Links: A Few Notes During a Moment of Quiet
Things have been busy with non-web writing lately, and are about to get busier, so updates may be sparse (or, I suppose, absent) around here for at least another week or so. Tomorrow I’m headed to...
View ArticleNotes on David Anderegg’s Nerds
I just read David Anderegg’s new book, Nerds: Who They Are and Why We Need More of Them. It’s a very quick read—I got through it in two sittings, taking notes—but rather interesting and engaging. I...
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Links: Geek Shame, the Lulz, and Two Meanings for “Hardcore”
This weekend’s link drop is brought to you by Church, Jordan, Cabral, various Gawker blogs, and the letter Q. Confessions of a Sci-Fi Addict: Let’s start with this link-ful post from the Website at the...
View ArticleLinks: Geek Activism, Virtual Worlds, and the Nerd Code for Love
Lots and lots of links this week, starting with a few about people promoting geeky causes. Comics Activism in the University Library: Comixology offers the first part in a series on how one university...
View ArticleLinking With a Vengeance
Things have been quiet here for a few days while I’ve been away at a wedding and then polishing up a couple papers to submit to a conference. Now I’ve got more links of interest than I can shake a...
View ArticleContributing to a Grand Literary Tradition
Publishers weekly declares that “nerds rule at the bookstore” with two upcoming releases: David Anderegg’s Nerds: Who They Are and Why We Need More of Them, and Benjamin Nugent’s American Nerd: The...
View ArticleParty in the Stacks
Cleaning out my mailbox, I came across a New York Times article forwarded to my from Lee S. several weeks ago about how librarians are hip now. How did such a nerdy profession become cool — aside...
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Judging Books
Jacob refers me to a bunch of really good-looking sci-fi book covers from the SF/fantasy arm of Orion Books. From the above link on “We Made This”: Fairyland by Paul J McAuley uses a holographic foil...
View ArticleAcademic Libraries Lacking in Geek Support Documentation
I realize that title may sound a little backwards, but I’m just a little disappointed that I can’t find a copy of The Geek Handbook at any of the academic libraries accessible through my school’s...
View ArticleWizards Throw the Best Parties
Fellow Annenberg student Paul Falzone sends along an article from Salon: “Potterpalooza,” one journalist’s take on a Harry Potter convention in New Orleans. The author’s outsider perspective is...
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