Buttermilk & Molasses (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
Ever since I broke into the dance world with my role as the Cook in the Starr Foster Dance Project's amazing "Alice in Wonderland" production, I've been slightly more obsessed with the modern spin on the surreal and strange tale....
World History (Free subscription) | 30/08/2008
Griffins From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search Statue of a griffin at St. Mark's Basilica in Venice . An unusually naturalistic depiction of a griffin by Sir John Tenniel for Lewis Carroll 's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland . A very early appearance of gryphons, dating from before 2000 BCE, two of them shown in company with the Sumerian deity Ningizzida . For other uses,...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 29/08/2008
We remember him largely for his Alice books, but Lewis Carroll was a man of many parts. The literary wizard was a consummate letter writer, a pioneering photographer and a brilliant mathematician. In this loving mathematician's biography, Wilson provides a rounded portrait of a man who had the magical ability to transform ordinary maths into enchanting puzzles and inventive prose and poetry.
PR-Inside.com Entertainment News (Free subscription) | 25/08/2008
An unknown Australian actress has won the title role in TIM BURTON’s eagerly awaited adaptation of ALICE IN WONDERLAND. Teenager Mia Wasikowska is set to hit the big time after being picked to play the heroine in moviemaker Burton’s take on Lewis Carroll’s classic. The director is reportedly lining up long-time muse Johnny Depp to play the [...]
Paris Parfait (Free subscription) | 24/08/2008
Maison de bonheur, Church Street, San Francisco. How could this "Painted Lady" not be a house of happiness, when adorned in bright colours, accented with lovely floral murals? For a story about more houses, go here. An excerpt from Paulo...
The First Post (Free subscription) | 23/08/2008
Like many artists before her, Polixeni Papapetrou concentrates her creative efforts on exploring childhood. She has a nostalgic fascination with dressing up and game-playing of course, but…
Random Jottings (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008
So who's blocking "alternative power?" "Renewable energy?" Greens. Leftists. Democrats. No surprise there; once you abandon the use of logic, anything is possible... WSJ, August 18, 2008: Wind Jammers In this year's great energy debate, Democrats describe a future...
Blowin' In The Wind (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008
Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear are missing from the list of Britain's 50 favourite writers -- and my favourite, PG Wodehouse, ranks a lowly 38th on the list prepared by Costa Book Awards . Among my other favourites missing from...
Semicolon (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008
I can’t remember where I copied this list. I really like book lists, don’t you? 1) Look at the list and bold those you have read. 2) Italicize those you intend to read. 3) Underline the books you love. 4) Strike out the books you have no intention of ever reading, or were forced to read at school and [...]
Crime and Consequences (Free subscription) | 18/08/2008
Beware of reformers. Enthusiastic activists often dismiss weighty arguments on the other side and propose cures that end up being worse than the disease. So it was with the drive to deinstitutionalize the mentally ill. Certainly, there were abuses. Certainly,...
Moon of Alabama (Free subscription) | 17/08/2008
Should Moscow not scale back its actions, then the potential for escalation cannot be discounted. As a White House official explained to us: “This is a very appealing issue for Americans. We don’t like big nations bullying small ones.” Swoop...
TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 15/08/2008
Kebabs and Kilts- Turkish food in the mother country and far too little time Edinburgh
townx - Comments (Free subscription) | 15/08/2008
I read must of them. A good collection
The Herald (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008
Alexina Calvert became the oldest person in Scotland yesterday as she celebrated her 110th birthday - but declined to share her secret for what makes a long and healthy life.
instapinch.com (Free subscription) | 13/08/2008
Anyone know any good retirement quotes? 24 years of active and reserve naval service will come to an end next month. The time has come, as the Walrus said, to talk of other things: of shoes–and ships–and sealing wax–of cabbages and kings. And planes. (apologies to Lewis Carroll) We’ll get to writing about those things in due [...]
