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Perfect Storm of Decimated Words Go Under the Bus
by Debbie G.
It's time once again for Lake Superior State University's 2008 Banished Words List and it is what it is. A varied list this year reflecting the surge in Post 9/11 authored wordsmithing. How many words can you put in one sentence?
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Get Hoaxed!
by MarilynG
Find Strange Fruit in the ocean. Discover a ghost at the Michigan League. Visit Cube Hall. These are just a few of the hoax photos that were created by teens during our Photo Hoax workshop. See them on exhibit at the Ann Arbor District Library MySpace branch in our photo gallery. Did your gallery visit leave you hungry for more? Check out the latest entries in digital hoax contests on line. Or, learn more about the history of digital art in Art of the Digital Age. Whatever you do, get hoaxed!
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Henry and Fay ride again
by manz
Fay Grim is Hal Hartley’s Henry Fool ten years later. Here we have Fay Grim, played perfectly by Parker Posey, who is caught up in conspiracy and espionage as she is tracking down the "lost" notebooks of her ex-husband, Henry Fool. CIA agents (led charmingly by Jeff Goldblum) rope Fay into heading off to Paris to retrieve the notebooks that may contain information that compromises national security. It’s an adventurous joyride with mystery, intrigue and wit. Who knew espionage could be so fun.
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Robots on the rise
by N3RD
I don't want to panic anyone but I don't like the way my toaster is looking at me.
If we're on the brink of a robot uprising where our hi-tech gadgets get back at us then
How To Survive a Robot Uprising: Tips on Defending Yourself Against the Coming Rebellion. is the survival guide to have.
Keep this book in your back pocket just on the off chance you need a refresher on the hand-to-metal pincer combat techniques when battling large robots.
How To Survive a Robot Uprising is a surprisingly funny book with a lot of background information about robots. After reading the book I kept thinking what does the author know that he's not letting on, like maybe Skynet is about to come online...
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Remember Dick Cavett?
by Maxine
March 4, 1968 marked the TV premiere of The Dick Cavett Show, then a daytime talk show on ABC which morphed into late night entertainment. Cavett was known for his quick wit and adeptness as an interviewer. The Library has a collection of his shows, "Comic Legends" and "Rock Icons" which include interviews and performances by such greats as Groucho Marx and the Rolling Stones.