Friday, October 1, 2010

Whatr Happend To Sandra Model

Forbidden Books and Ig Nobels

THURSDAY, 30 September 2010, SENT BY NEIL 23:27


It is the BANNED BOOKS WEEK !


Would you like a reading list for graphic novels? The Huffington Post has a slideshow of the ten most requested Graphic Novels that should be banned ...


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/american-library-association/banned-books-2010-graphic-novels_b_740726.html # s145730


The list may surprise you.


...


This evening, I stood on the stage of the Ig Nobel Awards . I sat in a series of seven seats, each made with a sheet of paper on which NOBEL LAUREATE, stood out on one, was on the feel Neil Gaiman, which delighted me at the same time and (in a good and almost affirmative manner) insignificant.



The Ig Nobels

are funny and well known and are based on a mixture of science and silliness.


I gave a speech --- a 24-second speech, followed by a summary consisting of seven words - on identification of authors. The theme of the evening were bacteria. I'll post a link when it goes online, so you you can watch a video of the evening and hear what I said. (And how quickly I've said it.)


...


good. Off to bed. (Oh, if you're on Saturday in New York, Lemony Snicket would buy you an ice cream: http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/44661-three -words-free-ice-cream.html )

0 comments:

Post a Comment