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It’s Take Your Child to the Library Day 2016!
Today is the fifth annual celebration of Take Your Child to the Library Day. Founded in 2011 by children’s librarian Nadine Lipman, the event is held the first Saturday in February and encourages librarians to reach out to their communities … Continue reading
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Happy Women in Horror Month 2016!
It’s February, and that means it’s time again for Women in Horror Month, the annual celebration that shines the spotlight on the contributions of all the female creators—writers, artists, movie directors, producers, special makeup artists, special effects experts, etc.—who’ve brought … Continue reading
It’s “Take Your Child to a Bookstore Day” Again!
Hey, book lovers, today marks the sixth annual Take Your Child to a Bookstore Day! Founded in 2010 by author Jessica Milchman, the event, according to its Web site, “is about instilling a love of bookstores in children so that … Continue reading
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Happy Small Business Saturday!
Hey, shoppers! Sure, yesterday might have been Black Friday, the retail industry’s most notorious day of the year, but did you know that Small Business Saturday—that annual celebration of mom-and-pop companies that can always use your holiday-buying dollars—takes place this … Continue reading
Chaos…in the Halls of StarWarp Concepts!
Tonight is Game 1 of the 2015 World Series of baseball, in which the National League Champions, the New York Mets, battle the American League Champions, the Kansas City Royals, in a best-of-7 series. And that’s caused a bit of … Continue reading
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Happy Banned Books Week!
Yes, it’s that time of year again when a spotlight is shone on the problem of censorship in United States libraries and bookstores. (In other words, books banned by prudes who are out to “protect the children.”) To quote the … Continue reading
Happy National Comic Book Day!
What—you’ve never heard of National Comic Book Day? Well, join the club! Apparently, it’s an unofficial holiday started in 2009, isn’t supported by the comic book industry, and most people have never heard of it; I sure hadn’t, until Comixology … Continue reading
Happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day!
That’s right, swashbucklers, whether you’re a fan of the Pirates of the Caribbean movie franchise, classic films like Captain Blood, The Crimson Pirate, and The Sea Hawk, or even baseball’s Pittsburgh Pirates (okay, maybe that last one’s a stretch), today’s … Continue reading
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Happy Read Comics in Public Day!
Today is the sixth International Read Comics in Public Day. Started in 2010 by Brian Heater and Sarah Morean, it’s an annual appreciation of comic books and graphic novels, demonstrated by folks not afraid to celebrate their reading choices by … Continue reading
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Zombies?! Of Course You’re Gonna Fear Them!
Tonight’s the night when the much-anticipated television series Fear the Walking Dead—a spinoff series to the hugely successful The Walking Dead—makes its debut on AMC. Set before the events of TWD, this prequel series will detail the early days and … Continue reading
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