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Make Music New York at NYPL Branches: June 21, 2013 | The New York Public Library →
Seymour Chwast, The Pushpin Group. 2013. Make Music New York.Make Music New York is a live, free musical celebration on June 21, the longest day of the year. From 10 in the morning to 10 at night, public spaces throughout the five boroughs become impromptu musical stages, dance floors, and social…
So wicked cool—-the library as a performance space.
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The Unemployed Librarian: On my compulsion to finish a book →
I’ve been challenged a number of times on why I feel it necessary to finish a book once I’ve started. And the answer is simple: I feel a commitment to finish what I start.
But this answer is not good enough for some. In fact, many have argued quite violently against this. So I figured perhaps a…
Finally someone understands me! There have been only two books that I’ve left unfinished - Pillars of the Earth (the ridiculousness early on was overwhelming, but I couldn’t get through the rape scene) and Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (also rape scene.) But I’ve read thousands of books, and have gotten to the end of too many books that, if I were someone else, I would’ve put down. But being me, I read to the end and LOVED them. So forever after, whenever I’m in the middle of a “bad” book, I can’t put it down because just maybe it’s going to pay off in the end.
Also, I’m obsessive compulsive, so I think there’s a bit of that in there.
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22 Maps That Show How Americans Speak English Totally Differently From Each Other →
Really, America, Chicago is “the City.”
Ummmm Chicago is called the Second City for a reason—NYC is #1 (but seriously, people, Mary/Merry/Marry do NOT sound the same!)
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There’s just something about a Richard Scarry book that instantly takes you back to your childhood. Today Mr. Scarry would have been 94 years old. But, as long as his books are around, he’s timeless.
Who was your favorite Richard Scarry character?
Lowly Q. Worm, for the win (although I don’t believe his middle initial is Q, or that he has a middle name, it just always seemed appropriate to add that bit of formality)
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The Stephen King Universe, A Very Detailed Flowchart Linking His Books & Characters
YEARS too late!
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Great ad campaign by PBS but I’m pretty sure they just created all the new fall programming for TLC.
NY PBS Creates Ads With Fake Reality Shows | EW
PBS—winning it since 1948.
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These are so pretty. I want them all!
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History, which interprets the past to understand the present and confront the future, is the least rewarding discipline for a dying species.
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American artist Dave Cole transforms existing machinery into awesome new devices with functions completely unrelated to their original purpose. In 2012 he transformed a 22,000 pound steam roller into The Music Box. Instead of flattening surfaces the machine now plays the “Star Spangled Banner.”
Though Cole stripped most of the weight out of the compactor to make the sculpture more manageable, it still weighs in at 2,000 pounds. The sculpture was commissioned by the Cleveland Institute of Art.
Click here to watch a video of The Music Box in action.
Back in 2005 Dave Cole created The Knitting Machine. Two enormous excavators were fitted with 20-foot-long knitting needles and positioned across from each other. Working together they knitted an oversized American flag. Click here to watch video footage of The Knitting Machine.
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I love MASS MoCA. This looks great.
Want to see this (and other) awesome exhibits at MASS MoCA? Come to Crossett Library to check out the free admission pass!
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