Wed, December 15th, 2010
@#$%&* – Literary Profanity
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan
Lynn and Cindy: Yes, it is the season of light and goodwill to mankind. Let’s be honest though. It is also the season of pushy crowds, stress, and irritating relatives. What to do when that batch of cookies you are baking at midnight turns black and crusty? A good expletive is definitely in order but [...]
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Sat, February 7th, 2009
Paper Towns 1946 Esso Map!
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan
When we read John Green’s novel, Paper Towns, we learned about the concept of cartographers using fictional towns on their maps for copyright protection. You can even read more about that practice on Omnictionary, I mean, Wikipedia. We were recently gifted with a 1946 Esso Map of New York State that shows the town of [...]
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