Interesting Reading in the Interweb Tubes
- Why Many Americans Are Averse to Unironic Expressions of Patriotism (“…blame patriotism-baiters, or those who try to gain an illegitimate advantage in political debates, electoral campaigns, and legislative fights by acting as though the side one takes indicates how much one loves the United States.”)
Blog Headline of the Week
Legal Ruling of the Week
- “… you’re still deceased as far as the law is concerned.”
Saddest Sentence of the Week
- “The reading skills of American adults are significantly lower than those of adults in most other developed countries.”
Bookish Linkage
- Budget cuts, not fire, destroyed the Library of Alexandria
- The ethics of selling book galleys
- Look out, feral books are in your future
- An interesting infographic on why books are not doomed
- Suggestions for becoming a better reader
- Scientific reasons you should be reading books
Nonbookish Linkage
- Microsoft Word must die
- This conversion of EEG signals during a seizure into audio tones is stunning
- The outbreak of World War II led the British to kill thousands and thousands of pets
Once in a while I hear wind whistling through my brain.
Thomas DeBaggio, Losing My Mind
