October 6th, 1976
Sometimes people on the left respond to the “war on terror” by saying words to the effect that “war is terrorism,” to point out that killing innocent people is killing … Read more October 6th, 1976
Category: Non Library
A Space for Hate: The White Power Movement’s Adaptation into Cyberspace
Introduction [Book information] June 10, 2009: James von Brunn logged off his Packard Bell computer, grabbed his keys and strode out the door of his son’s Annapolis apartment. He … Read more A Space for Hate: The White Power Movement’s Adaptation into Cyberspace
Organizing personal info in an age of change: Tickets to a Pavement concert
An item in the New Yorker’s “Talk of the Town” section in the last issue is about the difficulty of keeping track of a valuable information object over time: a … Read more Organizing personal info in an age of change: Tickets to a Pavement concert
“Metric Mania”
John Allen Paulos is a mathematician who writes books about numeracy for a popular audience. The New York Times Magazine published a brief but insightful essay by him about the … Read more “Metric Mania”
New book: A Space for Hate: The White Power Movement’s Adaptation into Cyberspace
A Space for Hate: The White Power Movement’s Adaptation into Cyberspace Author: Adam Klein Price: $25.00 Published: June 2010 ISBN: 978-1-936117-07-9 A Space for Hate speaks to the media and … Read more New book: A Space for Hate: The White Power Movement’s Adaptation into Cyberspace
Goodman vs. St. Paul
Lawsuit Challenges Police and Secret Service Crackdown on Journalists Covering Protests at Republican National Convention CONTACT: press@ccrjustice.org May 5, 2010, Minnesota and St. Paul, MN —Today, the Center for Constitutional … Read more Goodman vs. St. Paul
Which is friendlier to the environment, a book or an ipad?
Today’s New York Times has an informative little item comparing the environmental impact of producing an ipad versus that of a paper book: “How Green is My iPad?“
The Ph.D. problem
Welcome support for intellectuals who are making the choice NOT to go for a Ph.D.: The Ph.D. Problem: On the professionalization of faculty life, doctoral training, and the academy’s self-renewal, … Read more The Ph.D. problem
Two sets of priorities
This post is a presentation of two lists of priorities – first, priorities of the Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT), and second, a list of the kind of issue that … Read more Two sets of priorities
A few links
From Salon: “Is the Internet melting our brains?” “No! The author of “A Better Pencil” explains why such hysterical hand-wringing is as old as communication itself.” By Vincent Rossmeier. From … Read more A few links
Leszek Kolakowski (1927-2009)
This is not library-related, but I would like to pass on a link to an article on the career of the late Polish intellectual Leszek Kolakowski by Tony Judt, in … Read more Leszek Kolakowski (1927-2009)
“Most People”
Yes, I know I’m supposed to be user-centered and all that, but I think the great wave of populism we’re seeing now is going to lead to bad things. Some … Read more “Most People”
The Return of The Baffler
The Baffler is coming back! The Baffler was my favorite magazine during the years it was being published. Thomas Frank has announced he is bringing it back, and is involving … Read more The Return of The Baffler
Group Storms Greek-Macedonian Dictionary Promotion
It’s easy to think that politics has no place in the production of reference materials and that objective reference works are by nature apolitical. Yes, solid reference sources tend to … Read more Group Storms Greek-Macedonian Dictionary Promotion
Forty Years in the Struggle: The Memoirs of a Jewish Anarchist
New from Litwin Books Forty Years in the Struggle: The Memoirs of a Jewish Anarchist Author: Chaim Leib Weinberg Translator: Naomi Cohen Editor: Robert Helms Price: $28.00 Published: May 2009 … Read more Forty Years in the Struggle: The Memoirs of a Jewish Anarchist
Franklin Rosemont has passed on
The following obituary for Franklin Rosemont was written by Séamas Cain, a writer I know here in the Duluth, Minnesota area. Franklin Rosemont, surrealist poet, artist, historian, street speaker, & … Read more Franklin Rosemont has passed on
The Other Crisis of Trust (and a question about what it means for Info Lit)
Since the second half of last year I’ve been reading a lot of financial news, where the major theme of the financial crisis is the “crisis of trust” – banks … Read more The Other Crisis of Trust (and a question about what it means for Info Lit)
Whose space?
Puzzle Me, Puzzle You: “My Account” “Your Account” Which is it? The autonomous liberal subject wants to know. Whichever it is, it’s somebody’s account – mine, yours, Jacques Lacan Jr.’s, … Read more Whose space?
About that Beloit List
This link is flying around the internet and being talked about on NPR: The Beloit List. It is a list of facts about the Millennial generation’s cultural situation that is … Read more About that Beloit List
Librarian ejected from ostensibly public McCain rally for holding a sign
Carol Kreck, a librarian, was arrested and removed from a public campaign event for John McCain in Denver yesterday. She was in front of the Denver Center for Performing Arts, … Read more Librarian ejected from ostensibly public McCain rally for holding a sign