THE "THREE-DIMENSIONAL GAME-BOARD" OF AGATHA CHRISTIE'S COUNTRY HOUSES was written by Phyllis Richardson and appears on the CrimeReads website. If du Maurier re-invigorated the Gothic house with modern passion and intrigue, Agatha Christie turned it into something of...
Walden Pond Is Full of Jellyfish, But Don’t Panic was written by Jessica Leigh Hester, senior editor and writer at Atlas Obscura, which is where it appears. (Thoreau, shown here as a statue in front of a recreated version of his cabin, documented a lot of wildlife at...
Gabagool and Malpropisms: Dialogue Lessons from The Sopranos was written by Lincoln Michel and appears on the Counter Craft website. "I’ve been slowly working my way through a rewatch of The Sopranos and remain in awe of the show. Despite debuting over 20 years ago,...
15 Design Tricks We Learned From a New Must-Buy Styling Book appears in Architectural Digest and is by Amanda Sims "Now look around your living room," writes Patrick Kooiman in the opening lines of his new book, * Volume: Let Europe's Finest Style Experts Spice...
According to Nora Krug of the Washington Post, the Fabulous Ladies Book Club of Ruidoso, N.M. liked to meet at a restaurant named Ranchers and "order appetizers and drinks, and chat — sometimes even about what they’ve read. You know, a book club." Then the pandemic...
This post in Atlas Obscura May shed light on the real woman behind one of the Beatles' most famous songs? Source: Wikipedia Much of the story relayed in Paul McCartney's classic song is fictional, but evidently, he might have borrowed the name from a headstone in St....
Dogs really are a man’s best friend. And in this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we visit one of the best dogs of them all: Hachiko, the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation. The story is one of heartbreak, inspiration, and contains a touch of Hollywood. Check...
Although it's a topic that hasn't been at the forefront of Van Gogh scholarship, art critic Michael Glover claims that for Van Gogh "books were calls to action, lessons in life" that had a definite impact on his Work. As proof Mr. Clover points to a recent book...
THE "THREE-DIMENSIONAL GAME-BOARD" OF AGATHA CHRISTIE'S COUNTRY HOUSES was written by Phyllis Richardson and appears on the CrimeReads website. If du Maurier re-invigorated the Gothic house with modern passion and intrigue, Agatha Christie turned it into something of...
THE "THREE-DIMENSIONAL GAME-BOARD" OF AGATHA CHRISTIE'S COUNTRY HOUSES was written by Phyllis Richardson and appears on the CrimeReads website. If du Maurier re-invigorated the Gothic house with modern passion and intrigue, Agatha Christie turned it into something of...
Big Ten Academic Alliance and Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) and OAPEN Library and Publication Platform (OAPEN) Announce a Three-Year Collective Action Agreement According to infoDOCKET "The Big Ten Academic Alliance has entered into a three-year collective...
London, UK, May 17, 2021—Clarivate plc (NYSE: CLVT), a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation, today announced a definitive agreement to acquire ProQuest, a leading global software, data and analytics provider...
Revised Status of Academic Librarians Standards ACRL insider reports that "The ACRL Board of Directors approved revised versions of the association’s A Standard for the Appointment, Promotion and Tenure of Academic Librarians; ACRL Standards for Academic Librarians...
