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this looks good

Posted on August 19, 2012 by kara

from Indie Bound: Let’s talk about secession. Not exactly the most suitable cocktail party conversation starter anywhere in the country, but take that notion deep into the heart of Dixie and you might find yourself running from the possum-hunting conservatives, … Continue reading →

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Books Written in DNA Code

Posted on August 17, 2012 by kara

Scientists who encoded the book say it could soon be cheaper to store information in DNA than in conventional digital devices. from guardianuk Scientists have for the first time used DNA to encode the contents of a book. At 53,000 … Continue reading →

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Posted on August 1, 2012 by kara

  Doing some heavy reading at work.

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Crappy Economy Prompts a new kind of Liberal Book.

Posted on May 29, 2012 by kara

A wave of liberal authored books are hitting the proverbial bookshelves this year lamenting the slow economy, calling for substantive change, and offering little in the way of cover design. The new crop of books reflect the left’s mood swings in … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 4, 2012 by kara

Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. 1919. The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250–1900. Robert Herrick. 1591–1674 To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time GATHER ye rosebuds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying: And this same flower that smiles to-day To-morrow will … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 15, 2012 by kara

Here is a magazine called The Conservative Teen, if nothing else, a very good example of why you should never sign up for a photostock shoot: http://www.shutterstock.com/cat.mhtml?lang=en&…

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Amazon’s $1 Million Secret

Posted on April 11, 2012 by kara

from Salon: By quietly supporting small presses and literary nonprofits, is Amazon backing book culture or buying off critics?

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Republicans: Stop Using Words.

Posted on April 6, 2012 by kara

Has anyone noticed the over/mis use of the word “Orwellian” recently? And by Right Wingers, who you know for a fact have never read anything by Orwell? Add “Orwellian” to the list of simple terms used to describe government, politics … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 23, 2012 by kara

I just read: Transformation and Transcendence: The Power of Female Friendship by Emily Rapp via The Rumpus

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Captains Courageous

Posted on January 19, 2012 by kara

In the novel Lord Jim, a rusty old ship carrying 800 Muslim pilgrims across the Indian Ocean to the Red Sea, to the promise of salvation, the reward of eternal life, collides with a ‘floating derelict” during a “silent black squall. Terror … Continue reading →

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