Tattoo You

Sunday, January 31, at 5:00pm, Amelia Klem Osterud will read from her new book The Tattooed Lady: A History at Magers & Quinn.Today, almost a quarter of Americans now have tattoos. Yet there was a time--not very long ago at all--when tattoos were not at all acceptable in mainstream society. To be tattooed was to … Continue reading Tattoo You

Steampunk or Neo-Luddite?

The designers at twelvesouth have unveiled the BookBook. It's a cover for your laptop that looks like a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore, so you can pretend you're Shakespeare while you twitter.Details are here. (Tip of the hat to zdnet.com for the catch.)--David E