I’d be doing my MS program a huge disservice if I didn’t mention this week was Banned Books Week; which “highlights the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted bannings of books across the United States” (ALA.org).
Crazy to think these great works were at one point, and probably still are somewhere in the nether-regions of the US, banned:
My baby’s growing up so fast! Already celebrating our 1 year anniversary here at Vintage Mint. Can you believe it? Thank you for your patience, kind comments, and visits.
Seems like everyone’s turning the big 2-0-0 this year: Lincoln, Darwin, Mendelssohn… But it looks like Edgar Allan has them all beat for the best commemorative U.S. stamp. I’m no philatelist, but I like these so much I just might order a sheet of these to keep my inner-nerd in check.
Cry, cry, cry. Domino mag {and the website!} will be no more! My little world is crumbling down! Blueprint, Cottage Living, House & Garden, and now Domino…
Interesting factoid: tonight the moon will be the biggest it’s been all year. The tides will be higher. Cosmic episodes like this will probably result in more babies being born tonight than “usual”, or overly jittery dogs, or just more weirdos on street corners. I kid. But still interesting…
