Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert’s march on Washington, D.C., yesterday, the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear, was estimated to be about 250,000 sane people strong (approximately triple the headcount… [read full post]
The Blog of the LCSNA
Month: October 2010
New York Times obituary for Hypothesizer of Red Queen Theory
The New York Times today is running an obituary under the sing-songy heading “Leigh Van Valen, Evolution Revolutionary, Dies at 76.” The evolutionary biologist Leigh Van Valen’s eccentricities were legend… [read full post]
Grin without a cat = great jack-o’-lantern idea
I’m slightly daunted by the fact this Cheshire Cat pumpkin stencil is only rated “3/5 Intermediate” by Ultimate Pumpkin Stencils. Look at all those teeth! Upping the ante, the Queen… [read full post]
“Eight or Nine Wise Words About Letter Writing” (for the E-mail Generation)
Over at the blog Booktryst: A Nest for Book Letters, Stephen J. Gertz has posted most of the text of Carroll’s pamphlet “Eight or Nine Wise Words About Letter Writing,”… [read full post]
Gathering for Gardner celebrations worldwide on October 21st, coordinated online
So far, sixty-six parties have been coordinated around the planet to commemorate the giant Carrollian, Martin Gardner (October 21, 1914 – May 22, 2010) on what would have been his 96th… [read full post]
Pre-Raphaelite Society invites monographs for essay prize
The Pre-Raphaelite Society in the United Kingdom is calling for entries to the John Pickard Essay Prize. Last year’s winner was Anne Anderson, for her essay “The Pre-Raphaelite Lovejoy: Dante… [read full post]
State of the City Address “Aliso is Wonderland”
Politicians are frequently accused of dwelling in an “Alice in Wonderland world” but few would deliberately claim the address. Not so the mayor of Aliso Viejo in Orange County who… [read full post]
Alice eats some more…
It looks like there may be another Alice-themed cookbook in the works. Pierre A Lamielle, author of the Gourmand award-winning Kitchen Scraps: A Humorous Illustrated Cookbook, has just mentioned on… [read full post]
101010 = 42
Mr. Burstein points out that today is 10/10/10 – and 101010 in binary is 42! (42, besides being the ultimate answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and… [read full post]
A musical puzzle inspired by a broken LP
We are big fans of Alicenations, one of several blogs of the Lewis Carroll Society of Brazil managed by Adriana Peliano. The site regularly features original and experimental music, video, and… [read full post]