Good news for librarians and those of us who prefer the tactile experience of holding the printed page. Despite the advent of the Kindle and iPad, it looks as though books, in their original form, are here to stay.
Educators across the country are singing the praises of gender-based learning environments. But does it undo the progress of the women’s movement? Many argue that it does.
The classically trained sculptors who work for the U.S. Mint make public sculpture on a large scale — even if it does amount to small change — and they now do it digitally.
“Cute Knut,” the Polar Bear who became in international media sensation in 2007, has learned that fame and all that comes with it — the paparazzi, the merchandizing deals, the fur coat — may not compare to life’s simpler pleasures, such as swiping at seals from atop ice floes in the Arctic.
As we’ve seen here in the U.S., you can name a baby anything. But in other countries, Bono, himself of the offbeat name, might have had to seek permission before typing “Memphis Eve” on his child’s birth certificate. Ditto for Sly Stallone’s child Sage Moonblood or Bob Geldof’s daugther, Fifi Trixibelle. Here are eight countries with some rules about such things and the reasons why.
