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Burkely Hermann
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Former indexer of U.S. govt. docs for @nsarchive.bsky.social, sorta family historian. I also review of TV shows, mainly animation/anime, & am a vegetarian, lover of cats, & scholar of history. He/him/his. https://histhermann.wordpress.com
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 3d
My latest post is out on Pop Culture Library Review--> “Be gay, do crime” in fictional #libraries?: From Doctor Aphra’s book theft to Stacks’ #counterfeit books popculturelibraries.wordpress.com/2025/10/11/b... #doctoraphra #readordie #nationalcomingoutday #lgbtq #wordpress #theft #books
“Be gay, do crime” in fictional libraries?: From Doctor Aphra’s book theft to Stacks’ counterfeit books
Happy National Coming Out Day! The slogan “be gay, do crime” is from the communal grab-bag of “anti-assimilationist queer slogans…pulled from the chaotic ether, originated n…
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 2d
Totally agree. I never had one directly myself in school, apart from some study clubs/groups I formed in grad school.
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That's all for this thread. Until next time! (74/74)
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 2d
Also, on page 167, three types of crimes are described: dangerous criminals, episodic criminals, and state criminals. (73/?)
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 2d
Other crimes it lists: high crime, infamous crime, instantaneous crime, quasi-crime, signature crime, status crime, statutory crime, street crime, victimless crime, and violent crime. (72/?)
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 2d
The Third Pocket Edition of Black’s Law Dictionary, on pages 165-166 lists 20 types of crime: administrative crime, commercial crime, common-law crime, computer crime, continuous crime, corporate crime, continuous crime, crime of omission, crime of passion, and hate crime. (71/?)
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 2d
Let me know if you can think of any other examples, and I'd glad to either mention them here, or there is enough information, to add them to their own respective posts. (70/?)
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 2d
The standard of trademark #infringement is self-evident in #counterfeiting, with "the counterfeiter's primary purpose is to confuse or dupe consumers." Stacks isn't doing this entirely. (69/?)
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 2d
It is "the act of making or selling lookalike goods or services bearing fake #trademarks." (68/?)
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 2d
In actuality, #counterfeiting is a form of trademark infringement. www.nolo.com/legal-encycl... (67/?)
Will You Get in Trouble for Selling Counterfeit Goods?
Counterfeiting is the act of making or selling lookalike goods or services bearing fake trademarks. What happens if you get caught?
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 2d
The Craig of the Creek Wiki says she is "obsessed with books...reads and writes book reports for people and always wants to talk about books...[and] has a strained relationship with people who don't share her love of books." craigofthecreek.fandom.com/wiki/Stacks (66/?) #animation
Stacks
Isabella Alvarado, more commonly known as Stacks, is a young Latina who often hangs out in the Herkleton Public Library, outside the Creek. Stacks has long, black hair and a headlamp that has a blue s...
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 2d
Distributing counterfeit books undoubtedly violates #library rules, and likely laws against #counterfeiting. (65/?)
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 2d
She often helps the characters, finding copies of #books they need, helps distribute #counterfeit books, and provides information. She later admits she has #romantic feelings for Kelsey. (64/?) #lesbians #lgbtq #cotc #animation
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 2d
She is a Latine girl who hangs out in a back room of the #library. She becomes more of a character as the series moves forward, and hangs out in a hidden nook of the public library. (63/?)
Stacks shows Kelsey, JP, and Craig her stash of counterfeit books for them to choose from in the episode “The Last Game of Summer”
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 2d
The character Stacks, also known as Isabella Alvarado or the "library kid", is voiced by Montse Hernandez. She appears in various episodes of Craig of the Creek. #cotc #animation (62/?) popculturelibraries.wordpress.com/2023/06/20/c... #libraries #fiction #librarians
Craig of the Creek Shares The Delight of Libraries As Places of Learning
Libraries and librarians have appeared in many animations for all ages in recent years such as Cleopatra in Space, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Steven Universe, Hilda, High Guardian Spice, D…
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 2d
In the episode "The Pair's Promise" (also known as "Their Promise" (s1 ep 10, series finale), Grea goes to the #library to return a #book, goes through the stacks. (61/?)
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 2d
In the episode, "The Pair's Promise," Grea goes to the #library to return a book and goes through the stacks. Also in the episode "A Slice of Life" (also known as "Backstage"), Grea returns a book to the library and remembers the times she had there with Anne. (60/?)
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 2d
She even takes a book on love potion and tries to seduce Grea, although this is not successful. Then in the episode "Test Time," Anne goes to the #library to get a #book and helps others study for a test. (59/?) popculturelibraries.wordpress.com/2021/01/26/b... #libraries #books #fiction
Books, books, and the value of libraries
At one point in Soylent Green, Sal says at one time there were a lot of books. That connects to the value of libraries as shown in various anime series, like Manaria Friends, Lapis Re:Lights, Yamad…
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 2d
In another episode, "Hide-and-Seek," Anne plays hide-and-seek with Grea in the #library, and engage in various library duties, like seeing if anyone is remaining at any areas inside the building and re-shelving #books. (58/?) popculturelibraries.wordpress.com/2021/01/19/f...
From love confessions to smooches: Love in the library part 3
In the past, I’ve written on this blog about love and romance, whether in anime series like Bloom Into You, R.O.D the TV, B Gata H Kei, or Kuttsukiboshi, films like The Truman Show, and Harol…
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 2d
It is in the episode "Agony of Grea", also known as "The Anguished Dragon Princess", that Anne travels to the "forbidden archives" of library to get a book to help Grea, who is actually just molting a new tail. Clearly a violation of library rules! (57/?)
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 2d
More than that, in the episode "Anne and Grea," there is a fight in the magical #library at school, Anne defeats a #monster there, encasing the library in ice. She gets in a lot of trouble for the fight, sadly, but grows closer to Grea! popculturelibraries.wordpress.com/2021/03/02/m... (56/?)
Messy libraries and more fights in the library
Above are screenshots inside the “Exchange” in the film Soylent Green, showing a very messy library. I’ve written about fights in libraries before, whether between Green Lantern a…
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 2d
It is heavily implied that Grea has feelings for Anne and vice versa, meaning this series has yuri subtext. popculturelibraries.wordpress.com/2023/04/04/b... (55/?) #voiceactors #librarians
Behind the Screen: Additional Japanese voice actors who bring fictional librarians to life!
Part of understanding fictional librarians is understanding those behind the screen,specifically for voices of animated characters. Part 1 of this series focused on Black voice actors, Part 2 on As…
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 2d
Anne and Grea appear to enter a relationship later on. Both work in the library as assistants, although not as full-fledged #librarians. popculturelibraries.wordpress.com/2020/10/10/l... #yuri (54/?)
Libraries, librarians, and pop culture reviews
Hey everyone! I just thought I’d write a post to update you about reviews on this site and such. Also, enjoy this funny library rap I found from the 1990s. I don’t remember where I foun…
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 2d
She finds a shortcut to the #library, blasting inside, and scrambles to find the #medicines to help Grea in whatever way possible. Anne returns in time and looks at Grea with shock. She learns that Grea was just molting a new tail. (53/?)
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 2d
She travels down hallways, through floating books, magical forests, and stepping through the air with her magic, to continue and find answers, even jumping into the water. She tries to gather more and more information as she goes forward, as it flows through her hand. (52/?)
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Burkely Hermann @historyhermann.bsky.social · 2d
I wrote about this very episode in a post on Wading Through the Archival Stacks, where I said that Anne travels through the deep bowels of the #archives with her servant, what one character calls "the forbidden archives of the library." archivyrep.wordpress.com/2021/01/30/a... (51/?)
Anne, the forbidden archives, romance, and research
Hello everyone! I’d like to talk about two of my favorite anime series: Manaria Friends and Little Witch Academia. I wrote about Little Witch Academia before, but I haven’t mentioned Ma…
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