Display of banned books or censored books at Books Inc independent bookstore in Alameda, California, October 16, 2021. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)
Atlas Obscura went on a serious quest for the elusive peanut butter fruit. Here were the results.
This got me interested in the Fruit and Spice Park, so I went looking for an article about it.
The LA Times introduces an outdoor bookshop in Ojai, CA.
In Florida, a man seeks to ban one of the children’s books in the Arthur series, Arthur’s Birthday, because a line referring to “spin the bottle” may damage children’s souls. The book was published in 1989, and can be ordered from Amazon via our link on the site, if you want to gauge the risk to young souls it presents for yourself.
On the same theme, a judge in Arkansas has issued an injunction against that state’s law prohibiting librarians from recommending some books to minors.
In The Guardian, R.F. Kuang shares her opinion of Goodreads, and how to use its reviews. Nice article!
Wil Wheaton speaks frankly about the importance of residuals for him (and other things) in his address in support of the writers’ strike.
Geek Tyrant provides some retro art imaginings of iconic space (and time!) vehicles.
Actually, Marion, if you search through our site here for my old review of "Blood Freak," you'll see that I…
I think one-and-a-half stars is the lowest rating I've ever seen you give!
Kind of you to say. I certainly like to think so!
BTW, Steve Sterner will be performing at seven films during this upcoming fest: https://filmforum.org/series/clara-bow
As far as I know, Bill, Steve Sterner is the only person who does the live accompaniment to silent movies…