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Dispatches From the Stacks

Posted by Wes on Wed, Sep 1, 2010

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Hi there, library lovers. I feel bad that I haven’t had much to say lately, but unfortunately there isn’t much nice to say. Libraries are still having our budgets gutted, and some of us are getting a little tired of the battle. Libraries (unfortunately) can’t exist simply as caves in which librarians can live out [...]

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Brought to You by the Letter M: Mosque, Manhattan and Media Manipulation

Posted by Carrie Stanziola on Mon, Aug 30, 2010

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The year is 2015. Stylish New Yorkers have been forced to switch from Valentino and Dolce and Gabbana to shapeless abayas and face veils. Playgrounds have been gender-segregated, and the little girls don’t seem to be having much fun, forced as they are into miniature versions of what their moms and nannies are wearing. Bars [...]

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Glenn Beck and the War on Honor

Posted by Casey Rae-Hunter on Sun, Aug 29, 2010

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I have failed you, dear readers. I promised to journey into the heart of Glennbeckistan for “Restoring Honor,” or “Whitestock,” or “The Greatest Affront to American Ideals in History,” or whatever you wanna call it. Instead, I ended up watching it on C-SPAN and monitoring real-time reactions on Twitter. The following was repurposed from my various [...]

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Naughty, Naughty

Posted by Casey Rae-Hunter on Fri, Aug 27, 2010

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John Parr performed the theme song for the film St. Elmo’s Fire. He also wrote this little gem, “Naughty, Naughty” — which, to my knowledge, hasn’t appeared in anything other than my ’80s nightmares. Happy birthday, Elizabeth B! VH1 TV Shows | Music Videos | Celebrity Photos | News & Gossip

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Bitches Ain’t Shit

Posted by Casey Rae-Hunter on Wed, Aug 25, 2010

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I’m probably late to the party on this one, but whatevs. For fans of Dr. Dre, college gals, tennis and a cappella. Hat tip to MGP.

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