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What I Read Last Week:

Improve your life with microadventures | Outside Why digital natives prefer reading in print | Washington Post Berkley or Berkeley? Library scores misspelled buttons | Detroit Free Press High court case threatens independent electoral map drawers | AP ‘Library Larry’ receives special dedication | Denton Record Chronicle Administration tells students not to look fraternity grizzlyContinue reading “What I Read Last Week:”

What I Read Last Week:

via A fresh look at Appalachia : 50 years after the war on poverty ‘Can you dig it?’ The Warriors, 35 years later | Esquire You’ve got Nora: A Valentine’s Day tribute to Nora Ephron | Vanity Fair Leaving only footsteps? Think again | New York Times State of emergency declared in West Virginia after trainContinue reading “What I Read Last Week:”

What I Read Last Week:

via Shelf Check What I Read Last Week: When it comes to jogging, less is more, study | New York Times Why we drink hot chocolate in the winter | The Guardian Maternity leave policies in America hurt working moms | New Republic Guilty, then proven innocent | The Atlantic Diary of the left sharkContinue reading “What I Read Last Week:”

What I Read Last Week:

Inside a coal ash community that can’t use its tap water Coffee horror: parody pokes at environmental absurdity of k-cups | NPR Abortion isn’t about the right to privacy. It’s about women’s right to equality | Guardian ‘Parks and Recreation’ takes on online privacy. And it hits close to home | Washington Post Sign-language interpreterContinue reading “What I Read Last Week:”

What I Read Last Week:

Llamas with Hats 8 : If I sent this to you in this last week that was because I care about you + swans. And zoo books. Wellcome Library archive sheds new light on history of mental healthcare | The Guardian Are QR codes dead yet? | LITA blog (re: I hope so.) How to talkContinue reading “What I Read Last Week:”

What I Read Last Week:

Salt of Kanawha County Your adult siblings may be the secret to a long, happy life | NPR Kentucky jail uses tunnel to grow fresh food | USDA blog SheRides, a New York taxi service aimed at women, finds a loyal following | New York Times Grant energizes Springdale Junior-Senior High School | Pittsburgh Post-GazetteContinue reading “What I Read Last Week:”

What I Read Last Week:

The pop-punks of anarchy [Martha] | NPR (re: I love NPR’s use of GIFs) Mayor’s office proposes letting police check out library patron information | Omaha.com (re: WTF) The chicken wings boom | The New York Times Newman Catholic Center organizes fall break guilt trip | The Minor Brian May: Me, my dad and ‘theContinue reading “What I Read Last Week:”

What I Read Last Week:

via Gay men should be allowed to donate blood, experts say | Colorado Public Radio How much smartphone data do you really need? | Wall Street Journal In praise of whistleblowers and #teamharpy | Inside Higher Ed Why women don’t name names: Kirsten Gillibrand, Daniel Inouye and women’s calculus for survival | Salon When cooking,Continue reading “What I Read Last Week:”