Not only is the Grand Splendid bookstore in Argentina the most beautiful bookstore in the world, it also comes with a one hundred year old history that just adds to its charm. The building was opened in 1912 as a theatre, but the theatre seating was removed and the theatre converted into a bookstore in […]
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The wide-ranging sprawl of eclectic subject matter in today’s links should convince you I have the attention span of a gnat–wait, what is that shiny thing over there….? Amazing Painted Plywood Subfloor. Link I’ve heard of people painting their subfloors before. Most attempts to do so that I’ve seen are pretty basic. Coats of plain
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Author Catherine McKenzie ranted a few days ago about covers on books, in her post “Why Do Books Written by Women Get Such Audience-Limiting Covers?“. The post was written primarily for authors, and in it she proposes that, as the title suggests, women authors’ book covers are designed in such a way that tags them
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Time Enough For Love by Robert A. Heinlein Link If you’ve been reading this blog for very long, then you’re probably already aware that Robert A. Heinlein is up in my top two favourite authors of all time (the other spot has a rotating roster). I’ve spoken about Heinlein and about this particular book, Time
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Asian Efficiency said recently: Have you ever felt like all you do is go from one emergency to the next? Do you feel constantly stressed because you are consistently putting out fires? Do you find yourself scanning your inbox because you just know that another one is about to pop up somewhere? If so, you’re
From the Mailbag. October 11, 2016 From time to time, I get email (usually) asking me a question that deserves to be answered in public, where a lot of readers who have probably been wondering the same thing can see the answer, too. Lately, there have been a handful of emails: Hi Tracy; I don’t
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This is my first year celebrating the big Canadian holiday as a Canadian myself. To all my readers in Canada, have a great weekend, a fabulous meal, and a peaceful, enjoyable break with your family and loved ones. Enjoy! Cheers,
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Did you get caught up in the craze, too? Although, it seems that Pokemon Go might be one of those instant-instantly-dead fads, if reports are to be believed. Not quite every country in the world went Pokemon hunting, either. In Belgium, a high school teacher was inspired by Pokemon Go to build another virtual hunting
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The thing about any story set in the future that features humans is that all the current human cultures and habits could extend on for a good long bit yet…like eating with knives and forks, for instance. It’s hard to imagine we would ever go back to eating with our fingers, with a belt knife
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The “straight” science fiction genre (that is, the genre that has no romance and a dearth of deep characters and interesting relationships — as opposed to Science Fiction Romance, which has the best of both worlds), has had its share of critics and outspoken authors with strong opinions. Theodore Sturgeon was an outstanding SF writer,
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