… In The Late Age of Print, Ted Striphas looks at the ways print culture, from big-box stores to “Oprah” to the Harry Potter phenomenon, has evolved over recent years, specifically focusing on what he deems the “everydayness” of the system. He looks to explain why we prefer certain books over others, why some books [...]
All posts for the month April, 2011
The Late Age of Print
Posted by Kathleen on April 30, 2011
http://diaryofafuturegoldengirl.wordpress.com/2011/04/30/the-late-age-of-print/
Summer Reading
Image courtesy cmcgough via Flickr. .I’m not big on New Year’s resolutions, but I’ve always been pretty serious about planning my summer reading. Or, at least, I’m serious enough to take the time to compose a list of books I want/need/ought to read—whether or not I actually get around to reading them is another story. [...]
Posted by Kathleen on April 27, 2011
http://diaryofafuturegoldengirl.wordpress.com/2011/04/27/summer-reading/
Jane Eyre
Depending on how you look at it, I am either the worst or the best possible reviewer for a film adaption of Jane Eyre. Consider the facts: It’s my favorite book of all time. I’ve read it over and over again, sometimes in an academic context. I’m irrationally defensive of it, and in fact take it [...]
Posted by Kathleen on April 19, 2011
http://diaryofafuturegoldengirl.wordpress.com/2011/04/19/jane-eyre/
Kathleen Recommends…Underrated TV Characters
Sue Heck — “The Middle” Sue Heck was a girl you went to middle school with, but probably never noticed (except for that one time she went to the school dance dressed as a crayon). She was the girl who tried so hard at everything—to fit in, to be good at things, to get boys [...]
Posted by Kathleen on April 14, 2011
http://diaryofafuturegoldengirl.wordpress.com/2011/04/14/kathleen-recommends-underrated-tv-characters/
