Every Week, Ben brings you the creative endeavors even Jim Morrison would try to set on fire.

This week: Aren’t you ashamed of yourself, internet?

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ALA: 10 Most Challenged Books of 2007.

Every Week, Ben brings you the creative endeavors that deserve full-screen pixelization.

This week: So You Think You Can…oh, whatever.

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It’s been a couple weeks…but the Friday Roundup is back. Ready?

• Wired: The right-wing hater machine gunning for Obama Larry Lessig? [Also at AT] Why won’t they just let Jesus be fabulous?
  
• LAist: Headline I’ve been waiting my whole life to read - Justine Bateman, ‘Drunk College Students’ Team Up to Save the Internet.
• So, this exists: Committee to Protect Bloggers.
• Ars Technica: Canada is not immune!
• Edge (Boston): Landmark Canadian gay bookstore going up for sale.
• BusinessWeek: Does she look like a music pirate? [via]
• Save The Internet: “Piracy” = smoke screen.

And additionally, out of my own excitement, Michael Zimmer is joining the faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s School of Information Studies, where I am currently a graduate student. He had some pretty rad things to say about it…

Happy Weekending!

Every week, Ben brings you the creative endeavors that even Body Count would try to kill.

This week: It feels so good.

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Oh lord, the Pope’s visit is just mucking everything up.

Gawker: France censors skinny?

From the post:

…this represents yet another attack on the American Way of Life, which is inciting extreme thinness while acting on delicious processed foods.

ALA OIF on the decision to reverse POPLINE’s ban on the word “abortion.”

Friday! Let’s see what we’ve got…

• RI v. TP:  Ray Beckerman at Fordham IP Conference.
• Ars Technica: Blog commentary is no substitute for academic peer review. Surprise!
• Techcrunch: Craigslist - now with blog. As if the “Missed Connections” and “Casual Encounters” didn’t keep you busy enough… [via]
• Slashdot: Net neutrality and Canada, eh.
• Crooks and Liars: “Abortion” banned from world’s largest database on reproductive health?
• WP: Verizon chief says, “Net neutrality is bad, but cell phone watches are obviously going to be awesome.” This post will self-destruct in 5…4…
• WVWV: Who’s your favorite female blogger? [via] Give ‘em props, because The Daily Show sure isn’t.
• School Library Journal: ALA speaks out against NSLs.

And, since we’ve been a little obsessed with music this week (go see Shine a Light!), here is my Muxtape. Go forth, listen, be merry…and Muxtape. Leave us your mixes in the comments!

Happy weekending!

Every Tuesday On some day that ends with ‘y’, Ben brings you the creative endeavors that should get put on a ship a-cross the sea (all alone).

This week: Extraterrestrial April Fool’s jokes are sooooo over.

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