Author: Anders

A Trip to Old St Paul

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History comes alive when Peg Meier visits M&Q to discuss Through No Fault of My Own: A Girl's Diary of Life on Summit Avenue in the Jazz Age by Coco Irvine. Join us at 7:30pm, Monday, April 18, for a fascinating evening of history and hijinks.On Christmas Day, 1926, twelve-year-old Clotilde “Coco” Irvine received a … Continue reading A Trip to Old St Paul

Way to Go, Matthew Zapruder

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Congratulations to Matthew Zapruder. The poet--who read at M&Q just last month--has won a 2011 Guggenheim Fellowship. The grants are awarded "on the basis of prior achievement and exceptional promise." Three thousand writers, artists, and scienctists applied; 180 got the nod. Details are here.--David E

GigaPanBot

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You might have seen the enormous, 360-degree, clickable photograph of Prague's Strahov monastery library that went viral online earlier this week. If not, it's here. It's an incredible piece of technology, and I urge you to waste a few minutes zooming, panning, and otherwise enjoying this normally forbidden room.Now Wired has the story behind the … Continue reading GigaPanBot