Interesting Reading in the Interweb Tubez
- The Devastating Effects of Dental Inequality in America (“What these medical professionals lacked in compassion, they at least balanced with frankness: They were effectively admitting that much of the nation should be allowed to have their teeth rot.”)
Bookish Linkage
- Lawyer asks court to require Mississippi officials to read books about lynching
- The Library of Congress is making 25 million books, music recordings and other items in its collection available for free download
- I’m sorry, but this “honor” seems a bit embarrassing
- Bookish Lists: 5 books about space travel; 5 novels in which music is a character; books that may stimulate empathy; 8 recent recent international horror novels
- Awards: All the Birds in the Sky won the Nebula Award while the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Return picked up the Folio Prize
Nonbookish Linkage
- A brief history of SETI@Home
- How writing can change your life
- Talking about Trump’s mental health issues
- What to skip when binge watching
Everyone needs a spiritual guide: a minister, rabbi, counselor, wise friend, or therapist. My own wise friend is my dog.
Gary Kowalski, Yoga Journal (May-June 1993)