Scranton Comes Alive
Scranton, Pa., where I was born and grew up in the ‘50s and ‘60s, was not particularly a cultural hotspot when I lived there. But in recent years, the situation …
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Listening for Self-Help
Beth Farrell of Library Journal has an extensive survey of self-help audiobooks in Mind, Body & Soul. Although the article is aimed at librarians, anyone interested in this genre will …
Fairport Convention's Festival Came Around Again
The past weekend was not only notable as the 40th anniversary of Woodstock. It was also the weekend that one of my favorite bands, Fairport Convention, held its annual Fairport’s …
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You'll See It When You Believe It
Guardian.co.uk continues to produce useful, thought-provoking content in easy-to-digest formats. The latest example I’ve discovered is How to Believe. So far, this series of blogs by expert commentators is mainly …
How a Novelist Culls and Saves Her Books
Although her posting ran nearly a month ago, check out Michelle Richmond’s I can’t bear to part with… on sfgate.com, the San Francisco Chronicle’s website. She explains that she is …
Willy DeVille: Another Punk Icon Gone
I haven’t thought much in recent years about the rock singer Willy DeVille and his band Mink DeVille, names out of my music writing/selling days in the ‘70s and ‘80s. …
Higher, Wired Education
As someone who teaches grad school (if only one semester a year), I was quite interested to read about the array of online ventures that are trying to provide new …
Joseph Rotman, Creativity and the Arts
Gordon Pitts of The Globe and Mail in Toronto has a fascinating Q&A today, Why Joseph Rotman hates the ‘do-gooder’ label, with businessman/philanthropist/volunteer/educator Joseph Rotman, who seems to embody the …
Attorneys and Infinite Jest: Summer Reading Continued
In my previous post I wrote about extending the summer through summer/beach reading lists. Another intriguing one is Michael P. Maslanka’s Summer 2009 Beach Reads for GCs, from law.com/Texas Lawyer. …
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Extending the Summer with Reading Lists
The only thing better than reading books during the summer is reading the summer/beach reading lists and articles. And I particularly enjoy the British ones. Genevieve Fox, on Telegraph.co.uk, presents …