Maira Kalman: A Love Letter

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Maira Kalman: A Love Letter

Friday, June 29, 2012 by Lisa S.

Dear Maira, Is it OK if I call you Maira? Because I love you so. I love Benjamin Franklin’s fur hat, and your paintings of the hole punches and rubber bands and cherry trees, the one with the sea of flags and the one with Herman Melville eating a fried egg. I love all the [...]

To Kindle or Not to Kindle?

Wednesday, June 13, 2012 by Keven

I liked the concept right from the start: Buy books in seconds. Download books in seconds. Carry books with you – weightlessly—wherever you go. There’s no getting around it: the Kindle is hot. It’s the world’s largest bookstore, but without the need to herd two little kids across a dangerous parking lot. And did you [...]

Kindle, I Love Thee—But Sometimes I Love Thee Not

Tuesday, February 22, 2011 by Chris

Before Kindle: A few months ago, I was on an airplane reading my old-timey paperback, while the woman next to me read her Kindle. The flight attendant walked by and asked her to turn off her Kindle, in accordance with the ban on electronic devices during takeoff and landing. I wanted to smugly wave my [...]

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