Pastor Marc GrizzardThe Amazing Grace Baptist Church in Canton, North Carolina is on the loose.Here is what they got planned for Halloween.In an effort to save you from the torture of reading this on their website via the link above, which is destined to get them into design hell, I reproduce their invitation (misspellings and all) for a night of God, barbecue and good ol' fashion biblioclasm.**********************************Halloween Book BurningBurning Perversions of God's WordOct. 31, 20097pm - UntilGreat Preaching and SingingCome to our Halloween book burning. We are burning Satan's bibles like the NIV, RSV, NKJV, TLB, NASB, NEV, NRSV, ASV,...
New Trend At Book Signings: Punch the Author
British pop diva Leona Lewis was slapped upside the head while signing copies of her autobiography, Dreams, at a London book shop today.According to an eyewitness at Waterstones' Piccadilly branch,"[the attacker] walked up there with the book, she signed it and, as she looked up, he just punched her. She was running out with her hand over her eye."A statement on the singer’s website declares that “Leona is understandably shaken and apologises to the fans she was unable to meet and complete signings.”PEN has yet to issue a statement but I imagine it will read something along these lines: PEN...
Sit on This: The Libro Chair
Libro Chair, 1970. Polyurethane foam, vinyl, and steel, 37 1/2 x 32 1/2 x 48" (95.3 x 82.6 x 121.9 cm).This amazing chair lives at the Museum of Modern Art. It was created in 1970 by the Italian design firms Gruppo DAM and Studio Gruppo 14.The 10 cushions are adjustable so one can find their perfect comfort level while reading.Or, for the more adventurous, you can adjust your position as you make your way through your book. Divide the number of pages by 10 and flip a cushion when that page number is reached.Thanks to Rebecca at Booktagger for the...
An O. Henry Story Loaded With Morphine
“The drug clerk looks sharply at the white face half concealed by the high-turned overcoat collar."’I would rather not supply you,’ he said doubtfully. ‘I sold you a dozen morphine tablets less than an hour ago.’“The customer smiles wanly. ‘The fault is in your crooked streets. I didn't intend to call upon you twice, but I guess I got tangled up. Excuse me."Thus begins Fog in Santone by American short story master O. Henry (1862-1910). Those who know O. Henry only as the author of the classic tale of loving sacrifice, The Gift of the Magi, with its typically O.Henry...
The Library of Congress Makes Room for Kids
On October 23 the Library of Congress will unveil the The Young Readers Center. It will be the first area devoted exclusively to children in the library’s 200+ year history.The Center, which is housed in a renovated recording studio, will open with about 800 books. Most will be donated by publishers or culled from the library’s duplicate and exchange department.The focus is on providing personal and family “reading-aloud” experiences, supplemented by demonstrations of the library’s online educational projects aimed at younger audiences.Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-South Florida) provided the impetus for the Center. After visiting the library Wasserman was "surprised...