Originally this article tried to paint David Byrne as being out of touch with technology by taking a quote from a Guardian article, wherein Byrne said: "'The internet will suck all creative content out of the world." But, it looks like it is no longer mentioned here. The quote was taken out of context because, as I…

I have bigger feet, so even if I wanted to hoard shoes I couldn't, because it's next to impossible to find something that fits me without looking like clown shoes. What I would give for size 7 feet.

Ugh! That drives me crazy! I would say block them on Facebook and be done with it. Block them, block them, block them!!! Or give them a very satisfying, "fuck you" message the next time they contact you and then block them.

I honestly find it helpful to hear other people talk about their experiences, because somehow it helps validate mine. It took me a long time before I fully realized what had happened to me. It's been about four years since we broke up and I managed to avoid him until he started working here last summer. It's so…

That's odd, I saw him a couple of months ago and he made an announcement before the show to say people could record it in anyway they wanted, so long as they were discreet and didn't disturb everyone in the audience.

It sounds to me like he is saying that the computer won't play a huge role in creativity, in that people are the creative ones and the computers are just a tool. Computers don't make people any more creative, it is just another tool for humans to use.

I would call that artistic integrity. The man worked his ass off for his success and convinced many newspapers to give him larger space for his Sunday comics, but he also wrote them so that they could be read without the intro panels. Why shouldn't he push his vision and defend his art?

The best part is that I now work with him, though he's in another department. I get to listen to my coworkers and boss talk about how wonderful he is. Today I saw that he'd been nominated for an award for doing work I was told was going to be part of my job when I started. Even more rage inducing because I actually…

I see other issues as well. A lot of the public school kids I work with have exceedingly low reading levels, to the point that I sometimes forget what a "normal" reading level is for their age group. In those instances, books like Hunger Games are fantastic for attracting readers who read at a low level but need high…

Oof, your mother sounds about as sympathetic as my mother. When I finally managed to drag myself out of an nightmarish emotionally and mentally abusive relationship of 4 years in college my mother's initial response was, "Poor [name of my ex]." I think she still feels sorry for him, even after I've tried to shine…

Teenagers are not as naive as you seem to think. It was as a teen that I became truly immersed in literature. Teens don't stick the shelves marked "young adult" and there are plenty of books in the YA sections that count as real literature. A lot of adult literary fiction is crossing over into teen because coming of…

That's bizarre. I work in a teen library and we get tons of adults coming to check out books. I especially love when parents come in with their teens to check out books together. Nothing warms my heart more than parents using books as a tool to open communication with their kids. A halfway decent librarian wouldn't…

LOVE Libba Bray! I wish these books had been around when I was a teen!

It's so ridiculous that writers would pigeonhole themselves. As far as I see it, some of the best writers are writing in multiple genres. Neil Gaiman is a fantastic example! Or what about Sherman Alexie? Joyce Carol Oates?

I thought I was the only one who knew about Sally Lockhart! Those books were amazing. I've tried recommending them to kids who come into the library where I work, but no success yet.

I was was coming to recommend this! What a phenomenal book, i hate that it wasn't more of hit. The best YA since Judy Blume to portray female coming of age and sexuality. I try to push it on kids all the time at work, but none will ever check it out.

Well, the humor comes from the culture clash that we have in managing behavior. They think we're disciplining them because they're with a guy who isn't family when we're actually disciplining them because no PDA is allowed. They mean it as a joke because of their cultural perspective and it is funny in the way that it…

I work in the teen dept at a public library and we serve a lot of Muslim teens from Somalia, their families are fairly conservative. For a while the girls weren't allowed to come to the library because a father caught one of the girls kissing her boyfriend outside. He threw a fit and demanded that we call the police…

I love the idea of a potluck wedding and consider it on and off when preplanning my possible wedding. My friends love a good potluck though. I think it would work if the couple buys the main fixings and booze and ask people to brings sides, desserts, chips, sodas etc...

I've dated a few people from OKC with failure and finally success!