A publishing craze that hit both America and England from the mid- to late nineteenth century attracted the readership of the semiliterate working class.
A publishing craze that hit both America and England from the mid- to late nineteenth century attracted the readership of the semiliterate working class.
As prospects become bleak for Congress's supercommittee to reduce the deficit, many now say that the spending cuts, meant to be a fail-safe, might be a paper tiger.
As prospects become bleak for Congress's supercommittee to reduce the deficit, many now say that the spending cuts, meant to be a fail-safe, might be a paper tiger.
Work gets a terrible press. Pick up the paper on any day and you'll read about how work is killing our marriages, generating stress, depriving children of 'quality time', hollowing out local communities, and depressing us.
The International Copyright Law, passed by Congress in 1890, required publishers to pay royalties to foreign authors. Selling at less than five cents a copy, the paperback industry was doomed until the arrival of pulp paper.
Originally, the paperbacks were intended for railroad travelers; however, during the Civil War, soldiers quickly became the most avid dime novel readers.
Despite the warning from Lord Shaftsbury that the paperback literature was seducing middle-class society into an unproductive life of evil, the penny bloods grew in popularity.
The paper version of Newsweek is the latest casualty of a changing world where readers get more of their information from the Internet. The tempo of the news and the Web is just too fast to keep up with.
Several traffic enforcement cameras in the Netherlands have been temporarily put out of action after they were neatly adorned with Christmas wrapping paper.
Several traffic enforcement cameras in the Netherlands have been temporarily put out of action after they were neatly adorned with Christmas wrapping paper.
Students who use laptops in the classroom tend to take more notes than those who write out their notes by hand. But students who write out their notes on paper remember more and have a deeper understanding of the material.
Students who use laptops in the classroom tend to take more notes than those who write out their notes by hand. But students who write out their notes on paper remember more and have a deeper understanding of the material.
Students who use laptops in the classroom tend to take more notes than those who write out their notes by hand. But students who write out their notes on paper remember more and have a deeper understanding of the material.
There's one foolproof way to protect your information online. To keep your passwords safe, just write them down on a piece of paper and put it in a safe place like your wallet. It's a low-tech solution to a high-tech problem.
There's one foolproof way to protect your information online. To keep your passwords safe, just write them down on a piece of paper and put it in a safe place like your wallet. It's a low-tech solution to a high-tech problem.
There's one foolproof way to protect your information online. To keep your passwords safe, just write them down on a piece of paper and put it in a safe place like your wallet. It's a low-tech solution to a high-tech problem.
There's one foolproof way to protect your information online. To keep your passwords safe, just write them down on a piece of paper and put it in a safe place like your wallet. It's a low-tech solution to a high-tech problem.
Architect Shigeru Ban has built a portfolio of homes, museums and institutional buildings, all the while developing a technical framework for building with paper and a passion for bringing shelter to disaster areas.
Architect Shigeru Ban has built a portfolio of homes, museums and institutional buildings, all the while developing a technical framework for building with paper and a passion for bringing shelter to disaster areas.
The Cardboard Cathedral, a simple A-frame structure, is said to be one of the safest buildings in Christchurch. Besides the building’s structural integrity, each paper tube is coated with waterproofing and flame retardants.
The Cardboard Cathedral, a simple A-frame structure, is said to be one of the safest buildings in Christchurch. Besides the building’s structural integrity, each paper tube is coated with waterproofing and flame retardants.
The Cardboard Cathedral, a simple A-frame structure, is said to be one of the safest buildings in Christchurch. Besides the building’s structural integrity, each paper tube is coated with waterproofing and flame retardants.
The paper version of Newsweek is the latest casualty of a changing world where readers get more of their information from the Internet. The tempo of the news and the Web is just too fast to keep up with.