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Category: Grab Bag

Sometime post of lists that don’t fit the other categories.

Grab Bag: Public Domain Day 2025

Posted on January 1, 2025January 4, 2025 by pcadmin

Public Domain Day is here! Public Domain Day is here! Nothing exemplifies the New Year’s spirit of rebirth and renewal like classic books, films, characters, and sound recordings ascending into the public…

Tech Break: Run, It’s AI!

Posted on May 25, 2024December 31, 2024 by pcadmin

K, last year, it was easier to point and laugh at AI. ChatGPT was hallucinating and DALL-E was cranking out crazy images. But once the New Year hit, it’s like AI decided…

Grab Bag: CES 2023

Posted on January 10, 2023January 6, 2024 by pcadmin

CES is back again, baby, in full swing this week in Las Vegas. We here at Penny Candi central love the show’s glitz and shine, particularly the wonderfully weird products making their…

Grab Bag: Public Domain Day 2023

Posted on January 1, 2023January 6, 2024 by pcadmin

January 1st marks the start of a fresh year and with the New Year comes Public Domain Day. This is the day when the legal copyright for certain creative works expires, opening…

Grab Bag: Audio Picks

Posted on January 23, 2019January 6, 2024 by pcadmin

Penny Candi reaches for the earbuds this week and pulls out audio offerings from the Grab Bag. Along with Sherlock Holmes, two more short stories hit the list: The Whistleblower and The Ruins, both gripping, action-packed tales. There’s also a happy surprise in Altered Carbon, giving you the chance to hear the characters you may have imagined as well as seeing them realized through the Netflix series. More surprises and entertainment await you below. Turn up the volume and take a listen!

Grab Bag: HG to HP

Posted on January 16, 2019January 6, 2024 by pcadmin

From H.G. Wells to H.P. Lovecraft, this week’s Grab Bag is full of quality reads. Mystery, fantasy, science, and horror all take a bow, all for a buck. Dive in, Dear Reader!…

Grab Bag: CES 2019 Books

Posted on January 9, 2019January 6, 2024 by pcadmin

Penny Candi’s at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, NV this week, checking out the latest eReaders and entertainment tech. We’ll post a roundup of the best of the least after the show. Until then, here’s a rundown of the tech authors holding forums in the South Hall this week. Big shout out to the specific authors below whose books are trending at a discount on Amazon this week. Expand your mind, not your wallet. Take a look!

Grab Bag: Public Domain Day 2019

Posted on January 1, 2019January 6, 2024 by pcadmin

Public Domain day is here! Public Domain day is here! Today, January 1, 2019, all copyrighted works from 1923 enter the public domain. In general, this means all 1923 works are now…

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