Monthly Archives: December 2011

Back after the Holidays!

Posted on December 19, 2011 by

On hiatus until after the new year. See you then, folks!

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Canine Acknowledgment & Brotherly Dedication

Posted on December 18, 2011 by

This is  possibly a very sweet, but definitely oddest acknowledgement I have seen. The last line in the foreword of Appleby’s biography on Henry II reads, Finally, I should be little better than a churl if I were not to … Continue reading →

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Cultural Osmosis: Hammer Museum

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

Isn’t it telling of our nature that we go to new places only to look for the familiar? On a “free admission to everybody” Thursday, I ventured into the Hammer Museum to look for Kanagawa oki namiura, a Japanese woodblock print (pictured … Continue reading →

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More on the Publishing Industry

Posted on December 15, 2011 by

More precisely, it’s more on the publishing industry as explicated by John B. Thompson’s Merchants of Culture. This is also a follow-up to a previous post that was based on the first half of Thompson’s book. I’ve now finished Merchants and found … Continue reading →

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Autumn in Preservation: Preservation Review

Posted on December 14, 2011 by

Know of those hopeless cases? Those that not even the most skilled hands can help? Those that people shake their heads, step aside, and try to push out of their minds? Ever wonder what happens to them? Where do they … Continue reading →

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Bastard Tags

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

The following is the introduction I wrote for a 10-page paper assignment. Please don’t run off screaming, “she’s posting a 10-page term paper?!!”. Only the introduction, which is marginally interesting, I promise. __________________________________________________________ Folksonomy is a bastard born of an … Continue reading →

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Cultural Osmosis: Getty Villa

Posted on December 12, 2011 by

I went to the Getty Villa recently. It’s part of my effort to not end up the kid in class who when asked, “So, what did you do with your summer vacation?” has to admit to not having done much … Continue reading →

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Limitations to e-Readers

Posted on December 9, 2011 by

I’m a big, enthusiastic, giddy fan of e-readers. You’ve probably got this figured out from my multiple posts filled with exclamation marks about the Kindle, the e-reader I happen to own. Nonetheless, I a) find plenty to gripe about in the current … Continue reading →

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What’s in a Name?

Posted on December 8, 2011 by

Books I’m reading is a series of posts I write that are centered around, well, books I’m reading. As it’s the only regular feature featured on this blog, its numbers dominate the tag count. Let this be a(nother) lesson to me … Continue reading →

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Existential Angst

Posted on December 7, 2011 by

Don’t worry, peeps, I’m not going through an existential crisis that translates into a long-winded, pointless, depressing post. My blog is. When I considered starting a blog, I had pretensions for it to be a “professional” blog. I’m not sure … Continue reading →

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