It is music festival season! Did you know that many of the artists who have performed at SXSW (South by Southwest for the uninitiated) and Coachella have tracks on Freegal, the library’s free music download and streaming service? A few festival headliners with lots of albums and songs on Freegal: Calvin Harris Hinds Sia And here are some…
Review: “Scarcity: why having too little means so much”
I found Scarcity so striking in its surprises, and so valuable in its insights, that after a few months, I went back to read it a second time. The authors—a Harvard economist and a Princeton psychologist—joined their distinct approaches to explore scarcity in its many forms. Scarcity of money is the bedrock of economics, of course…
Los Taibo – Una Familia Literaria
Los hermanos Taibo, productor de películas Carlos y escritores Paco Ignacio II y Benito, vienen siendo héroes de la literatura mexicana.
Can I Touch the Baby? Or, Copyright and Fair Use
Babies don’t stay locked up in the bars of a crib, they get enfolded into the family whether they like it or not. Creative works don’t stay untouchably locked up in copyright, either; they get integrated into the culture. When my aunt had twins, I was only able to touch them and play with them…
Eligible: All New Pride and Prejudice
In Eligible, Curtis Sittenfeld has written a very modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice, including premarital goings-on, gender bending, and reality television. It’s great fun, especially for fans of the original. I was getting ready to go on a trip and needed a good book to read on the airplane. I thought I'd read a chapter or…
Fighting the Fight for Diversity!
Diversity in literature has evolved to represent modern society. We want our characters, and especially our heroes to reflect society yet remain the positive role models we admire and wish to emulate. Fortunately there are many authors providing readers with stories that incorporate a myriad of themes to reflect our ever changing world. Authors Beth…
Do you believe in fate?
Do you believe in fate? The possibility of a moment so perfect it doesn’t even seem real? Will Grayson, Will Grayson, a teen novel written by both John Green and David Levithan, explores the true nature and impact of love, friendship, and what high school is all about: discovering yourself. Two teenage boys from Chicago…
Gardening with a Local: Meet Chad and His Homemade Chiltepin Cheese
Welcome to this month's Garden Q & A, where locals dig-in and answer some of our question. March's treat: homemade chiltepin cheese!
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