[youtube]http://youtu.be/fDBzQkWeQ5g[/youtube] The Onion has the scoop on Amazon's latest release, the "Kindle Flare," a new tablet that will "loudly and repeatedly" announces the title of the book you're reading. A spokesperson for Amazon says "the Kindle Flare’s repetitive shouting will appeal to fans of print, who miss the ability to display a book’s cover to strangers." It also offers the revolutionary new technology "auto-explain" for the user who has a little shame about their reading choice. "Auto-explain" offers a rationalization for the book you're reading while also boasting about a high-brow title that you also like. God bless the Onion. h/t Poets and Writers.
The Betty Glover Library Workout Tape
The year is 1987 and Arizona State University librarian Betty Glover has "a solution to the sedentary life of most librarians"Work it out.Enjoy.h/t and thanks to neatorama
Stephen Colbert Writes Again
Media meister, Stephen Colbert, released his third book this week, America Again, now in 3D. In a recent book review he wrote for GQ, he offered to give it "three thumbs up out of four stars". This is from someone who also suggested the GQ editor use "Weepy Garamond" for the opening sentence, "It's no secret that America is hurting".I should have known the great American design team at Stephen Doyle Partners was responsible for designing Stephen Colbert's newest book...again. Doyle designer, Ben Tousley kindly shared this teaser video Doyle Partners made to celebrate it. It is a great example of smart and playful design,...
Shelf Fail or a Librarian’s Worst Nightmare
Think of it as Candid Camera visits the library.Please do not attempt at home, at the library or at the bookshop.h/t Dark Roasted Blend
The Mother of Pictorial Satire, or Why Did Yankee Doodle Call His Hat Macaroni?
Despite their wide popularity and broad distribution, and their importance in the history of British caricature, the color-plate books and albums of Mary Darly are now quite rare.Who was Mary Darly?"Although most well-known cartoonists have been men, one of the most influential early figures in the field was a woman, Mary Darly. Though often overlooked in histories of the subject, women have played a significant part in the development of cartoons and caricature in Britain from its beginnings in the days of Hogarth almost 300 years ago right up to the present… However, the mother of them all, perhaps, was the...