Monthly Archives: August 2004

The Village Voice: When this attacked city was selected to host the convention way back in January 2003, Bush might have believed he’d come here as a hero, with bin Laden’s head in tow, a new tower rising, $20 billion … Continue reading →

I’m not in New York. I have Grad School starting tomorrow and besides it’s really hot out there today. But flipping through the channels on this Sunday afternoon, I came across C SPAN’s live coverage of the protesters in New … Continue reading →

Christian writes: Athens, Greece – August 24, 2004 That’s right. I am currently in Greece spending my first R&R and hitting the Olympics. I left Baghdad for Kuwait last Friday and arrived in Athens Saturday morning. Although I have been … Continue reading →

Last night, I saw Hero. It’s a briliant, moving and superbly done Martial Arts Opera. But for the love of Lao Tzu, it’s not a Kung Fu movie! I would have thought people would have learned this lesson from Crouching … Continue reading →

Following up on a post from earlier in the week re: the Victorian sex ed manual for children: My wife e-mailed a friend of ours who works at the Library of Congress, asking about their copy of Sammy Tubbs, the … Continue reading →

One of the first things we learn in Librarian School is that, when doing reference work, always make sure to consult a reliable source. But how do we know a source is reliable and authoritative? That’s the big Existential question … Continue reading →

A press release from PRKA. By George Saunders: Last Thursday, my organization, People Reluctant To Kill for an Abstraction, orchestrated an overwhelming show of force around the globe. At precisely 9 in the morning, working with focus and stealth, our … Continue reading →

Barbarians at the Gates of the Public Library: At the time of their inception in the nineteenth century, public libraries were seen as critical institutions in the creation of a free and democratic society. The public library was conceived as … Continue reading →

Via BoingBoing, I found this intriguing little gem: a re-edit of Planet of the Apes as an episode of the Twilight Zone: When I first started gathering information about POTA, I was surprised to learn that Rod Serling co-wrote the … Continue reading →

The Village Voice: It is a truth universally acknowledged that Everything Is Funnier With Monkeys. If J. Fred Muggs, Lancelot Link, or zoo-house fecal tossing have taught us anything, it is that every human endeavor is enriched by the addition … Continue reading →