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Category Archives: USA
Happy New Year 2013
For a few years, satellite radio listeners were treated to the wonderful, eclectic Theme Time Radio Hour hosted by the one and only Bob Dylan. One year he shared an amusing “Top Ten New Year’s Resolutions” list. Now, thanks to … Continue reading
Habits Makes It Sound Disreputable
On December 20th, the Pew Research Center‘s Internet & American Life Project released a thought provoking study of “Reading habits in Different Communities” in the United States. It appears that only 78% of Americans ages 16 and older report reading … Continue reading
Posted in Books, ebooks, Libraries, USA, Writing
Tagged Comparison of e-book readers, E-book, Library, Pew Research Center
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Mind The Bison
Push Pop Press founder photographer Mike Matas has put together a terrific three-minute tour de force film of a cross country excursion by car from San Francisco to New York City with more than 5,000 photos. I really enjoyed the creative juxtaposition … Continue reading
NYC by Tiny Train
Even if you can’t make it to New York City this holiday season, you can experience a virtual visit via the MTA‘s miniature train show. On display for the 11th year at the historic, century-old Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan, … Continue reading
Posted in Tourism, USA
Tagged Grand Central Terminal, Manhattan, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York City
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A letter from Santa Claus
Illustration by Dave Thomson A Letter From Santa Claus My Dear Susy Clemens, I have received and read all the letters which you and your little sister have written me … I can read your and your baby sister’s jagged … Continue reading
Outdoors Indoors At The Library
Earlier this month, students from Cornell University Department of design and Environmental Analysis managed to “bring the outdoors indoors” by installing areas of real grass lawn in the Mann Library lobby Images © da wei. A sign in the lobby … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Libraries, USA
Tagged Cornell University, Cornell University Library, New York
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I Heart NYC and These Maps
London-based artist and illustrator Jenni Sparks has created a new series of fantastic hand-drawn maps of New York City. The cleverly amusing maps include elaborate images of iconic neighborhood and borough hangouts that no tourist wants to miss. If you … Continue reading
Fables for Living
Readers with a proclivity for short-form fiction will relish Electric Literature. This uber-cool multimedia literary magazine can be read on mobile devices, e-readers or even in traditional, old-fashioned paper format. Publishing for three years, Electric Literature commissions work from contemporary … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Books, ebooks, Tech, USA, Writing
Tagged Electric Literature, Literature, Publishing
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Frequent Fliers
Sparked by Korean photographer Ho-Yeol Ryu’s now iconic composite photograph (above) of planes at the Hannover, Germany airport, documentary filmmaker and photographer Cy Kuckenbacker created this phenomenal time-lapse video (below). While much of America was out worshiping at the altar of … Continue reading
Posted in Film, movies, Photography, USA
Tagged Hannover, San Diego, Time-lapse photography
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How Many Have You Read ?
I never finished Infinite Jest, nor have I read any of David Foster Wallace’s other overvalued twaddle, but I found Goodread’s infographic a hipster lit flowchart quite entertaining. The inclusion of Open City and Leaving the Atocha Station, two other … Continue reading
Travel Between The Pages 