Boston-based philanthropists are coming together to help get banned books in the hands of Florida residents, where efforts to ban books has surged. Tech entrepreneur Paul English, who co-founded Kayak, and Joyce Linehan, former chief of policy for the City of Boston and member of the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, have founded BannedBooksUSA.org, an online …
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Boston Philanthropists Launch New Effort to Ship Floridians ‘Banned Books’
Boston-based philanthropists are coming together to help get banned books in the hands of Florida residents, where efforts to ban books has surged. Tech entrepreneur Paul English, who co-founded Kayak, and Joyce Linehan, former chief of policy for the City of Boston and member of the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, have founded BannedBooksUSA.org, an online …
Do You Suffer from Paraskevidekatriaphobia?
Don’t look now, but today is Friday, the 13th of the month. That is an especially bad day for people who suffer from a phobia famously called triskaidekaphobia, a fear of the number 13. Any Friday that falls on the 13th of the month is especially bad, causing the fear of Friday the 13th, called …