Monthly Archives: September 2004

I recieved an e-mail today from Morgan, a Journalist who writes for the French cultural magazine, Chronic’Art. She is a Brautigan fan who read my post about In Watermellon Sugar. She wanted to let me know that her magazine has … Continue reading →

Guardian UK: Mr Darcy is women’s favourite fictional romantic icon. According to a recent poll conducted by the Orange Prize for Fiction, 1,900 women across the generations voted for Mr Darcy as the man they would most like to go … Continue reading →

I recieved my Absentee Ballot in the mail today. Looking over the ballot, it looks like it’ll be a strait Democratic tickit this year, since I refuse to vote Republican (except for the county coroner, who is running unapposed. Coroner … Continue reading →

It’s Saturday…one more day left in Banned Books Week. I made it! Keith sent me an email a few days ago, informing me of Banned Books Week and asking me if I’d like to contribute something on the subject to … Continue reading →

The first Presidential Debates will be held next week, September 30th, in Miami, and will be moderated by Jim Lehrer. They will be aired on ABC at 9pm Eastern. The parameters have just been revealed, and to anybody who’s tracking … Continue reading →

Demotic regimes demand that we forget, and therefore they brand books as superfluos luxeries; totalitarian regimes demand that we not think, and therefore they ban and threaten and censor; both, by and large, require that we become stupid and that … Continue reading →

The Cornell Daily Sun: The list of the 100 most frequently challenged books is indeed useful, and I advise all new parents to laminate it and post it on the fridge so that if they catch their kid reading something … Continue reading →

I’m back @ school, doing things archival and loving it – for the most part. This semester is about learning how to appraise, how to preserve, and how to legally manage information. Good, solid classes each. This semester is also … Continue reading →

“Every burned book enlightens the world.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Following up on yesterday’s post about the Artist Formerly Known as Cat Stevens and Salman Rushdie, here’s a few more details on the banning of The Satanic Verses, from the … Continue reading →

AP: WASHINGTON (AP) — A London-to-Washington flight was diverted to Maine when it was discovered that passenger Yusuf Islam – formerly known as singer Cat Stevens – was on a government watch list and barred from entering the country. [edit] … Continue reading →