As if my reading list wasn’t long enough.
Category Archives: Arts & Literature
The Rise of Pirate Libraries | Atlas Obscura
You can argue the ethics of this concept but there is apparently a need for pirate libraries.
The novel and play that predicted Donald Trump’s rise — and countered a swell of Great Depression demagoguery | Public Radio International
We should never had come to this.
Goodreads | John’s Year in Books 2015
Stuff about the stuff I read last year.
How ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ was born | Marketplace.org
Some backstory to something I really enjoyed growing up.
All Possibilities: The ‘Purple Rain’ Story : NPR
I don’t know if it is living in Minnesota or not, but stories about the 30th anniversary of Purple Rain seem to mean a lot more. Maybe I’m just getting old. Either way, I’d love to pick up this book.
Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean: how we made The Sandman | Books | The Guardian
Always nice to know the origin stories for things you like.
Fantastically Wrong: The Murderous, Sometimes Sexy History of the Mermaid | WIRED
Doing some on-site tech support on a slow-ish day and increasing my mermaid knowledge.
No tiara, no problem: ‘Rejected princesses’ have stories worth telling | Minnesota Public Radio News
An interesting outlet for tales we’d probably not otherwise know.
How has Batman stayed relevant over 75 years?
A nice look back at 75 years of Bat-lore by the folks who tell his story.