Design submitted by Colt 45. Click to enlarge for best viewThe Chronicle of Higher Education asked readers to submit there designs for the future George W. Bush Presidential Library. The only stipulation: The design must fit on the back of an envelope.The response:"About 120 people sent in sketches that were good, bad, serious, humorous, abstract, or really angry. Their designs took the form of toilets, bunkers, crosses, and W's, some crudely drawn and some very elegant."The Chronicle Review has just posted a sampling of the designs and a video:The actual library will be built at Southern Methodist University, in a...
The Record Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is America's crown jewel of printed material. It is one of our country's greatest assets. Now the opportunity exists for our country to acquire a recorded library of similar magnitude.69 year old Paul Mawhinney has amassed one of the greatest, if not the greatest, collection of recorded music. His collection includes 3 million record albums and 300,000 CD's many of which are rare and out-of-print and it includes all varieties of American music from classical to hip-hop.Highlights include:-An unreleased, untitled Rolling Stones album of early singles. Originally recorded in mono, the songs were remastered in stereo...
Earliest Recording of Ginsberg’s Howl Uncovered in Portland
The box was labeled "Snyder Ginsberg 1956" and it had been at the Hauser Library at Reed College for over 50 years waiting for someone to open it.Finally, while at Reed researching his upcoming biography of Gary Snyder John Suiter opened the box.What did he find in it?A tape containing the earliest known recording of Allen Ginsberg reading Howl!The reading took place in February 1956 predating Ginsberg's legendary, and until now presumed first recording of Howl, which occurred at the Town Hall Theater in Berkeley on March 18, 1956.Gary Snyder, a Reed alumni (class of 1951), and Ginsberg were on...
Book Swapping for Profit
Unlimited Vision: Author Life
From flawed authors of unlimited vision come flawless literary works.There is a popular and persistent myth, where an author is imagined toscript works of wisdom effortlessly and seamlessly at an oak desk inflowing, cursive elegant hand. Adoring and admiring audiences then acceptthese masterpieces with effusive praise and glowing literary commentary.The writing life, according to lore, is one of indolence, charm, andaffluence.Contrary to the myth, it takes unlimited vision and skill to write a thinslice of life in scenes vivid enough to touch and hold interest. Forthose authors, the voice is distinct and the phrases genuine. Universaltruths ring from the paragraphs...