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January 10, 2012
in Current Affairs

Have You Seen “The Joy of Books?”

January 10, 2012
in Current Affairs

Here’s a fun new video: “The Joy of Books” by crazedadman on YouTube, animating the shelving of books at Type Bookstore in Toronto. In just a day’s time, the video has already racked up over 27,000 views. We found it through GalleyCat, but the attentive YUP-lover will note two of

August 3, 2011
in American History, Humanities, Literature, Technology

Renegade Henry Miller Gets a Playlist

August 3, 2011
in American History, Humanities, Literature, Technology

GalleyCat has created a Spotify playlist for a few of Henry Miller’s works, drawing from his descriptions and opinions of classical music, including Beethoven and Hadelich. In his forthcoming book Renegade: Henry Miller and the Making of “Tropic of Cancer”, Frederick Turner discusses various personal experiences and cultural trends that influenced Millers’ writing of the originally censored, semi-pornographic novel.