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A Compendium of Beautiful Libraries

We spend a lot of time on the internet here at the BRI, and one of the things we love about it is that amid all the clutter and crap there is some truly wonderful stuff out there. In “Internet Wonders” we’ll be sharing those finds with you, hopefully pointing you to gems you haven’t seen before. Like this one: “Librophiliac Love Letter: A Compendium of Beautiful Libraries,” from the underappreciated Curious Expeditions:

“For us here at Curious Expeditions, there has always been something about libraries. Row after row, shelf after shelf, there is nothing more magical than a beautiful old library.”

We couldn’t agree more. Here’s just one of the dozens of incredible photos they’ve collected over there, this one of the library at the Abbey of St. Gallen in Switzerland, dating all the way back to the 8th century:

Hello, I’m Johnny Cash

Today is the Man in Black’s birthday. He died in 2003, but if he were still alive, Cash would be 78 today.

Cash’s signature song was “Folsom Prison Blues.” But Cash didn’t get the idea for the song while doing time. He got it while watching a documentary in 1951 about the legendarily tough northern California penitentiary called Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison. It struck him that most people live in a prison of one kind or another, and that they would relate to a song about prison (even a real one) as much as they would to a song about the frequent country song subject matter of drinking, trains, or broken hearts.

Neat: Redesigns Come in Two’s

We just found out that our friends at Neatorama have also recently gone through a redesign of their blog, and the site looks great. While looking around their new site, we ran across a newly added section called Neatorama Spotlight with the post “7 Mad Science Experiments You Can Do At Home, But Probably Shouldn’t.” […]

New Accounts for Our Loyal Fans

One of the features of the new Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader Web site is our new store. We’ve upgraded the store to make the process of getting books from us faster, easier, and smoother.

But of course with anything new, there’s always a bit of tweaking that still has to happen. What that means for you, our loyal fans, is that even if you’re a returning customer you’ll need to set up a new account within the new store.

Presidential firsts, BRI style

Since Monday is Presidents Day, we thought we’d share some presidential firsts we’ve collected over the years.

The Web Site II

When we first launched the Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader Web site back in the early 1940s (it was made of wood then), we said to ourselves, "Let’s schedule a Web site update for February 2010." Well, we’re right on time—as usual—and we’re very happy to introduce to you the new and improved, extra-strength, slightly irregular, ahh-inspiring, supremely satisfying <strong>Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader Internet Station Extraordinaire</strong>. Most notably, we’ve added a new blog, which will appear right here on the front page, and which we’ll be updating regularly with tantalizing tidbits of mindbending information.

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