Amid all the fireworks, flag-waving, and hot dog eating, another anniversary celebration is taking place today. 150 years ago this very afternoon, Lewis Carroll first extemporized the story of Alice’s… [read full post]
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Gideon, Move Over: There’s an Alice for Everyone in Langham Hotels
All guests at the worldwide Langham chain of luxury hotels this year find in their rooms a “keep me” copy of Wonderland, the Penguin edition with a new pink cover bearing… [read full post]
Virtual dodo makes a comeback online and in 3D
Paleontologists and artists alike may be interested to hear of a new project to further our understanding of the unfortunate Raphus cucullatus, otherwise known as the dodo. Fewer that 300 years… [read full post]
Benedict Cumberbatch also known as Bandersnatch Cummerbund
A bandersnatch was in the news today, but it was widely assumed to be a typo. The actor who plays the titular role in BBC One’s Sherlock, Benedict Cumberbatch, had… [read full post]
Lewis Carroll wins March Madness Bracket!
We’ve already exhausted the ‘March Hare Mad-Hatter-ness’ pun on this blog a few years ago, but Lewis Carroll is making basketball news during the college playoffs! His contributions to bracketology… [read full post]
Washington Ballet photoshoot gives a taste of next month’s new Alice production
The world premiere of Septime Webre’s ballet Alice (in Wonderland) in Washington, D.C., is less than a month away and Washington Life magazine is readying the town with a front cover… [read full post]
Jabberwocky in American Sign Language is a clear winner
The Omaha World-Herald has reported some great news from Iowa where the national Poetry Out Loud competition at the Iowa School for the Deaf was won with a performance of Jabberwocky. First-time… [read full post]
Stephen Colbert on Alicegate: Chewbacca in Wonderland
Stephen Colbert weighed in the Obama White House Alice in Wonderland Halloween Party scandal on last night’s The Colbert Report. It’s worth watching just for Colbert’s epic nerdy rant about… [read full post]
Alicegate? Scandal involving “lavish” White House Alice in Wonderland Party
Mad Tea Parties and politics are in the news again, but this time thrown by the Democrats. President Obama’s 2009 Alice in Wonderland-themed “star-studded” Halloween party is central stage in… [read full post]
Walrus seeks Carpenter, must have own loaf of bread
Oh shed a tear for the lonely Wearside walrus! For eleven long years he has sat alone, gazing across Mowbray Park and Winter Gardens in Sunderland, UK. Now friends of… [read full post]