Rick Kleffel: An Argument that books can change the world and nine from 2014 have the potential to do so; including Karen Armstrong, Roz Chast, Cory Doctorow, Richard Ford, William Gibson, Jake Halpern, Michael Katakis, Thomas Piketty,and Lawrence Wright.
Books can change the world
Elfquest creators donate $500k to Columbia University Comics Archive
Wendy and Richard Pini, co-creators of American fantasy classic Elfquest, donated $500,000 to Columbia University to endow its library's growing collection of comics, graphic novels and related prose works. The… READ THE REST
McAtlas documents, analyzes, and celebrates the international multiformity of McDonald's
Journalist Gary He has authored McAtlas: A Global Guide to the Golden Arches, a huge, gorgeous book about the amazing array of different forms and menus of McDonald's restaurants around… READ THE REST
"Weird Ireland" offers a wonderfully whimsical tour of the Emerald Isle
"My name is Brinsley McNamara and welcome to Weird Island." That's the flat, almost unaffected introductory line to every short Instagram reel posted by the eponymous Brinsley McNamara since January… READ THE REST
See everything. Judge everyone. Answer no one with the Ring Doorbell.
TL;DR: Get the Ring Battery Doorbell Plus for $119.99 (reg. $149) and take total control of your doorstep. Gone are the days when people enjoyed answering the door when the doorbell rang. This… READ THE REST
Waiting for a reason to get a Costco membership? This one comes with $45 to spend
TL;DR: Get a 1-Year Costco Gold Star Membership and $45 to spend for just $65. Where do you go for groceries? How about to pick up meds? Get gas? What about clothes shopping?… READ THE REST
AI can make you look like a master photographer
TL;DR: Edit photos with AI using Luminar Neo, on sale for $89.99. The best thing AI can do right now is take over for all the really annoying work you don't want… READ THE REST
