Pholklore Phriday on Saturday

The woman sitting across from in the coffee shop is watching cartoons on her laptop. Why can't I be satisfied just watching cartoons. Instead I delve into the depths and pits of the internetted community oyster-diving for these pearls.

• Google alerts sometimes throws me some material that is older - but interesting nonetheless. Questia has a preview of an article about Joe Magarac. It's behind a paywall - but if you subscribe it's worth a read.
• BCLEAR - that's the Bloomfield College Library Electronic Academic Resource, to those not in the know - has a link to the manuscript collection from the WPA. C'mon Obama, where's our WPA?
• In addition to outlawing cigarettes, the good people of the country of Bhutan is doing it's best to preserve oral lore.
• Not having spent much time in lady's rooms, I appreciate this study of latrinalia at Reed & Oberlin.
• The Director of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival - Diana Parker - is retiring. Congrats on a great job!