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Feb 18

2009

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★ In Defence of Readers

Mandy Brown writes a thought­ful post on read­ing in the digital age.

The web is still a noisy, crowded place—but it’s also lim­it­less, and surely we can find space enough for reading—a space where the text speaks to the reader and the reader does not strain to hear.

The topic of online read­ing skills sur­faces reg­u­larly among my uni­ver­sity col­leagues. Are the kids get­ting worse? Read more →