June 2011
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“But I got a great deal else from the experience. I learned to pitch a tent and...”
– Bill Bryson, A Walk in the Woods
Jun 29th
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Jun 28th
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“All the men of faith and men of science had their questions.”
– Local Natives, Wide Eyes
Jun 27th
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Jun 26th
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Jun 25th
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Jun 24th
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Libraries & Letters
In 1971 Troy, Michigan’s first public library opened. Marguerite Hart was the children’s librarian. She wrote to dozens of actors, authors, artists, musicians, playwrights, librarians, and politicians of the day. She asked them to write a letter to the children of Troy about the importance of libraries, and their memories of reading and of books. … she received the 97...
Jun 23rd
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“Poor men wanna be rich, rich men wanna be kings, and a king aint satisfied till...”
– Bruce Springsteen, Badlands
Jun 22nd
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Jun 21st
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“Hipsters are exclusive, jealous beasts.”
– Andrea Bartz, Stuff Hipsters Hate
Jun 20th
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Jun 19th
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“I am in a car park in Leeds when I tell my husband I don’t want to be...”
– Nick Hornby, How to Be Good
Jun 18th
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Jun 17th
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“A few minutes ago you were colleagues headed out for a bite to eat. Now you are...”
– Jay McInerney, Bright Lights, Big City
Jun 16th
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Jun 15th
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“It was a queer, sultry summer, the summer they electrocuted the Rosenbergs, and...”
– S. Plath, The Bell Jar
Jun 10th