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USC’s Doheny Library Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Cassady Wonderland Award

Posted on April 11, 2014February 4, 2019

If you’re in the vicinity of USC’s Doheny Memorial Library, you may want to know that at 8pm (local time) on Thursday, April 17th, they are holding a multimedia event celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the annual Wonderland Award that LCSNA members George and Linda Cassady so kindly sponsor. The library is also home to the Cassady Lewis Carroll Collection, which is cause for celebration any day.

Click me for a description of the event.

Click me to visit the award’s Facebook page.

And click me to view a teaser of the upcoming multimedia event.

An Elegant (and Carrollian) Symbolist

Posted on April 11, 2014February 4, 2019

Here’s another item from one of our mimsiest minions:

“Twenty-first-century Symbolist” Gail Potocki’s exhibition of her Carrollian paintings, Fragmented Alice, took place at the Century Guild Gallery in Los Angeles last fall. You can read an interview about it here or buy the associated perfumes here. Some of these paintings are also in the catalog Century Guild Book One, available here.

Providence RI Library Transformed into Wonderland

Posted on April 10, 2014February 4, 2019

As a part of its annual fundraising gala for literary and arts programs in Providence, RI, the Providence Public Library has been transformed into Wonderland. Gala is Friday April 11 at 7pm, don’t be late! To get tickets click me!

Indiegogo Crowdfunding for Alice Steampunk Card Game

Posted on April 9, 2014April 9, 2014

This just in from one of our Mimsy Minions. If you like crowdfunding (like I do) and you like games (like I do) and you like Alice & all things steampunk (like I do), then you’ll love this! Still four days to go if you want to be a backer. They’ve reached their goal so the game is on! To visit the Indiegogo site for this game click me!

Please Welcome Our New BlogMasters!

Posted on April 8, 2014February 4, 2019

I’m delighted to announce that Matt Crandall and Wendy Lane Crandall have graciously (and jointly) agreed to take over the job of blogmaster for the LCSNA effective immediately so that I can focus on my growing workload.

It’s been a pleasure being blogmaster for you all, and I hope you will remember to keep sending Mat and Wendy new items regularly via: blogmaster@lewiscarroll.org. Thanks, Matt and Wendy, and thank you all. — Andrew

Helena Bonham Carter to Return as The Red Queen

Posted on April 8, 2014February 4, 2019

While many people were not fans of Disney’s recent Wonderland 3-D extravaganza film, directed by Tim Burton, it blew past all the negative reviews and earned over $1 billion dollars. So of course, as we’ve reported previously, a sequel is already in the works–this time without Burton, who has moved on other projects. Johnny Depp and Mia Wasikowska have already signed their contracts.

Variety reports that Helena Bonham-Carter is in final talks to reprise her role as the amalgam villainess, the Red Queen. Whatever you thought of the first film, it would be hard to deny that Bonham-Carter gave the film zest. So getting her back on board for the sequel is probably a very wise idea on Disney’s part.

Speculation runs rampant as to how scriptwriter Linda Woolverton will mash up Carroll’s characters and story elements this time. But at least if Bonham-Carter is around with her outsized head and even larger sense of zaniness, there will be someone fun to watch.

To read the post on Variety’s site, click me.

A Bakers Tale Bakery in Chicago Includes Wonderland Design Elements

Posted on April 6, 2014March 5, 2020

One of our mimsiest minions reports that a new bakery has opened in the Wicker Park neighborhood of Chicago: A Baker’s Tale. In addition to the somewhat Snarkian name of the shop, its decor also includes a large framed image of Tenniel’s Mad Tea Party, and a large sculptural tree whose blossoms are made of pages from an edition of Wonderland. We can only hope it wasn’t an 1865 edition!!

And of course, there are white rabbit cookies, among other treats. If you visit the shop, write us a comment and let us all know what you thought. Who knows, maybe they even have treacle tarts!

To visit the bakery’s web site, click me.

Scientific American Blog Post Considers Euclid and His Modern Rivals

Posted on April 4, 2014February 4, 2019

If you’re a fan of geometry, math, or just Lewis Carroll, you might be interested in this blog post from Scientific American. It considers the importance and relevance of Mr. Dodsgon’s highly theatrical treatise Euclid and His Modern Rivals. While it ultimately finds limitations in Dodgson’s conclusions, it applauds his sheer creativity in addressing a difficult and contentious topic.

To read the article, click me.

One Writer’s Personal Tour of Oxford

Posted on April 1, 2014February 4, 2019

One of our trusty mimsy minions passed along this link to a recent NY Times travel article. It’s basically one writer’s personal tour of Oxford, England. Surprisingly, there is only a fleeting mention of Alice, and that’s about the treacle well. But perhaps the writer assumes others have covered the Carrollian elements sufficiently elsewhere. Never, say we! 😉

If you’d like to read the Oxford travelogue, click me.

Murdoch Mysteries Episode Has Wonderland Theme

Posted on March 30, 2014February 4, 2019

A mimsy minion reports that popular Canadian TV series Murdoch Mysteries offered an episode where a murder is committed at a Wonderland-themed party, and Murdoch himself is suspected.

To read IMDB’s description of the episode, click me.

You can buy the episode on Amazon Instant Video for $2.99.

Reminder: If you do shop on Amazon, remember that by using their Amazon Smile site, you can designate a worthy charity to receive a tiny portion of the proceeds for each purchase you make.