Augmented Reality App Translates News into Child-Friendly Articles
A new smartphone app for kids uses augmented reality to translate print news into kid-friendly articles, according to the BBC.... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsThe Booky Man: San Francisco Panorama
So you want to write fiction?... read more
Found in: Books, ColumnsSan Fransisco Panorama: McSweeney's New Newspaper (Awesome of the Day)
Part of the beauty of subscribing to McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern is never knowing what to expect. This December, Issue 33 of Dave Eggers’ literary journal will be in the form of an ancient delivery system for news, analysis and the funny papers—a newspaper. The one-off broadsheet, called the San Francisco Panorama will feature 32 pages of news, 24 pages of sports, 16 pages of comics and 16 pages of food, all on high-quality newsprint in an apparent effort to rub the noses of newspaper men and women across the nation in what they’ve lost.... read more
Found in: Blogs, High GravitySan Fransisco Panorama: McSweeney's New Newspaper (Awesome of the Day)
Part of the beauty of subscribing to McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern is never knowing what to expect. This December, Issue 33 of Dave Eggers’ literary journal will be in the form of an ancient delivery system for news, analysis and the funny papers—a newspaper. The one-off broadsheet, called the San Francisco Panorama will feature 32 pages of news, 24 pages of sports, 16 pages of comics and 16 pages of food, all on high-quality newsprint in an apparent effort to rub the noses of newspaper men and women across the nation in what they’ve lost.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Awesome of the DayWashington Post's Book World ends stand-alone run
The Washington Post's Sunday stand-alone book section, Book World, will come to an end and be absorbed by the paper. The last issue will be printed on Feb. 15, but Book World will remain on the Internet.... read more
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