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No really, I'm not kidding. If you have a few minutes to spare check out the Library of Congress Classification Game, which offers a timed test of your knowledge of the Library of Congress classification system (yes, it's different from the Dewey Decimal System you learned in grammar school). Sure, it sounds less than extraordinary, but it's actually a ton of fun. You pick up the books from the Read more
If you think the Library of Congress only sticks with old-school photo preserving methods think again. The department recently joined Flickr and uploaded more than 1,600 images from the Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information and about 1,500 images from the George Grantham Bain News Service with the public. The archive is breathtaking. Read more
Jennifer Garner joined Save the Children's Mark Kennedy Shriver in Washington DC today to discuss early childhood education. Jen's a frequent visitor to the capital, as is her husband. Ben Affleck visited Congress a few months ago to discuss the ongoing plight of women and children in the Congo, though Jen's philanthropic afternoon was all about the youth of America. Jen does her best to champion Read more
A conversation between parent and child can be incredibly powerful. StoryCorps is a program that records exchanges so society can benefit from them. It's not hard to be moved by one such interview between 12-year-old Joshua Littman (who has Asperger's syndrome) and his mother, Sarah Littman. It was taped five years ago and garnered national attention, but as budget cuts threaten the Read more
Jessica Alba carried her daughter, Honor Warren, and her hot Dolce&Gabbana bag into the Library of Congress in Washington DC this morning. Honor matched her mom's designer clothes, and was decked out in a D&G kids coat! The mother-daughter duo arrived in the nation's capital yesterday to join First Lady Michelle Obama in kicking off the Read Across America campaign. Jessica was joined by Read more
Buying college textbooks is one part of back-to-school season we could do without; the rest, like catching up with friends and scoping out new school gadgets, can stay. With the accessibility of digital textbooks, high book prices and back strain from lugging heavy books around campus are happily becoming a distant memory. Give your wallet a break with these e-textbook resources: Kindle Read more
As part of our Geeks We Love series, I caught up with a few couples that, through the beauty of the internet and technology, have influenced both our lives and each other. It seems a bit of geekiness comes with the territory of owning your own online business, no matter what your background. If this is true, Lauren Smith and Derek Fagerstrom, who happen to be the owners of hip online store Read more
