The Future of Reading: Don't worry. It might be better than you think. - School Library Journal
Nerdfighters ran “who is” searches to track down the name—and eventually the phone number—of This Is Not Tom’s creator. So I called him one afternoon. Alexander Basalyga was a student at Penn State—just a guy who liked riddles. While he

'Wheel geeks' congregate for annual Anti-Football Drive through Marin - Marin Independent Journal
"Let Phil Sing" read the bumper sticker on one of the cars participating Friday in the annual Anti-Football Drive, a New Year's Day traditional ride from Sausalito to Tomales and back. The car's owner was such an intense Grateful Dead fan - Phil

Illustration by Vlad Alvarez - San Francisco Bay Guardian
Paranormal Activity 's success gives me hope, though I fear its inevitable shaky-cam imitators more than unexplained bumps in the night. Where there's a buck, Hollywood will follow. This year, big-budget movies stepped up their games, employing IMAX

Photo Illustration by The New York Times - New York Times
YOU might think that board members overseeing businesses that cratered in the credit crisis would be disqualified from serving as directors at other public companies. Frederick E. Rowe of Investors for Director Accountability says you will never hear

Illustration From “Footnotes in Gaza” - New York Times
Sacco will find readers for “Footnotes in Gaza” far into the future because of the unique format and style of his comic-book narrative. He stands alone as a reporter-cartoonist because his ability to tell a story through his art is combined with

Open Thread - DAILY KOS
Wall Street ready to claim billions in tax breaks on bonus payments. 2009 closed with the stock market rebounding 61 percent from its March lows, and "Wall Street is ready to pat itself on the back for its huge gains with big bonuses," potentially