Being a child of the ’80s, I face a daily battle to suppress my innate love of the Diana Spencer-style bouffant (of hair and clothing), synth pop and cheesy workout videos. My only places of refuge from the otherwise relentless temptation to buy a ticket for the Spandau Ballet reunion tour are the midst of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Libraries’
The library workout
Posted in Footnotes, Readers' lives, tagged 1980s, Betty Glover, Libraries, YouTube video on March 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The book goes into battle
Posted in Book design, Footnotes, Publishing, Shops, tagged Borders, electronic readers, Libraries, The Guardian, The Independent, The Observer on March 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My addiction to the musty whiff of a well-loved book and the hiss of a turning page means that I detest – de-test – being sensually swindled by having to read more than about 250 words through a screen. If you’re anything like me, you’ll share my horror at this downright catastrophe: 50 pre-programmed [...]