“At the beginning, when this was the seat of power between the election and the inauguration, it felt subversive to stand here and hold a book. (…) It still feels like contested space. But now, instead of protesters, it’s occupied by Secret Service and law enforcement.”Jeff Bergman, who stages readings in the public spaces of …
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Trolls, Public and Private Space, And the Need to Stop Being Dicks
I have to comment on this passage from a Salon interview with law professor Danielle Citron, discussing the difference between trolling and cyber harassment: My book truly deals with actionable harassment, not abuse that cannot be regulated (often called “trolling,” a loose term). Consider one of the earliest cases, of game developer and blogger […], …
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But Marietta never could stand men laughing. There were always places she hated to go past, let alone into, and that was the reason. Men laughing. […] A bunch of men standing out on the street, outside a hotel, seemed to Marietta like a clot of poison. You tried not to hear what they were …
Libraries tend to become more cozy, relaxing and communicative places. Other than public spaces like museums, they have a certain private character, which makes them a living room for their community. CNN debunks the myth that libraries are dying. Complement with this wonderful photographic love letter to public libraries. (via explore-blog)
CLARITY AND CHAOS 