Ephemera

Strange Cargo: Jane Alexander at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine

Source: Humanitarian News

Okwui Enwezor described the ephemera of Africa that arrived in European docks as “strange cargo”: as it was unloaded from ship to warehouse by longshoremen, as it was bid on, sold, and displayed in wealthy hom ...
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'Captain America': It's Not That Bad (Review)

Source: PopMatters

“It’s not as bad as you’ve heard” doesn’t constitute a ringing endorsement. On the other hand, you’ve heard some very bad things about Albert Pyun’s 1990 film version of Captain America. Sometimes touted as the “worst superhero movie eve ...
Full article at: PopMatters  More like this  1 day ago, 5:23am CDT

Strange Cargo: Jane Alexander at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine

Source: Africa Is A Country

Jane Alexander, The Sacrifices of God are a troubled spirit (Photograph by Mario Todeschini). Courtesy Museum for African Art. Okwui Enwezor described the ephemera of Africa that arrived in European docks as “strange car ...
Full article at: Africa Is A Country  More like this  1 day ago, 5:20am CDT

comiXpress shuts down

Source: Publishers Weekly

When we started ComiXpress back in 2004 it was just a handful of comic book creators with a dream to use new technologies to help their fellow creators get their books into print. We were lucky enough not only to have the know-how to make t ...
Full article at: Publishers Weekly  More like this  2 days ago, 10:30am CDT

BiblioBoard Library Grows With New Modules, Subscription Service

Source: Library Journal

This spring, BiblioLabs, the Charleston, SC–based developer of the free multimedia anthology production platform BiblioBoard Creator, began offering a subscription service that will allow users to download and view antho ...
Full article at: Library Journal  More like this  2 days ago, 10:04am CDT

Yahoo's recruits Tubmlr's billion-dollar visionary: David Karp profile

Source: The Telegraph

Aged just 26, David Karp was one of the richest of internet entrepreneurs before he sold his Tumblr website to Yahoo!. Estimated to be worth $200million before the windfall, his vision has often run counter to prevailing internet wisdom - that's what ...
Full article at: The Telegraph  More like this  2 days ago, 9:10am CDT

The Stream Team: Monocle Day edition, May 20 - 26, 2013

Source: Massively

Two weeks ago, y'all had the chance to select a new holiday to help add some cheer to the otherwise bland weeks in the middle of May. The choices teased and tantalized you, but you're a discriminating crowd. In a race wa ...
Full article at: Massively  More like this  2 days ago, 8:23am CDT

Chelsea Flower Show 2013: shopping guide

Source: The Telegraph

The Perennial Gardeners’ Royal Benevolent Society (MR8) presents the X Hose (from £29.99). The world’s first expanding hose, it is lightweight and durable and never kinks. Build your garden seating to suit your needs wi ...
Full article at: The Telegraph  More like this  2 days ago, 1:42am CDT

What’s On - Exhibitions - May 23 onwards

Source: Chester Chronicle

CHESTER: May 4-September 22 - Discover a Medieval City: Places, Voices, Journeys - exhibition exploring life in medieval Chester, investigating the role of religion and the city’s significance as a place of pilgrimage, in the Grosvenor Museum Exhibition ...
Full article at: Chester Chronicle  More like this  3 days ago, 2:35pm CDT

ANN ARBOR: Antiquarian Book Fair back in town on Sunday

Source: Milan News

Don’t let the term antiquarian put you off. The 35th annual Ann Arbor Antiquarian Book Fair to be held in the Michigan Union ballroom on Sunday, May 19, introduce you, if you have not been before, to the fa ...
Full article at: Milan News  More like this  4 days ago, 7:06am CDT



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