Randy Cohen, the NYT‘s “ethicist” caused a minor uproar when he opined last weekend that although downloading a pirated electronic version of a book you already own might be illegal, it is ethical. It led to blood boiling on the part of some publishers and authors while others weren’t all that concerned. I tend to […]
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“Legend” is a word tossed around too easily and misused too often. According to the American Heritage Dictionary, a legend is “an unverified story handed down from earlier times, especially one popularly believed to be historical.” In titling his latest book, James D. McLaird demonstrates he knows what the word means. Wild Bill Hickok & […] Bulletin Board April is Jazz Appreciation Month and the SFJB has a list of a variety of local events and performances. Interweb Line of the Week “Self-esteem is, of course, a term in the modern lexicon of psychobabble, and psychobabble is itself the verbal expression of self-absorption without self-examination.” (A&L Daily) Interesting Items in the […] Stupid Legislative Trick of the Week: Sacrificing the higher education system to balance our state budget. Sumo suits, those bulky foam outfits seen at office picnics and intermissions at sporting events, have been declared prohibited racist objects by the student government of Queen’s University in Ontario, Canada. Possibly The Most Idiotic Prescription Drug Warning […] |
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