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Rare Old Books Should Be Handled Bare-Handed, Not With Gloves. The Public Will Not Accept This.

Morgan Library director of conservation Maria Fredericks: “The glove thing. It just won’t die.”  Grolier Club director Eric Holzenberg: “Every time it comes up, I sigh deeply.  And then I give my three-sentence explanation of why it’s ****.”  And the explanation does make sense. – The New York Times

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Middle Schoolers, Blocked From Most Social Media, Turn Comments On An NPR Podcast Into A Hangout Spot

“When Glass asked one of the kids why they picked this particular podcast, they said, ‘We just, like, looked for podcasts that didn’t have many comments.’” Ouch. But also, creative as heck. - The Verge
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An Ohio School District Cancels A Popular Play, And The Fallout Is Ongoing

“Copley Superintendent Aimee Kirsch said the play was canceled not because of its gay themes but because the proper vetting procedure wasn't followed.” Unh-hunh. The students cast in the canceled She Kills Monsters were offered parts in the newly approved Alice in Wonderland. - Akron Beacon Journal (Yahoo)
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Former Disney CEO Bob Iger On Creativity

A culture of creativity is also a culture accepting of failure. Creativity is not a science. You can’t possibly bat 1,000. There are inevitable failures, and it’s really important to know as a culture how to process failure so that when you do, it doesn’t destroy people’s ability to...

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