OK, we got a little ragged over the busy holiday season, but at least we're not as crammed as Faqir Chand and Sons Bookstore at Khan Market, New Delhi. Via Drive-by Blogging.--David E

If you're kicking yourself that you can't go to a poetry reading by Anne Sexton or Stephane Mallarme, Jim Clark can help you out. The UK video artist has taken still images of poets past and animated them. Then he matches the images to archival readings (when they're available). The result is a little bit … Continue reading Re-Animated

A dollhouse believed to have been decorated by Charlotte Bronte while she worked as a governess to the Sidgwick children of Yorkshire is up for sale. Expect to spend between £5,000 and £8,000 for the house--if you can get a mortgage.Details are here.--David E