International travelers concerned about being labeled a terrorist or drug runner by secret Homeland Security algorithms may want to be careful what books they read on the plane. Newly revealed records show the government is storing such information for years.
(Wired)
Those guys from the Homeland Police have always been uptight about books. When I came back from Europe in the 50s (yes, Bunky! there was a 50s) I had a bag full of books and the customs guy leafed through every one of them. At the time, I had the romantic notion he was looking for contraband books, like Lady Chatterly's Lover (yes, Bunky! Lady Chatterly's Lover was banned in the US of A! So was Lady Chatterly, no doubt). But now that I'm older and more mature I think he was only looking for the good parts.
BTW, Banned Book Week this year is Sept. 29 - Oct. 6. Get one.
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Guess what! I'm going to Hawaii next week so I needed a book! I'll drop off the radar starting next Thursday. But, I'll celebrate banned books by reading Toni Morrison's "Beloved" which made the top 10 on the 2006 list of most challenged books. Thanks for the tip.
Hope you enjoy the book. And the rest of it.
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