With so many local libraries facing cutbacks, the case for a well-stocked national digital library system grows stronger each day. At TheAtlantic.com I’ve written of the possibility of a decentralized public library system existing within the Library of Congress but run by librarians in many cities, so that Washington does not dictate to America what […]
Read MoreLast hurrah for newspaper movies? ‘State of Play’ opens this week
Well, for an opener, State of Play is a variant on His Girl Friday in a one way at least. Over here we have Cal McAffrey, a reporter of the old school. In the other corner? A female blogger named Della Frye, also working for the Washington Globe. State is a thriller starring Russell Crowe […]
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