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This weekend marked the end of two eras in South Dakota, one in the press and one in music. Although public knowledge for a while, Terry Woster officially said good bye Sunday with a front page column in the local daily. After 40 years in the news business, Terry took an early retirement package as […] Bulletin Board Don’t forget. Tuesday is Festivus!!!!! Bookish Linkage The National Book Critics Circle has revamped its web site and blog. The Words Without Borders staff picks their favorites of the year. What I called scifi v. lifi is evidently now a trope — which can also be reversed. Nonbookish Linkage Create your own NPR […] Wtih both the backend and the frontend of the blog acting hinky (a technical term) most of the week, last night I couldn’t access either or even the server it is hosted on. Thus, I spent a good chunk of the evening on the telephone with and e-mailing customer service people. Long story short, there […] Likely because next Thursday is Christmas, there’s two Booking Through Thursday subjects this week, addressed separately below: Do you give books as gifts? To everyone? Or only to select people? How do you feel about receiving books as gifts? I will buy books as presents for family members because I have a general idea […] See the album pictured below? The one called Atlantic Crossing? It isn’t here because of its worthiness. To the contrary, it’s here because, to borrow a phrase, it may well represent the “start of the rot” in Rod Stewart’s career. It’s this week’s Music Moment because on Dec. 19, 1975, the album was certified gold […] |
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