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POPSFall Out Boy & The Roots Ok, this article cracked me up. Just that one paragraph had me giggling behind the circulation desk. However, I will admit, I kind of like how Patrick Stump from the Fall Out Boy sings. I blame it on my nephews.
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POPSReading Is Dead Not really but that's going to be my new shirt so I can be ironic. But here is a great op-ed piece by Tim Egan from the NYT about Steve Jobs and his ridiculous comment about how people do not read. Has he looked at "People Reading" blog or all the various book review blogs that people post, has he stepped into a library (school or public or university)? Well, from where I sit behind the reference desk, or on the metro or in a park...tons of people still read.
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POPSPrint vs. Online Sources - editorial piece This is an interesting editorial on online sources (e.g. Wikipedia) versus print sources. As a librarian, I am slowly changing my mind about the validity of the information in Wikipedia. I do not agree with Magnus Linklater's idea that Wikipedia is the first and possibly only place to find information. I still feel that print sources are valid and that they should be a part of research. I do not know any thing about the UK's education system so I cannot comment on that. But I do know that education curriculum needs to change. Research, writing, peer-reviewing -- all of these things are changing with the "read/write" web and as an educator/instructor we need to prepare students for these changes.
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POPSGood Questions : the Golden Compass "debate" There is an ongoing discussion about the movement to protest the Golden Compass by Philip Pullman. This is a good blog entry about questions that parents and kids can engage in once they read the book or watch the movie. My opinion is that the series is great. I do not understand why anyone would want to protest the movie because it challenges your faith. But that's just me. Anyway, if you are skeptical about it or just want a good book discussion going, check this out.
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POPSOp Ed. - WSJ - Splits within parties more apparent... with Super Tuesday come and gone, I have been a bit nervous about how ugly this election with get...especially amongst the Democrats. I thought this was an interesting piece from the Wall Street Journal. Today everyone has been extremely passionate about this election. 8 years of crap and now "we" have to decide who should be our next leader. People have said "I hope those people who wanted to vote for Clinton/Obama don't decide to stay at home in November because Clinton/Obama did not win the nomination." That is one fear. Now, it will get ugly and people will be turned off. That is my second.
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POPSKate Michelman vs. Chris Matthews Aside from having way too much surge, Chris Matthews annoys me. But here's Michelman's more response to Matthew's "Hardball" questions. I think it is pretty interesting and she makes a lot of valid points that probably is difficult to express during a "Hardball" interview - what with all the comments and interruptions and such.
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POPSJSmooth Says It right here... too much talking. Let's pick a candidate and please please get on with it. It is about unifying the party or nation or what have you. It's not about you. Sometimes, it is not about you, HRC. Seriously.
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