Because I prefer tea to tossed greens, thanks.

Man who cut pages from rare books gets 2 years in jail: “[A] Harvard-educated historian pleaded guilty to 14 charges involving the theft of illustrations from rare books. He admitted using a blade to cut out 150 pages, including plates and maps, from books in the British Library in London and from the Bodleian Library in Oxford. “As an author, you cannot have been unaware of the damage you were causing,” said Judge Peter Ader as he passed sentence […]. “You have a deep love of books, perhaps so deep that it goes to excess.”

Listening to Schroeder: ‘Peanuts’ Scholars Find Messages in Cartoon’s Scores. “When Schroeder pounded on his piano, his eyes clenched in a trance, the notes floating above his head were no random ink spots dropped into the key of G. Schulz carefully chose each snatch of music he drew and transcribed the notes from the score. More than an illustration, the music was a soundtrack to the strip, introducing the characters’ state of emotion, prompting one of them to ask a question or punctuating an interaction.”

The Society of Animation Studies has created the Emru Townsend Award. “Society for Animation Studies members may now apply for grant awards in the assistance of research and travel for those intending to present at this year’s annual conference.” (Via Tamu at fps.)