Around the blogs: Saying goodbye to the Space Shuttle Endeavour to reading in bed
By Camille T.
Fri, June 3, 2011
What I read and enjoyed on the web this week:
- NASA closed a chapter on the Space Shuttle Endeavour last month and here’s a video compilation of the best of the best.
- Rolling Stone created a list of Top 10 Picks for Greatest Summer Jams.
- Lifehacker gave some great tips for creating an awesome reading list. Don't forget to check our our Readers' Advisory 101.
- I'm sure you know about the fabulous Philadelphia Book Festival, but did you know about the National Book Festival sponsored by the Library of Congress?
- Letters of Note posted the letter from James Bond author Ian Fleming to a fan thanking him for suggesting James Bond use a diffrent type of gun.
- NPR lets us know that nearly half of all adults younger than 40 have at least one tattoo.
- Say goodbye to the food pyramid and hello to MyPlate.
- This website answers the question, “Is the book dead?”
- According to The Great Geek Manual, here are the Most Beautiful Libraries in the United States.
- A new study shows that 79% of Americans read books in bed.
- The University of South Carolina has F. Scott Fitzgerald’s briefcase.
- Instructables came up with a clever way to get rid of “iPhone Pocket Syndrome”.
- Just for fun: In just 1 week, this video has over 20 million hits - and yes, it's a cat video.
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