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- Libraries, Books, Writers, & Suchlike
- We Need Libraries As Much As Maker Spaces I'd argue we need libraries more.
- Prosecutors: UIC student charged with assault said he was re-enacting 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Okay, look, I don't like the book - it's a terrible representation of BDSM, in addition to just being a terrible plot and badly written - but I really don't buy the "I thought we were roleplaying" line. At all. What a load of [expletive deleted].
- Saved from Islamic extremists, Mali manuscripts face damage in new home
- ISIS burns Mosul library: Why terrorists target books "...[B]ooks represent a people's culture, history, and pride, and provide militants a concrete way to attempt to wipe clean a region's identity."
- Hitler's 'Mein Kampf' to be published in Germany for first time since WWII
- Whips, chains and capitalism: What ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ is really about That's a very interesting take on it.
- Join us on World Read Aloud Day
- Net & Tech
- Here’s how the clash between the NSA Director and a senior Yahoo executive went down.
- In Privacy Update, Reddit Tightens Restrictions on Nude Photos
- When Internet access becomes a weapon
- Google Launches ‘YouTube Kids,’ a New Family-Friendly App
- Meet the Team That Makes It Possible for the Blind to Use Facebook
- Eighth-graders develop app to help dyslexic readers
- Mark Beckner opens up about JonBenet Ramsey case, then regrets it
- Science & Health
- The Vatican Just Called For Reforming The Biggest Health Care Problem You’ve Never Heard Of
- Purina is Being Sued for Allegedly Killing Over 4,000 Dogs
- UK 1st Country to Allow Creation of Embryos From 3 People "Britain has become the first country in the world to allow the creation of human embryos from the DNA of three people, a technique intended to help mothers avoid passing on genetically degenerative diseases to their babies."
- Mars One plan to colonise red planet unrealistic, says leading supporter
- Earth’s Other ‘Moon’ And Its Crazy Orbit Could Reveal Mysteries Of The Solar System
- The LHC is back and it’s ready to probe the limits of matter
- Education
- Today Is National Adjunct Walkout Day Related: A Day Without Adjuncts
- Free college plan will help, not hurt, low-income students
- 'World's Largest University' Is Scamming Students, Investigation Reveals
- Saving Speech "This month, a proposal submitted by two students to the Board of Visitors, College President Taylor Reveley and other college administrators requests that the College of William and Mary adopt a speech code very similar to the ones that have failed at other institutions in the past."
- New York City Lays Out Limits on Restraints And Suspensions
- Authority Issues
- The disappeared: Chicago police detain Americans at abuse-laden 'black site'
- Video: Florida Highway Patrol Officer Tasers Old Man With His Hands in the Air
- Officer Victor Ramirez Slaps Alleged Trespasser Who Wanted To Use Restroom (RAW VIDEO)
- Other
- Judge takes stand for free speech
- Worthy of Contempt: Ohio Judge Tim Grendell Abuses His Office To Suppress Criticism
- Norman, OK is moving one step closer to ending homelessness
- Jesuits Offer Spiritual Retreats for the Homeless
- Glenn Grothman Urges Constituents To Keep An Eye On Food Stamp Users What. An. [Expletive deleted].
- Political dynamics change as Emanuel, Garcia move into runoff campaign Related: Garcia says 'working class' to power bid for Chicago mayor
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