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Gothamite, n. - a resident of New York City

I’ve been loving the weekly feature in the New York Times, One in Eight Million, which features a short profile of a New York denizen.  Each entry is a beautiful set of black and white portraits narrated by the subject.  This week’s selection was a long time art restorer named Teresa Zakow. She talks about [...]

tête-à-tête, n. - a private conversation or interview between two persons

While my hands may be busy binding books all day, my mind is left to its own devices.  Luckily, the web is sick with fascinating podcasts.  One series that I’ve been addicted to are the great interview podcasts conducted by the folks at the University of Alabama book arts program. It’s been very inspiring for [...]