What’s your plan? Tell me you have a plan. Tomorrow, April 29, is the 10th anniversary of Independent Bookstore Day so if you’re already plotting your options like a detective with a string-covered evidence board, trust me, that is totally normal behavior. Because if you’re reading The Book Pages, you’re probably ready to go now; I know if I’m even passing by a bookshop or library, my head starts tilting to the left so I’ll be ready to read the spines. But even if bookstores didn’t already hold a mysterious power over us, you will have help tomorrow. The American Booksellers Association has a map to help you find bookstores on Saturday or other days, too. (Santa Ana’s Libromobile Arts Cooperative & Bookstore...
Paper is something we have an increasingly infrequent contact with in this relentlessly digitised world, and perhaps nearly as importantly, smell far less frequently in our every day lives. Could this be why perfumers are seeking to evoke the scent in the fragrances we wear? There’s a functional sterility to the burgeoning ‘metaverse’ that’s abhorrent to sensorialists – those of us who revel in our senses, welcoming the smell and comforting caress of books and paper (and you know, food, fabrics, the infinitesimal layering of textures that IRL [In Real Life] offers us), as we might a lover’s touch. For book (and printed paper) lovers, particularly; while E-Reader devices and scrolling on phone screens certainly have huge benefits – instantaneous...
While STEM subjects can be incredibly rewarding to pursue, the process of doing so is typically far from easy. This being the case, STEM students need to be aware of the useful resources they have available to them. Today, the internet has become a tool that’s ripe with amazing resources for all types of STEM subjects. Having an idea of some of the most effective STEM resources on the internet can help students thrive in their academic pursuits.Here are online resources to help students through difficult STEM degrees. YouTube VideosThough YouTube can sometimes offer students opportunities to distract themselves and put off studying, it can also be a beacon of educational support. This is especially true for STEM subjects, which often involve...
