Libraries
Cry-Baby of the Week: A Guy Got Mad Because a Library Stocks Books by a Child Molester
Also this week: A girl was suspended from school for wearing a "Nobody Knows I'm a Lesbian" shirt.
Behind New York's Library Network
A look at how the library infrastructures of New York City work, and the “middleware” that holds them together.
Dawn of the Digital Preppers
It’s the end of the world, and somehow you and your Kindle have survived.
The Rise of DIY Libraries
With public library funding deteriorating, some are taking the matter of printed matter into their own hands.
Of the Top Ten Books Americans Want Banned, Eight Feature Diversity
To grapple with why so many Americans are bent on banning books that have non-white or LGBTQ characters, I spoke with the manager of the reader services department of the New York Public Library.
From Baby Teeth to Aerogel: Take a Tour of a Library of Materials
A 'materials library' in London has thousands of materials in its collection.
Video Shows Islamic State Smashing Ancient Artifacts in Mosul
The group has been raiding museums and libraries, destroying historical masterpieces, and attacking cultural heritage sites across land it controls in Iraq.
Anthropologist David Graeber Explains Why Dead-End Jobs Exist
His latest book, 'The Utopia of Rules,' is an attack on capitalism's love affair with bureaucracy