Libraries Act as Cooling Centers in Heatwaves
If you needed yet another reason to love libraries: they help during heatwaves. Libraries in Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania, California, Ohio, Oregon, and other places have...
Why We Don’t Read All the Books On Our Shelves: Critical Linking, July 28, 2019
Critical Linking, a daily roundup of the most interesting bookish links from around the web, is sponsored by Libro.FM. “Doesn’t every bibliophile do this, buy books...
Everything You Need for Home Bicycle Maintenance and Repair
Ramon Espelt Photography/Shutterstock While nothing can replace a good bike mechanic, there’s a lot of regular maintenance and bike repair you can do yourself at home....
The V&A Makes a Meal of It
The V&A could usefully have taken a leaf out of its own history. In the catalog foreword by the museum’s director, the historian and former Labour...
Geek Trivia: If You Want To Dig Through The Earth To Get To China, You’d Better Start In?
If You Want To Dig Through The Earth To Get To China, You’d Better Start In? The United States Sweden Argentina Nigeria Think you know the...
FAA Reportedly Delegated Oversight of Critical 737 Max Flight System to Boeing
A New York Times investigation into the Boeing 737 Max crisis—involving two crashes that killed a cumulative 346 people and the continued grounding of the entire...
Apple Contractors Reportedly Overhear Sensitive Information and Sexy Times Thanks to Siri
First Amazon, then Google, and now Apple have all confirmed that their devices are not only listening to you, but complete strangers may be reviewing the...
Oracle Document Claiming an Amazon ‘Conspiracy’ to Win Military Contract Makes It to Trump’s Desk
Aides to Donald Trump presented him with a document identical to one created by a top Washington lobbyist for cloud-computing giant Oracle, Kenneth Glueck, implying that...
Report: Another Classic Halloween Character Is Returning for Halloween Kills
Laurie Strode was deeply, abidingly traumatized by her experience facing off against Michael Myers. But she wasn’t the only one. Read more… Source : Report: Another...
Tensions Rise as Copyright “Small Claims” Bill Moves Forward
In May, new legislation was tabled in the U.S. House and Senate that introduces the creation of a “small claims” process for copyright offenses. The CASE...
