A Boat Against the Current

A cultural "omniblog" covering matters literary as well as theatrical, musical, historical, cinematic(al), etc.

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Monday, February 20, 2012

Flashback, February 1842: Fatigued Dickens Feted by NYC, Then Bites Its Hand

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In 1989, Tom Wolfe wrote a controversial Harper’s essay, “Stalking the Billion-Footed Beast,” questioning why writers were neglecting t...
Thursday, December 30, 2010

This Day in Film History (Silent “Ben-Hur” Debuts)

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December 30, 1925—It was already the bestselling novel of the 19th century, the greatest Broadway success of its time, and the subject of ad...
Saturday, January 17, 2009

This Day in Supreme Court History (VCRs Ruled Acceptable)

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January 17, 1984—By the narrowest of margins, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that video cassette recorders (VCRs) did not infringe on Holl...
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I'm a librarian (no, NOT a "cybrarian" or "information scientist" or any of the other trendy terms the profession has come up with), as well as a freelance writer/researcher; my political leanings are contrarian, much to the dismay of friends on the left and right, and so I will give anyone looking for my vote exactly what they deserve -- the back of my hand
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