A cartoon can be engaging and funny and tell a story without any audible sound at all; even newspaper cartoons of the 20th century featured characters such as Ferd’nand and The Little King, (external links) who went through their paces, frame-by-frame, with little or no dialogue to move the story along.
But sometimes, more is more, as Walt …
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In today’s economic environment, there are good reasons to wonder about the feasibility of working from home. And we’re not talking telecommuting, here – we’re talking about self-employment.
It doesn’t have to be all about Hard Times. Perhaps you’re just ready to do what you love, all the time – like the local woman who enjoys …
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Long before we were being sold something (through advertising jingles) or somebody (through campaign ads), presidential campaign seasons brought out the songwriter in many a partisan. This unique niche of Americana is celebrated in a new Library of Congress exhibition on the web, titled “Voices, Votes, Victory: Presidential Campaign Songs.”
The tradition of writing songs extolling …
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The Library’s Prints & Photographs Division today is offering a new twist on the Library’s Flickr site in The Commons — a clickable list of favorites from the Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information collections, under the heading “FSA/OWI Favorites.”
There will be 10 “most-requested” photos from these Library collections, including the iconic Migrant …
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As you might have heard, President-elect Obama will be using Abraham Lincoln’s Inaugural Bible when he is sworn in as the 44th president of the United States.
Lincoln is, of course, a major inspiration to the President-elect and a strong influence on the themes of the upcoming inauguration.
So we know you’re waiting with baited breath, as …
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My, how time flies.
If I weren’t back on Atkins, I might be tempted to track down a cupcake and a birthday candle, because today is the first anniversary of this blog. (It is also, not coincidentally, the 208th birthday of the Library of Congress, a milestone this blog itself will not reach until the …
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I appreciate all of the email feedback I get, both the positive and, yes, even the negative constructive criticism.
I got an email yesterday, however, that was too good not to share it in its entirety, with the author’s permission. And I swear we didn’t pay him to write this:
I just visited the Library of …
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