Punctuation sure does get people angry. Witness the UK's Apostrophe Protection Society or this blog deriding unnecessary quotation marks.And if any more proof was needed, you can find more than enough in the comments following David Crystal's article attacking Lynn Truss' "zero tolerance" policy towards punctuational incorrectness. Crystal really brought out the partisans. ("Contrary to … Continue reading Punctuated… And How
Author: Anders
Be a Mensch: Visit Your Local Library
It's not too late to participate in the Friends of the St Paul Public Library's series of book discussions entitled ""Your Heart's Desire: Sex and Love in Jewish Literature." Held at 7pm every Tuesday in July at the Highland Park branch, the events are free and open to the public. This month's remaining books are … Continue reading Be a Mensch: Visit Your Local Library
Newfound Tribe of Librarians Not Happy
So I'm not the only one who was irked by the New York Times' article on the newer, hipper librarian recently unearthed in deepest Brooklyn. (See my post "It's Hip to Be Pretty" here if you missed it.) Nicole Scherer at The Huffington Post has a nice roundup of snarky opinions from the blogosphere, particularly … Continue reading Newfound Tribe of Librarians Not Happy
Musings from Magers and Quinn 