[1]Two segments this week:

First, Chris gives a shout out to Sociological Images for their post on Push Up Bikini Tops at Abercrombie Kids [2], which inspires a discussion about gender and childhood culture.

Second, a discussion about Ebooks, Amazon, DRM, and the fate of public knowledge.

Links:

J Crew Pink Toenails [3]

Push Up Bikini Tops at Abecrombie Kids [4]

Disney Princess Grapes [5]

Peggy Orenstein [6]

Amazon Library Lending [7]

HarperCollins Puts 26 Loan Cap on Ebook Circulations [8]

Siva Vaidhyanathan on Media Matters [9]

Download Improv 25 [10].

[1] https://thesocietypages.org/improv/files/2011/04/album-art-ep25.png

[2] https://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2011/03/19/push-up-bikini-tops-at-abercrombie-kids/

[3] https://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2011/04/18/35347/

[4] https://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2011/03/19/push-up-bikini-tops-at-abercrombie-kids/

[5] https://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2011/04/11/disney-princess-grapes/

[6] http://peggyorenstein.com/

[7] http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1552678&highlight

[8] http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/home/889452-264/harpercollins_caps_loans_on_ebook.html.csp

[9] http://idiograffiti.com/post/4315874049/siva-vaidhyanathan-on-media-matters

[10] http://files.thesocietypages.org/downloads/socimprov25.mp3