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New Stuff Tuesday — May 30, 2017

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Diana

The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell Tales of a 6’4″, African-American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama’s Boy, Dad, and Stand-Up Comedian By W. Kamau Bell PN2287.B414 A3 2017 New Arrivals Island, 2nd floor W. Kamau … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday — October 20, 2015

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Diana

Dear Committee Members by Julie Schumacher PS3569.C5548 D34 2014 New Arrivals, 2nd floor Dear Blog Readers, I write to highly recommend this novel, Dear Committee Members, for inclusion in your Fall 2015 program entitled “Books to Read.” This brilliant satire … Continue reading →

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Friday Fun: Jokes, Humor, Comedy

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Barbara

Feeling a bit stressed? Maybe a little laughter could take the edge off! According to the documentary Laughology (2nd-floor DVDs, Academic, BF575.L3 L28 2010), laughing is a great way to reduce stress. And it’s good for your heart (see “Laughter … Continue reading →

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Monday Musing: Reader’s Digest

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Barbara

As I was walking through Periodicals and letting my eye browse the current issues, I was stopped by the cover of Reader’s Digest‘s November 2013 issue: “Are you normal or nuts?” it asks. Well, of course I’d like to know. … Continue reading →

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Friday video fun: Speech recognition-generated captioning

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Barbara

Some of the librarians have been learning about closed captioning and subtitles lately (there’s a difference, after all. One usually provides text cues to non-speech audio). Well, a colleague on campus forwarded an online newsletter that included a link to … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – October 26

Posted on October 26, 2010 by kyle

Comic Relief: A Comprehensive Philosophy of Humor by John Morreall PN6149 .P5 M67 2009 New Book Island, 2nd floor For those of you that have seen me in classes or have talked to me at the Reference Desk, you’ll know … Continue reading →

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