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]
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Alice Art from Auchtermuchty, Scotland
Paintings inspired by Alice from the brush of Scottish artist Marie Wrightson are currently on display at the Leith Gallery in Edinburgh. If popping over to Scotland this week isn’t… [read full post]
“Ink Me” – Alice in Wonderland among the most popular literary tattoos
The Publisher’s Weekly blog PWxyz ranked The 5 Books that Inspire the Most Tattoos, finding Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in the top 5. Their online research seems to be thorough,… [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]
Lewis Carroll-themed signs at Jon Stewart’s Rally to Restore Sanity
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]
New York Times makes “Through the Looking Glass” reference in their headline about Bergdorf Goodman’s 5th Avenue Alice-themed Window Display
Hey, kid-Wouldn’t you like to be on Broadway?And wear some Bergdorf Goodman clothes?Red alligator shoes, a golden anklet,And seventeen dozen nylon hose,Hey, kid! -Langston Hughes (from the Kurt Weill opera… [read full post]
Alice Miniseries on the Syfy Channel, December 6th-7th
If you haven’t heard the hype, Syfy is rolling out a hot new four-hour miniseries inspired by Lewis Carroll’s Alice books, this coming Sunday and Monday evenings starting at 9pm…. [read full post]
Novelty Cards from Blue Barnhouse with Tenniel Illustrations & witty captions
Twenty new cards from Blue Barnhouse called “A Weekend With Alice” re-interpret Sir John Tenniel’s classic Alice illustrations with irreverent captions. There’s also others with the same trick using Oz… [read full post]
Syfy’s Alice
Announced at least a year ago, Syfy has finally started releasing pictures and press information for its four-hour miniseries Alice, slated for December of this year. “…writer/director Nick Willing has… [read full post]
New Old Dodo Picture
In all the hubbub of newly released character and scenery pictures from Tim Burton’s Wonderland, only the Telegraph (U.K) has taken note of a previously undiscovered 17th century picture of… [read full post]