In Reading, the Magic Is After the Trick
My grandmother used to read to me. She needed two glasses. Far and near. Both very heavy. I remember them as well as I remember the smell of the cabinet in which she kept them, next …
The Traveling Moleco
I have just received Moleco Viajante , an idea from the Dois Espressos blog. For those who haven’t seen it in previous posts, Moleco is a notebook inspired by Moleskine, but made entirely …
Panelinha, a Machadian Invention: For Those Who Thought I Was Kidding
In one of the recent posts , I said that the term “panelinha” with the connotation of a gathering of select people (pejorative or not) was coined by Machado de Assis. I recognize that, …
Globo Online Falls in Hoax Over the Deactivation of the Public Domain Website
An email message has been circulating on the network for about five years – or more – saying that the Public Domain website will be deactivated due to lack of access. Which, obviously, …
How to Wrap a Hardcover Book Like a Pro
Maybe the cover of that book isn’t great anymore. Maybe you just think he deserves better protection. Anyway, you want to put a hard cover in his book the end of it last longer. The DadCanDo website teaches you …
Alternative Harry Potter Covers for Embarrassed Readers
Do you think you’re too old to read Harry Potter ? Or are you a supposed intellectual and don’t want to be caught by your peers while reading such a mundane component of the …
Turn Pages of a Virtual Book as if It Were Real
HP is already embarking on an interesting novelty that promises to captivate those readers who have a more physical relationship with the text. This prototype, which I found on The Gadgets Network , has an …
The Book of Job With Illustrations by William Blake
The Book of Job is one of the most fascinating in the Bible . On the other hand, William Blake was known for making illustrations full of symbolism for his poems. Thanks to the Catatau blog , I found this page with Blake’s …