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Category Archives: USA
Road Trip Time Machine
Did the minivan kill the station wagon? Do you even know what a “station wagon” is? Those of us who are old enough to have owned one will enjoy a trip down memory lane with film makers Sam Smartt and … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, History, Tourism, USA
Tagged Canada, Minivan, Station wagon, United States, Wagonmasters
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Stand Up for Our Libraries
The American Library Association has released a massive infographic describing the myriad of problems facing American libraries since the Great Recession. Public libraries have been an essential force for democracy and public education in the U.S. for more than two centuries. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, ebooks, Libraries, Tech, USA
Tagged American Libraries, American Library Association, E-book, Libraries
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Ray Bradbury Saw It Coming
Over his long and illustrious career, Ray Bradbury demonstrated an uncanny ability to predict technological innovations and sociocultural change. Many concepts and devices in his short stories and novels eventually became commonplace. Bradbury predicted everything from automatic banking machines to omnipresent electronic surveillance. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Tech, USA, Writing
Tagged Fahrenheit 451, Martian Chronicles, Ray Bradbury
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We want our free Wi-Fi
The universal traveler’s lament these days seems to be “where’s the free Wi-Fi ?”. Cities around the world have floated all kinds of public schemes, but none seems to have reached fruition as of yet. But just in time for … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Tech, Tourism, USA
Tagged 2012 Summer Olympics, City of London, New York City, Virgin Media, Wi-Fi
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Indie Bookstores Represent Everything You Want
“Barnes Kong is on a rampage! The simian chain bookstore monster could go on stomping on independent bookstores and kidnapping dead authors forever, but the fearsome Amazilla has other plans: He wants in on the action. As the two battle … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Books, Bookstore Tourism, ebooks, Libraries, USA, Writing
Tagged American Booksellers Association, Bookselling, E-book, Independent bookstore
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Stephen King’s Universe
Australian artist/fabric designer Gillian James has been an avid Stephen King fan since the 5th grade when she surreptitiously read a purloined copy of Carrie. Now she has created a massive infographic tribute to Stephen King’s novels outlining the connections … Continue reading
Save a Piece of Travel History
Larger than the Titanic, faster than the Queen Mary, the luxury superliner the SS United States was launched with much hoopla sixty years ago. Unfortunately, the once proud travel superstar sits rusting away at a lonely berth on the Philadephia … Continue reading
Posted in Tourism, USA
Tagged Dick Vermeil, Ikea, RMS Queen Mary, SS United States Conservancy, Titanic, United States
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Which Books Should You Read
You don’t have to be a student to appreciate this well constructed flowchart from Teach.com . “Which Books Should You Read This Summer” was created to encourage students to pick-up a few good books this summer even if they don’t … Continue reading
Buy a book, Win a DeLorean
To celebrate the release of the trade paperback edition of his novel Ready Player One, author Ernest Cline has created an original strategy to increase sales. The novelist is holding a contest inspired by the plot of his book. He … Continue reading
Travel Between The Pages 