May 11, 2011

Nevada business groups launch ad campaign to make Amazon collect taxes
The war to make Amazon collect state taxes kicked up to a whole ‘nother level yesterday, when a coalition of business owners in Nevada announced an advertising campaign to make… 2 / Read more »
Pop-up Magazine comes to New York, will not be televised
Tonight the popular San Francisco-based Pop-Up Magazine brings its live “magazine” stage show to New York’s Skirball Center as part of a collaboration with ESPN Magazine. As described in Fast Company… Read more »
Wrapping-twine's big year
In 1886 $85,000 dollars was allocated by the United States Senate for procurement of wrapping-twine. The reasons for such a purchase are yet uncertain, but historians will now have a… Read more »
David Foster Wallace commencement speech revisited
In an article over at the Millions, Kevin Hartnett has interviewed students from the 2005 graduating class of Kenyon College. These graduates are significant because they were present at what has become… Read more »
Day in Review
US prisoners refused all books but the bible Neil Gaiman not a weasel Open Road Library closure battles won Library layoffs and cuts proposed in NYC Adam Levin wins Young… Read more »

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