Anne Carroll Moore…..
a) is the patron saint of children’s librarians everywhere b) was a literary snob c) was a crazy, controlling dictator of NYPL’s Children’s Services e) all of the above?
View ArticleBooks going the way of the dinosaurs……again?
Sigh. I can’t help but be a tad skeptical of the whole “books are doomed” argument. Will Amazon, the Kindle, ITunes, corporate business models, and PR departments put literature out of business?...
View ArticleBaby LoJack and Teen Surveillance: Can (Should) Technology Replace Good...
Adorable baby photo courtesy of Flickr user //endless So, I happened to catch one of those sanctimonious Duracell commercials in which having a pair of double A batteries saves the world from blowing...
View ArticleDisabled Children’s TV Host at the BBC Causing a Stir (really?)
Cerrie Burnell, the one-handed host of the CBeebies show on the BBC is apparently causing quite the controversy among our neighbors across the pond. According to the CNN.com article, their chat rooms...
View ArticleSome Superhuman Sweet Potatoes with your Dinosaur Broccoli Trees?
image courtesy of Flickr user Cyn74 Growing up with an Italian grandmother, I always thought vegetable names were kinda weird (Escarole? Zucchini?). But had my nightly portion of veggies promised...
View ArticleA naked man and four pounds of parmesan cheese
Perhaps this afternoon’s commute home was my own little “bookbagpocketshoe” moment. Or maybe I simply let loose into the universe some wackadoodle vibes by laughing at the misfortune of others. It...
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