Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
So, we have a new book out, The Pitchfork 500: Our Guide to the Greatest Songs from Punk to the Present , published by the Simon & Schuster imprint Fireside Books. It explores our 500 favorite songs from 1977-2006– interspersed with sidebars on the most vital subgenres from electro to grime to riot grrrl– to construct an alternate history of the past three decades of popular music. In …
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The Pitchfork 500: Sinéad O′Connor: "Nothing Compares 2 U" [Stream] (Pitchfork)
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Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
Great Britain’s top toilet habit is reading, with more than 14 million people choosing to look at books, magazines and newspapers to pass the time while they are on the porcelain throne, according to a survey published to mark World Toilet Day today.
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News Brief (Ekklesia)
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Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
Just because a book is marketed as a ‘children’s′ book doesn’t mean an adult won’t thoroughly enjoy it, too.
More here: Adults, as well as children, will savor these great books (Times Herald)
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Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
The map will replace this text. If any users do not have Flash Player 8 (or above), they′ll see this message. The idea of “animal subjectivity″ has elicited three broad responses. The first denies its very possibility and/or usefulness for understanding animal behaviour.
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Eye of the beholder (Mail and Guardian)
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Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
CHATHAM — Residents may sign up to receive alerts from Chatham’s new emergency notification system to keep them informed about events such as severe weather, boil orders and electrical outages.
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Chatham to send alerts via e-mail, text messages (The State Journal-Register)
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Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
The map will replace this text. If any users do not have Flash Player 8 (or above), they′ll see this message. Inspired by ancient Alexandria’s attempt to collect the world’s knowledge, the EU launches on Thursday its Europeana digital library, an online digest of Europe’s cultural heritage.
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Massive EU online library looks to compete with Google (Mail and Guardian)
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Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
We have a new book that we hope you’ll want to check out: The Pitchfork 500: Our Guide to the Greatest Songs from Punk to the Present , just published by the Simon & Schuster imprint Fireside Books. It explores our 500 favorite songs from 1977-2006– interspersed with sidebars on the most vital subgenres from electro to grime to riot grrrl– to construct an alternate history of the past …
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The Pitchfork 500: Public Enemy: "Rebel Without a Pause" [Stream] (Pitchfork)
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Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
VINELAND — Dane Barse Elementary School participated Monday in Vineland Public Library’s ‘Family and Books Literacy Night.’
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THE JOY OF READING: Barse PTO program promotes reading (Daily Journal)
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Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
I overhear a lot of people say they hate reading. This is an opinion I cannot comprehend. I do understand, however, that not everyone knows what they like to read, and, for this, I blame the American school system.
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COLUMN: Top 10 books for people who don’t like to read (The Oklahoma Daily)
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Monday, November 17th, 2008
STAN Rawdon, who in his retirement wrote three history books about his adopted village of Hursley, has died aged 81.
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In this section (Hampshire Chronicle)
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