Spinning

Today is the beginning of the Summer Reading Program, and I'm down four staff members, and we're going crazy. Just...just chaos. So, there's not much of a post today, other than the amazing list of links.

I know what really matter to you guys.

But first - happy birthday, Walt Whitman! You should go read some of his poetry. I'm particularly fond of A Noiseless Patient Spider.

I'm a fan of spiders...also poetry.

Links!

• Libraries, Books, & Authors:
• Freedom to Read Under Attack in Schools
• In his latest vlog, T. Michael Martin discusses, amongst other things, childhood and wonder and his next book, which sounds awesome. Incidentally, I won a copy of his book The End Games, and I'm really, really, really looking forward to reading it! I'm sure you'll see a review of it on A Shelf Life. 
• If I had the wedding to do over again, I'd seriously consider these: 10 Book Themed Wedding Favors.
• The Clerk Manifesto blogs today on the ten best blogs on the Internet. My only complaint is that I didn't make the list. Ah, well...
• Once Forbidden, Books Become A Lifeline For A Young Migrant Worker 
• Net & Tech:
• Don't Let Congress Ruin Net Neutrality
• Twitter Complies With Pakistan Censorship Requests Aw, Twitter, no...
• Don't Regulate Professors' Tweets 
• Science:
• Solar Farmers in Japan to Harvest Electricity With Crops We should do this in the U.S. 
• Scientists Achieve Quantum Teleportation Before long, we'll be able to go back in time and fix things as we try to get home! 
• Scientists Consider New Names for Climate Change Some of these are very workable. I'm in favor of the name change.
• Hoax CNN Article That Terrified The Public Taken Down Oh, good grief, people... 
• Other:
• Someone finally polled the 1% — And it's not pretty 
• Education is essential for changing male attitudes towards sexual violence
• It's three times cheaper to give housing to the homeless than to keep them on the streets
• “New NOLA” : “CODE” in New Orleans’ African American community for gentrification I'd never heard this before... Frankly, I've always viewed New Orleans as unique in its cultural diversity - not a melting pot, but a joyous gumbo. What have you brought? Throw it in - it'll be delicious! Anyone know anything more about this "code"?  
• Louisiana House supports bill to nullify levee board lawsuit Wow...just...wow.
• Anatomy Of A Dance Hit: Why We Love To Boogie With Pharrell
• A Matter of Taste: An Expat on Differences Between British and American Palates I admit, I pour syrup all over my bacon and sausage, and I love candied yams. I had no idea this was a distinctly American thing, though. How can someone not love bacon with maple syrup?