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I caught a bad earworm the other day from an article in Time magazine: I’m not offended when Christians eat pork,” says Jacob Neusner. At least not usually. The brilliant–and none too patient–Jewish scholar does recall a religion conference where so much of the other white meat was served that he was reduced to a [...]
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Via edrants: The Baltimore Sun reveals an interesting difference between Borders and Barnes & Noble in this feature about bookstore”soft seating”: Just a decade ago, the trend in the bookstore industry was to fit nooks and crannies with big chairs for browsing, which, it was hoped, would spur buying. The idea was to recast the [...]
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“First book ever written using mobile phone is published.” Actually, I don’t think we can be sure it was the first one ever written, but it most likely is the first one ever published. And, who knows, perhaps it will be the last. The mold has been broken. Italian author Robert Bernocco has amazed the [...]
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Noted in today’s Daily Progress: The University of Virginia’s creative writing program has been named one of the top 10 graduate writing programs in the nation by the Atlantic magazine. Rupert Murdoch’s name was misspelled “Murdock” in a headline on the Op-Ed page. This wire story — more proof that cats are creepy.
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This site is addictive! Zenhabits is full of useful, inspiring, healthful and helpful tips for living a better life. Worth checking out when you have a few minutes.
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