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Japan’s libraries
Continuing with the library theme, from the most beautiful to what happens when libraries die, here are some images from earthquake-damaged libraries in Japan. (Link is translated by Google). (via The Book Bench)
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An App To Cure The Gay
Apple has approved an iPhone app that encourages LGBT people to take part in “conversion therapy,” a practice that has been scientifically disproved and that can be quite dangerous to LGBT people, particularly young LGBT people, who are at high…
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The News from Libya
A coalition including the US, France, the UK, and Italy has begun air and missile strikes in Libya. President Obama authorized limited military action by US forces, but also said that the US will not send ground troops in. Secretary…
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A New Frontier in Copyright Infringement
According to Discover magazine, last year, Craig Venter and his colleagues inscribed a passage from James Joyce into the genome of a synthetic microbe. Apparently, after the microbe hit, the Joyce estate sent Venter a cease and desist letter, claiming…
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Science Saturday
Very faint traces of radiation from Japan have been detected in Sacramento. If you’re still not sure just how a nuclear reactor works or exactly what’s going on in Japan, Wired Science has a good, basic rundown for you. National…
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THE LONELY VOICE #9: We Don’t Have to Live Great Lives
I spent most of today re-reading Andre Dubus’s “Voices From the Moon”.[1] It is one of those stories. When you finish it you concentrate a little harder on your own breathing because you feel a little more alive. Because you’re reminded…
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Saturday Morning Links
Tonight, Supermoon! I would like to note for the record that I am excited for this because of how cool it will look, and not for any astrological reasons. About that NY Times paywall, this doesn’t seem like the most…
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Egyptian Books Thrive at Abu Dhabi Book Fair
Despite concerns that upheavals in the Arab world would interfere with Abu Dhabi’s International Book Fair, the fair so far has been successful and relatively problem-free. In fact, more books and more publishers from Egypt are participating in the fair…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Self-promotion alert day 7: even though we’ve reached our stated goal, we are still a few dollars away from finishing recording our second album. maybe you would like to help? Are you guys excited for the biggest full moon? It…
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Kobayashi Maru
Stirring but brief portrait of the 50 Japanese nuclear plant workers crawling in the darkness, exposing themselves to radiation, in desperate attempt to stave of nuclear meltdown.
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Self-promotion alert day 6: even though we’ve reached our stated goal, we are still a few dollars away from finishing recording our second album. maybe you would like to help? You know who didn’t like early 20th century avant-garde art?…