Boys Don't Read.

Alack, alas. And why?... Here's a few quotes from the article:

He ticked off the standard answers: Boys gravitate toward nonfiction. Schools favor classics over contemporary fiction to satisfy testing standards and avoid challenges from parents. And teachers don’t always know what’s out there for boys. All true, in my opinion ( Read more... )

I tripped over an article recently where a school in Indiana became the latest edcuational instution to abandon the teaching of "cursive", electing to concentrate instead on the students' proficiency on a computer keyboard ( Read more... )

Is it just me, or is there just something SUPREMELY ANNOYING about "special offer" ads of a certain ilk? I've had a slew of them recently from various quarters inviting me to sample their broadband internet connection for (take your pick here ( Read more... )

Seven and a half years ago my husband had a major stroke. Just the initial transfer to a hospital and the first battery of tests and then the three days he spent in an intensive care ward were billed at more than $50,000. More money followed, in terms of a lengthy nursing home stay, and then both in-patient and out-patient rehab ( Read more... )

It all started here, in a blog entry where author Hannah Moskowitz addresses what she calls "the boy problem" in YA.

( Here are some of the points she raises while addressing that 'problem'. )

I wasn't LOOKING for anything about the A-Team movie (good GRIEF, why WOULD I?!?) but somewhere in the wilds of the Internet I tripped over this.

Here's how it begins:

Beginning with the sound era, studios and films producers have longed for a way to eliminate the screenwriter from the filmmaking process ( Read more... )

Enjoy your money.

Every time you buy an expensive cup of yuppie coffee with the proceeds of your dividend, think of this


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In amongst the usual stuff on my flist this morning, there was this.

Embedded in there, there was thisAnd in that silence that was mentioned, the breaking of my heart was quite audible. Loud. Sharp ( Read more... )

Oh.Dear.God.

Here's the money quote:

Writing on her web site, Banks said the book was "for all the girls and guys who want a lot more FANTASY in their lives … and some fierceness and magic, romance and mystery, crazy and wild adventures, and yeah, some danger too."If this is a sample of the writing (yeah, some danger too...) it just goes to show ( Read more... )

...they did it AGAIN ( Read more... )