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The Education of a Young Magician: Ray Bradbury recalls the visit to the circus that changed his life The problem with death, Ray Bradbury once said to me, is that “it is so damned permanent.” Bradbury, who died Tuesday at 91, was a legend of sci-fi and a… 2 / Read more »
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The challenges facing academic libraries in the 21st century Academic and research libraries are taking stock, providing a list of 2012′s most pressing trends. Here’s a rundown for those interested, which surely includes not only publishers, but anyone concerned… Read more »
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The Language War: a report from the trenches There has been an almighty dust-up following the publication of Joan Acocella’s article in the New Yorker about Henry Hitchings’s book The Language Wars: A History of Proper English and… Read more »
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Rare comic fetches record-breaking $1.6 million at auction The cover of a rare Tintin book sold for a record-breaking €1.3 million ($1.6 million) at a recent auction in Paris, at the Artcurial auction house. Hand-drawn by Tintin’s creator,… Read more »
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Non-white authors published in the NYTimes Pervy cartoonists as cultural icons Need a job? NASA needs a librarian The fever of inspiration Bradbury wouldn’t have made it today as a… Read more »
