate?... →
$1000 price tag “very likely” ::::weeps::::
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Chasing Ray - What's Going On →
1. It starts with the book cover for Magic Under Glass.
2. It becomes a discussion, again, about a book with a female protagonist identified in the text as dark skinned that is depicted by the publisher on the cover as having light skin….
Writing Good English: A talk by William Zinsser to... →
I once asked a student from Cairo, “What kind of language is Arabic?” I was trying to put myself into her mental process of switching from Arabic to English. She said, “It’s all adjectives.”
Well, of course it’s not all adjectives, but I knew what she meant: it’s decorative, it’s ornate, it’s intentionally pleasing. Another Egyptian student, when I asked him about Arabic, said, “It’s all...
Reading for Believers: Twilight of the West? →
Man arrested for Twitter joke - Holy Kaw! →
Whoa.
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Broadsheet - Salon.com →
Another article on the Bloomsbury cover/race issue.
Tunneling to the Center of the Earth: Cynthia... →
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The Busman's Holiday: Pittsburgh Flight to Haiti :... →
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Speaking Out →
“Stead, who lives in Manhattan with her family, said in an interview with...”
– Madeleine L’Engle returns to Newbery medal, thanks to A Wrinkle in Time | Books | guardian.co.uk
FT.com / Reportage - Moscow’s stray dogs →
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Apple launching 22-inch touchscreen iMac this... →
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The Virtual Dime Museum: An Aerial View of... →
“In short, the next 2-3 weeks (at least) are likely to be more active across...”
– Does This Mean That Our Drought Is Over? - Grasping Reality with Opposable Thumbs
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That's Church →
I am writing this appeal on behalf of the family of Jamie and Ali. Word has been received a short time ago from Jamie that the orphanage is now completely out of water.
I want you to know that things are still moving along as they relate to their evacuation, however, it is imperative that water, food, and/or supplies be sent to the orphanage. Anything and anyone that can help. Please.
Education - Salon.com →
Last month, Alissa Novoselick wrote a wonderful story for Salon about starting a school garden in rural Camp Verde, Ariz. So when Caitlin Flanagan wrote her sneering attack on Alice Waters, the Edible Schoolyard, and school gardening in general, Alissa chose to respond. Also read Andrew Leonard’s response here.
Oz and Ends: The Spectrum of Historical Fiction →
The Blue Tit mouse, BirdCheck.co.uk →
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Haiti earthquake: Miracle baby plucked from the... →