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The headline on The Atlantic site says it all: Last Typewriter Factory in the World Shuts Its Doors. Although I haven’t used a typewriter in years and their use has become outmoded, it’s still a sad day. You see, I’m from the age where you took typing class — not “keyboarding.” I’m from the age […] Interesting Reading in the Interweb Tubes What cannabis actually does to your brain (“That’s right – smoking a joint creates the effect of temporary brain damage.”) The Science of Why We Don’t Believe Science (“…we have other important goals besides accuracy—including identity affirmation and protecting one’s sense of self—and often those make us highly […] French riot police are threatening a strike over fundamental legal principles: the “right to drink alcohol with our food”, even while on duty. (via) Judge guts gut feeling defense. If you open your appellate brief challenging a rape conviction by quoting Mike Tyson spouting an obscenity, you are off on the wrong foot. Hey, Festus, […] Perhaps book reviewers are meant to relegate themselves to commenting on what’s inside a book. Yet there are times the publishing process plays a role in a book. Unfortunately, that process damages Kris Saknussemm’s latest novel, Enigmatic Pilot: A Tall Tale Too True. (Full disclosure: Saknussemm is a “Facebook Friend” of mine but I know […] Interesting Reading in the Interweb Tubes 9 Things The Rich Don’t Want You To Know About Taxes (“As millions of Americans prepare to file their annual taxes, they do so in an environment of media-perpetuated tax myths.”) (via) Bookish Linkage It’s nice to see I’m not the only one who doesn’t get the fascination with […] |
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