Even if a winter of inactivity has left you so enfeebled that you can't lift your head from the pillow, you can still read a book, thanks to these Supine Reading Glasses from Hammacher Schlemmer. "[T]wo optical-quality glass prisms that bend your vision 90º providing easy reading from a recumbent position." Nausea medication is not … Continue reading Say it Soft, and It’s Almost Like Praying
real world
Because I Love You
The BBC has posted a slideshow of historical valentines from the nineteenth century. The cards are part of a show currently on display at Oxford University's Bodleian Library.Thanks to the inimitable Book Patrol for the catch.--David E
Black & White & Green
Arcadia Publishing is a niche publisher. They compile historic photographs of towns and organizations, to save and spread local history. Their book Uptown Minneapolis--a collection of photographs of the neighborhood in the first half of the twentieth century--is a perennial M&Q bestseller, but we have a good range of their offerings.Today from Publishers Weekly comes … Continue reading Black & White & Green
Musings from Magers and Quinn 