Welcome back to Wednesday Links! The Boston spring has devolved back into a Boston winter this week. Typical! I don’t really mind the cold so much; it’s the wind. The wind is so brutal sometimes. My partner recently made a Trader Joe’s run and TJs is so good for fun and interesting snacks. But I have a gripe. They’re so popular and I get very overwhelmed and overstimulated in crowded areas. I want to browse, … Continue reading Links: Public Library Awesomeness, Fic Organizing, & More →
Welcome back, everyone! Settle in! It’s the last Links before Christmas. If you’re celebrating, I hope it’s lovely and exactly however you imagined it. But even if it’s not, that’s okay! Be gentle with yourself, especially as 2021 ends and 2022 begins. Sarah and I recorded a podcast yesterday for an end of the year chat. I can’t wait for you all to listen to it! As the title suggests, all of today’s links are … Continue reading Links: Holiday Stuff →
Last time in Unlocking Library Coolness, I introduced you to the magical funtime that is Libby, Overdrive’s new app (which everyone in my house now uses and loves). I even overheard folks at RT last week talking about Libby, and how easy it is to use. Today I’m going to talk about some other features of my library that are likely available to you as well: should you wish to learn or practice foreign languages, … Continue reading Unlocking Library Coolness: Language Learning →
Happy Hump Day! And of course, May the Fourth be with you. Though the links below have nothing to do with Star Wars, I hope you’ll enjoy them anyway! Romance readers are well aware of euphemisms for genitalia. io9 has a nifty chart which maps the history of certain slang words used for genitalia: Depending on what era you live in, a penis might be known as a plough, a pillow prick, a jigglestick, … Continue reading Links: Channing Tatum, Genitalia, Podcasts, & More! →
Welcome to Wednesday Links! Hope you all are doing wonderfully! Me, I’m in the throes of Spring allergies – and it isn’t pretty. Some divers had quite the surprise when the found a 17th century silk dress buried in the sand: Made of silk damask with a pattern of flowers, the dress was probably for everyday use because it does not have silver or gold embroidery, the museum said in a press release. Other … Continue reading Links: Tourism, Swear Words, & More! →
Holy Sh*t is a book that tackles a huge subject (profanity) by picking one premise and sticking to it. Author Melissa Mohr believes that you can learn a lot about times in history based on whether their profanity leans more towards the “holy” (i.e., taking the Lord’s name in vain) or the “shit” (i.e., bodily functions and sex). It’s a really fascinating way to look at history, although sadly it doesn’t spend much time on … Continue reading Holy Sh*t, by Melissa Mohr: A Brief History of Swearing →
