THE YEAR OF THE GADFLY by Jennifer Miller. Book trailer starring Brian Williams, Dan Rather, Christiane Amanpour, and more.
Genius trailer.
nypl:
For your contributions to literature, we thank you.
For your contributions to art, we thank you.
For your contributions to our childhood, we thank you.
RIP Mr. Sendak - The Library was honored to present you with the 2000 Library Lion award and you will forever be remembered as creator,…
“No, because I took your pulse.”
My favorite moment from last night’s episode of Sherlock!
Marching Bands, Italian Style
Our friends at Gadling have a fun account of a Sunday celebration in a medieval Tuscan town. Click through for the story and some excellent photos of Lucca’s annual celebration of victory over their (old) enemies in Pisa.
That’s right, Lucca! You win over Pisa any day.
Things to worry about:
Worry about courage
Worry about cleanliness
Worry about efficiency
Worry about horsemanshipThings not to worry about:
Don’t worry about popular opinion
Don’t worry about dolls
Don’t worry about the past
Don’t worry about the future
Don’t worry about growing up
Don’t worry about anybody getting ahead of you
Don’t worry about triumph
Don’t worry about failure unless it comes through your own fault
Don’t worry about mosquitoes
Don’t worry about flies
Don’t worry about insects in general
Don’t worry about parents
Don’t worry about boys
Don’t worry about disappointments
Don’t worry about pleasures
Don’t worry about satisfactionsThings to think about:
What am I really aiming at?
How good am I really in comparison to my contemporaries in regard to:(a) Scholarship
(b) Do I really understand about people and am I able to get along with them?
(c) Am I trying to make my body a useful instrument or am I neglecting it?HORSEMANSHIP
I can’t even! Also a nice shout out to WNYC. They have helped us get many a book out through the radio waves.
(Source: grottu)
Why. can’t. I. stop. listening. to. this.
(Possibly because this Judas’s voice is ridiculous.)
(This Judas = Zubin Varla. Who primarily does straight plays on the West End. What’s wrong with this picture?)
