Archive for January 2nd, 2006

Movie: Good Night, and Good Luck!

Monday, January 2nd, 2006

Is it commentary on the state of the media today? Is it about the current political climate? Is it just a film about broadcast media and events in the middle of the last century? No matter what the interpretation, I enjoyed watching the film. Curious about broadcast news? Interested in media history? It’s worth a [...]

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A Great New Year’s Resolution

Monday, January 2nd, 2006

Like the playful antiquarian, I’m not much one for new year’s resolutions. I really like hers:
"In the 1934 edition of The Children’s Almanac of Books and Holidays, Helen Dean Fish gives this New Year’s advice: ‘Resolve to read at least a dozen good children’s books next year, and make a list of them now.’"
She didn’t [...]

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