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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Staff Picks: Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld

 

Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld 

During rehearsal week on the set of a late night comedy show, a sketch writer bonds with the guest host and musical guest. The pair share laughs and lingering glances while fine-tuning song parodies and satirical skits. Even though Sally enjoys spending time with Noah, she can't imagine herself dating a rock star. 

Noticing a celebrity trend, Sally composes a skit that hits close to home about one of the show's writers dating a glamourous actress. In real life, Danny Horst always seems to be dating women out of his league, and the skit, called "The Danny Horst Rule," seems to be comedy gold. 

Monday, February 12, 2024

🚧 Denmark Library Construction Goes Vertical! 🚧

Grab your hard hat and get ready for a tour of the exciting developments that are happening onsite at the Denmark Library! Things certainly have come a long way since we broke ground in July of 2023. 

Early in the morning on December 19, 2023, the first concrete of the building pad that will be the foundation of the library was poured and smoothed. Pouring concrete in the wee hours ensured that there would be ample time for the concrete to dry out and harden in the shorter winter sunlight hours.



 
The parking lot was also completed in December to make way for 

Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Unreadable: Podcast Transcript - February 2024

In this month's episode, we revisit an old favorite, The Science of Love. This episode was originally published in 2019 and remains one of our favorite episodes. 

Did you know that prairie voles are monogamous? In this episode, Ross interviews Dr. Larry J. Young of Emory University about what studying prairie vole relationships can teach us about human relationships.