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“Not” On Writing: Intermission: Meet the Coffee Portrait Artist

By the Branta Webcrawler • Apr 9th, 2013 • Category: In the Other Arts, On Writing



Goose Lane Events: April

By the Branta Webcrawler • Apr 9th, 2013 • Category: Events and Launches, Goose Lane Authors, Happenings




Teacher Knows if You’ve Done the E-Reading

By the Branta Webcrawler • Apr 9th, 2013 • Category: Brave New World, Editor's Picks, Ha Ha, eBook Shelf

The faculty members here are neither clairvoyant nor peering over shoulders. They, along with colleagues at eight other colleges, are testing technology from a Silicon Valley start-up, CourseSmart, that allows them to track their students’ progress with digital textbooks.
David Streitfeld/The New York Times



The Digital Millennium Copyright Act Is Even Worse Than You Think

By the Branta Webcrawler • Mar 20th, 2013 • Category: Brave New World, Editor's Picks, From the Interweb, Reading Horror(s), eBook Shelf

Requiring nonprofit disability groups to ask permission from the government every three years and navigate a complex legal minefield to implement urgently needed accessibility technology is not compatible with progressive, conservative, or libertarian values; the goal of equal access for people with disabilities; or common sense. Even the librarian admitted in 2010 that the DMCA exemption process “is at best ill-suited to address the larger challenges of access.”
Blake E. Reid/Slate



Pantone Pairings: Food

By the Branta Webcrawler • Mar 12th, 2013 • Category: Editor's Picks, Graphic Stories, In the Other Arts, Recommended Artistic Consumption



Goose Lane Events: March

By the Branta Webcrawler • Mar 12th, 2013 • Category: Events and Launches, Goose Lane Authors, Happenings




Meet the Intern! // The Intern Corner

By the Branta Webcrawler • Mar 12th, 2013 • Category: Branta Recommends, Events and Launches, Goose Lane Authors, Ha Ha, In Brief, Interviews, Uncategorized

Just look at that hair, you can tell he showered this morning. Drew currently resides in a quaint little corner of the Goose Lane office. Don’t worry; we’ve equipped his cage with a large water bottle to keep him hydrated and a wheel for exercise. Overall, he seems quite pleased with his new surroundings.



Buzzfeed: The Best Of Online Literary Curiosities

By the Branta Webcrawler • Feb 26th, 2013 • Category: Editor's Picks, From the Interweb, Ha Ha, Recommended Artistic Consumption



2013 EVENT Non-Fiction Contest

By the Branta Webcrawler • Feb 26th, 2013 • Category: Contests, Editor's Picks, Events and Launches



8 New Punctuation Marks We Desperately Need

By the Branta Webcrawler • Feb 21st, 2013 • Category: Editor's Picks, From the Interweb, Graphic Stories, Ha Ha, Typography


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