There are five laws of library science, penned by S. R. Ranganathan in 1931: Books…
Category: Culture and Society
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August 30th is National Slinky Day and 2020 is the toy’s 75th anniversary. These 10…
Yesterday, August 20th was National Radio Day, “a day to appreciate the AM and get…
The Strong recently released an online exhibit on the early history of Monopoly, and it…
For as long as I can remember, I have been fascinated by buttons. Often small…
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For most gamers, rolling for initiative has been put on hold for the moment. Presently,…
Like many folks born into musical families, I grew up around people always playing and…