Holmes and Dodgson/Carroll? It is not terribly surprising that these two 19th-century literary icons with ontological dilemmas* sometimes appear together as dual protagonists in fiction and drama. From novels like In… [read full post]
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Alice in Wonderland as Dessert
From Blouinartinfo comes this tasty article about a new dessert restaurant by chef Sarah Barber in London making Alice themed desserts, but these desserts are an artform unto themselves: Here,… [read full post]
A Study in Scarlett
The divine Scarlett Johansson reads the unabridged Adventures in audiobook format, sadly only available in Amazon’s Audible app. But you can get a free sample to listen to on your smartphone… [read full post]
A Matter of Con-CERN
ALICE is the acronym for A Large Ion Collider Experiment, one of the largest experiments in the world devoted to research into the physics of matter at an infinitely small scale…. [read full post]
Russian Animation from 1981
Lithuanian artist Natalie Shau (many of whose Alice-inspired illustrations can be found in her book Lost in Wonderland; a post about her is forthcoming) turned me on to this Russian-language… [read full post]
The Book the Most People Have Lied about Reading
A BBC survey of the reading habits of 2,000 Britons disclosed that the book most likely to be claimed to have been read, yet wasn’t, was … War and Peace?… [read full post]
Moscow Exhibition in Honor of the 150th Anniversary of ‘Alice in Wonderland’
From our Russian correspondent we have news of a fantastic exhibition in Moscow including a statue of Lewis Carroll! From the Moscow Times: The exhibition “Alice in Wonderland” is dedicated… [read full post]
Alice Wins Ice Sculpture Contest!
Was there any doubt? The voting to determine Central Park’s most beloved statue was won by the de Creeft Alice sculpture, of course, and will be carved in ice on… [read full post]
LCSNA Spring Meeting!
Make your travel plans, put in for personal days, block off your calendars! The Spring LCSNA meeting will be April 14 through 17, in the Baltimore/Washington area. We are being… [read full post]
Vote for Alice in Ice!
Vote for Central Park’s most beloved statue! This Valentine’s Day weekend, celebrate your love of Central Park’s sculptures! Central Park Ice Festival Saturday, February 13: 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm… [read full post]