Author Richard Conniff wrote an entertaining post for the New York Times blog Opinionator yesterday. It starts off at sea in a Sieve with the Jumblies and ends in the… [read full post]
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Month: January 2011
See the new Broadway Mad Hatter: Former Miss America Kate Shindle
Entertainment Weekly’s PopWatch blog posted pictures last week from the upcoming Broadway musical Wonderland, which will open in the Marquis Theatre April 17, 2011. Kate Shindle was Miss Illinois in 1997… [read full post]
Now Available Again: Disney’s 1951 Alice in Wonderland
If you recall, Disney re-released their 1951 animated feature Alice in Wonderland on DVD last year in conjunction with their new Tim Burton version: a “2-Disc Special Un-Anniversary Edition”. This… [read full post]
Venus Williams tennis dress inspired by Alice in Wonderland
It’s been described by England cricketer Graeme Swann as “the worst outfit ever seen on a tennis court,” but Venus Williams claims the dress was “inspired by Alice in Wonderland.”… [read full post]
The famous dodo painting and its modern translation
The iconic painting of the dodo bird above, by Roelandt Savery circa 1626, will hang in the UK Natural History Museum starting January 21st, 2011, as part of the permanent… [read full post]
Naughty Alice Perfume
From the Scented Salamander: British designer Vivienne Westwood is paying homage to Lewis Caroll’s Alice in Wonderland this fall with a new perfume called Naughty Alice which will debut in late September 2010…. [read full post]
Lewis Carroll Apps for Android
Publish This, LLC, has a new app for the Android Market (Android is the operating system Google developed for non-iPhone smartphones) with the zingy title “Lewis Carroll Collection Books” ($0.99.)… [read full post]
Sergey Tyukanov’s ornate “Alice in Wonderland”
London’s Saatchi Gallery has images online from Russian-American artist Sergey Tyukanov. His fabulous “Alice in Wonderland” is pictured above. At his website, we find the Sergey Tyukanov Museum of Art; stroll… [read full post]
DRINKme-EATme-READme
This sweet fantasia on the theme of digital readers was sent to us by Adriana Peliano of the Lewis Carroll Society of Brazil. It was created by Irina Neustroeva. The… [read full post]
Cryptozoologist Dr Karl Shuker on the Cheshire Cat
Cryptozoology, according to the Wikipedia, “refers to the search for animals which are considered to be legendary or otherwise nonexistent by the field of biology. ” Dr Karl Shuker, according… [read full post]