Monthly Archives: September 2009

Wednesday’s Word: What does it look like to you?

Today’s word, from wordsmith.org: legerdemain. noun. slight of hand *** Ariel Gore recently posted an excerpt from Comics and Serendipity’s blog, entitled “Please Don’t Bomb the Moon” – a letter to NASA about their intentions to do just that. Bomb … Continue reading

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What are you hiding under your pillow this week?

This week (September 26th-Oct 3rd) marksĀ  the 28th annual celebration of Banned Books Week. Interested in knowing what books have been challenged this year? Check out Robert P. Doyle’s Books Challenged & Banned in 2008-2009: Speak Read Know. Doyle compiled … Continue reading

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Wednesday’s Word Undone

In the spirit of Wednesday, here’s the word of the day: bowdlerize. verb: to remove or change parts (of a book, movie, a play, etc.) considered objectionable. (from wordsmith.org, today’s word) There’s no hard and fast rule with Wednesday’s word … Continue reading

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