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  • Seen On Bluesky

    “At this crucial time in our lives, when everything is so desperate, when every day is a matter of survival, I don’t think you can help but be involved.” American singer.Songwriter.Pianist.Composer.Civil rights activist.

  • Working in Bookstores

    Someone wrote in to I Love Books asking what it was like to work in a bookstore. Here’s one answer: You don’t sit around and read and discuss literature all the time when you work in a bookshop. You do tell customers where the latest Mitch Albom book is a million times a day. You…

  • Ann Arbor: Does “Cool” Mean “Never Boring”?

    From Tuesday’s Ann Arbor News: A 34-year-old man admitted he punched a pedestrian in the face in Liberty Plaza Park in downtown Ann Arbor Monday because he didn’t like the look on his face, city police said. The 53-year-old victim said he was walking through the plaza at 7:40 a.m. when he was suddenly punched…

  • Coolness = Coffee Shops?

    There’s an article in today’s Ann Arbor News about cafes that you may have seen. I’m happy to say Ambrosia wasn’t mentioned in it once, not because I don’t wish Ambrosia long luck and much prosperity, but because it’s nice to know there’s a cool cafe that somehow manages to slip under the radar of…