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Once upon a time, a public servant picked up a book and it happened to be World War Z (2006) ...

Creative use of creative fiction.

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/05/13/exclusive_the_pentagon_has_a_plan_to_stop_the_zombie_apocalypse

Exclusive: The Pentagon Has a Plan to Stop the Zombie Apocalypse. Seriously. Everything you need to know about the U.S. military’s defense strategy to protect humanity from the walking dead.

If you love Shakespeare but have no time to read (I'm sure there's a logical fallacy hiding here somewhere...) how about this neat solution:

all of Shakespeare in three panel web comics!

Enjoy!

http://goodticklebrain.com/shakespeare-index/ #/three-panel-plays/

Shakespeare A collection of my Shakespeare-themed comics.

Gender-flips are a great means to fight sexism.
Look what happens when all those women from the urban fantasy novel covers are replaced by men. Well, a man and his Teddy, to be exact.
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Cover Poses In January of 2012, I decided to try posing like some of the women on fantasy cover art, as a way to try to show the exaggeration--and in some cases, the outright absurdity--of the poses. This proved to be my most-read blog post, and led to several more photoshoots, not to mention a fundraiser that…

Books: Handle with care!

Hello friends of the JCH Library!
Happy International Women's Day.
To celebrate, visit these extraordinary sites where past meets present...
http://www.theguardian.com/cities/gallery/2014/mar/06/classic-paintings-of-world-cities-meet-google-street-view-in-pictures?CMP=fb_gu

Classic paintings of world cities meet Google Street View – in pictures See these amazing collages of well known paintings of cities around the world – Istanbul to Saint Petersburg, Tokyo to New York – superimposed on to Google Street View

You spoke - we listened. The main Reading room and Tutorial room 1 finally got new comfy chairs. The library is shaping up to become as welcoming and accommodating as ever.

Let the new semester begin!

Hello dear JCH Library friends!

Welcome back!

Hope you are having a great new year!

Let's start the year on a high note:
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/womens-blog/2014/jan/20/read-women-2014-change-sexist-reading-habits

Will #readwomen2014 change our sexist reading habits? Female authors are marginalised by newspapers and literary journals, and their books are given 'girly' covers. Take action against this inequality by making sure the next book you read is by a woman, says Joanna Walsh

Today is the last working day of 2013.

The JCH library is to reopen on 9 January 2014.

Till then, have a great holiday, Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

A list of ideas for summer reading...

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/dec/03/best-fiction-2013?CMP=fb_gu

The best fiction of 2013 There were mighty tomes from Donna Tartt and Eleanor Catton, pastiches for lovers of Bond and Wodehouse, and a final novel from Iain Banks. We look back at the year's big hitters

For those of you who seek respite after exams, try The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton (available in JCH Library (Bage)).

Despite its imposing 800+ pages it is a truly rejuvenating read.

Its mathematical sophistication is on par with the best of Nabokov.

If mind-bending tricks are your thing, pick The Luminaries and let it sweep you away.

Sweden sets a new benchmark in a fight for gender equality.

"Cinemas in Sweden are introducing a new rating to highlight gender bias, or rather the absence of it. To get an A rating, a movie must pass the so-called Bechdel test, which means it must have at least two named female characters who talk to each other about something other than a man. The entire Lord of the Rings trilogy, all Star Wars movies, The Social Network, Pulp Fiction and all but one of the Harry Potter movies fail this test."

Can you think of a movie that passes the test?

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/06/swedish-cinemas-bechdel-test-films-gender-bias

Swedish cinemas take aim at gender bias with Bechdel test rating Movies need to pass test that gauges the active presence of women on screen in bid to promote gender equality

Happy Halloween (if dressing in monster suits and celebrating death can ever be happy)...