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Celebrating old books in NY
" Daybreakers took a look at some books Tuesday morning. Rare first editions and first printings suitable for collecting are the specialty of Old Editions, an antiquarian bookstore in downtown...Barack who? Mixed Bag of Reactions as Obama Takes It to The Middle East
It's a feisty, contradictory mix of politics, religion, and personal views now sitting as Barack Obama's judge on his Middle East tour. As this article shows, one person may think he'll improve things by...Tribute to a Poet Laureate - by lawdog
"As read at City Lights Bookstore as part of LaborFest 2004, and on Tasha's Place on TalkShoe 5/12/08Sometimes I lose my perspective. I forget what a truly incredible place San Francisco is, and how very fortunate I am to rub shoulders with the artists who have always been...Warden row turns Eastbourne into parking free-for-all
>Sounds good as long as emergency vehicles can gain access and permit holders can actually park in the bays that they have paid for..."Eastbourne has been a civilised place, an Edwardian resort where the middle...
Holi: Paint the Town Red (and Blue and Green and Purple...)
The festival of Holi is beginning. India's president and prime minister have passed on their greetings as Holi gets under way: "President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday greeted...
created by Jordan Yerman | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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1971 views | 4 recommendations | 9 comments
The $100,000 Lock of Hair
A hair lock snipped from Ernesto “Che” Guevara before his burial in 1967 sells for $100,000 at auction to a Houston-area bookstore owner who called the Marxist “one of the greatest revolutionaries of the...The ongoing saga of Chad Vader
It premiered over a year ago on YouTube, and it's still a big hit. How big? Well, the first season had over 19 million views; its creators, Matt Sloan and Aaron Yonda of Madison, Wisconsin, have signed with a...Starbucks in the Indigo Bookstore
"On the top floor of the Indigo Bookstore on Princess Street is the third Starbucks location in Kingston. This was previously the Indigo Cafe which served up cheap sandwiches (including pb&j), salads, and locally roasted coffee. Many, including myself, were sad to see it...Indigo Books, Music & Café
"The Indigo bookstore in Kingston is a charming example of a chain book merchant. Located in the heart of the historic downtown, this Indigo Books features two well stocked floors, a large music section, and a Starbucks café. Additionally, this location is well connected...Suspicious white powder in Chapters bookstore
I was on my way home yesterday evening when I saw a hazmat team outside of the Chapters on Robson and Howe. Some employees had found a suspicious substance in an office."Two employees of the Chapters...Sony targets teens with Mylo
"Sony Corp (NYSE:SNE - news).'s latest effort to capture the hearts, minds and money of teens and twentysomethings is a Web browser, messaging program, wireless phone and digital music player all rolled into a handheld gadget that goes by the name Mylo. The features can be...Back to School: Sell your textbooks on Amazon
"The next time you want to sell your textbooks, look into doing it on Amazon rather than your campus bookstore. Back in the day when I was in college (two years ago), I sold all my textbooks via Amazon and got back MUCH more than I did the previous semester at my campus...
created by Leonard Brody | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Pornography Takes Over the World
Pornography is meant to play on our fantasies, but how does it affect our realities? A complete book could be written answering this one question.Obama's Stand Against Patriot Act Cheered (AP)
AP - To the cheers of thousands of librarians, U.S. Sen. Barack Obama on Saturday called for the Senate to rewrite the USA Patriot Act to prevent investigators from scanning library records and bookstore sales slips.
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