Verdict First, Trial Afterward Nov 21, 2009
Lewis Carroll would understand such logic; the rest of us might have more difficulty substituting phraseology for reality. Alice Hoagland isn't the only one heartsick over this latest instance of justice delayed and therefore denied. (Townhall.com)
Literary Technique: Paradox Nov 19, 2009
A famous example of paradox is Through the Looking Glass (1871) by Lewis Carroll, the pen name of Charles Dodgson ( 1832-1898). The entire book is a mirror of the "real" world" through the "looking glass" world. When Alice goes into the Looking Glass world, she has trouble getting places by heading towards them. When she walks toward a place, she finds that she is actually walking away. One of the characters advises Alice to walk away from the place she wants to go, and finds "It succeeded... (Suite101.com)
Is the NSA spying on U.S. Internet traffic? Nov 19, 2009
" Bondy: But your honor, let me be plain. If it's entirely possible, and I'm not saying one way or the other, obviously -- Judge McKeown: Right, because you don't yet know. Bondy: It's entirely possible -- Judge McKeown: And we can't know. Bondy: It's entirely possible that everything they think they know, just to give one example, is completely false. It's possible, or maybe it's partly true. And so on. If I'd been permitted a reply, I would have quoted from Lewis Carroll -- not from "Alice's... (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
How Charles Darwin changed the way we see Nov 15, 2009
He mingled with artists on the voyage of HMS Beagle, collaborated with famed photographer Oscar Rejlander to make his pictures, and corresponded with many painters and photographers, such as Joseph Wolf and Lewis Carroll. Darwin's Camera provides the first examination ever of these relationships and their effect on Darwin's work, and how Darwin, in turn, shaped the history of art. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Our views: Weekend wrap-up Nov 15, 2009
An 11-year-old straight-A fifth-grader at Lewis Carroll Elementary School on Merritt Island, shell line up at tackle on offense and noseguard on defense. I like going after the ball and sacking the quarterback, says Alissa, who has an eye on playing for the Florida Gators. (Florida Today)
Alice 'Looking' at a Different and Dark Wonderland Nov 10, 2009
It's been 144 years since Lewis Carroll introduced the world to an inquisitive girl named Alice, but her surreal adventures still resonate Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" arrives in theaters in March, and next month on SyFy it's "Alice," a modern-day reworking of the familiar mythology with a cast led by Kathy Bates and Tim Curry. And then there's "The Looking Glass Wars," the series of best-selling novels by Frank Beddor that takes the classic 19th-century children's tale off into a truly... (Honolulu Advertiser)
Illustrations of classic childrens book are now on display Nov 4, 2009
The 45 large-scale digital prints are based on the book by Lewis Carroll ... These images also appear in the book Lewis Carroll s Alice s Adventures In Wonderland: Illustrated By Maggie Taylor (2008, Modernbook Gallery). (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
A paranormal affair Oct 31, 2009
Among them were two British prime ministers Arthur Balfour and William Gladstone the poet Alfred Lord Tennyson, novelist Mark Twain, intellectual and critic John Ruskin and academician Charles Dodgson (better known as Lewis Carroll). Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, best known as the creator of Sherlock Holmes, was an active member and attended many sances, during one of which he claimed to have heard the voice of his son and saw the revenants of his mother and nephew. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Famous people who overcame dyslexia Oct 31, 2009
Agatha Christie A number of accomplished writers are believed to have had dyslexia, including Hans Christian Anderson, Lewis Carroll, W.B. Yeats, and Christie, the British mystery author and playwright. "I, myself, was always recognized...as the 'slow one' in the family," Christie reportedly once said. (CNN)
'Alice in Wonderland' is subject of Tarble exhibition and film showings Oct 27, 2009
The 45 large-scale digital prints are based on the book by Lewis Carroll ... Deemed A memorably bizarre screen version of Lewis Carroll s novel Alice s Adventures in Wonderland , the film is fitting for the Halloween season ... These images also appear in the book Lewis Carroll s Alice s Adventures In Wonderland: Illustrated By Maggie Taylor (2008, Modernbook Gallery). (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Rosella Howe, 97; feminist, poet loved English language Oct 23, 2009
She was also a scholar of Lewis Carroll, and traveled to meetings of the society in his name. Mother loved his word-play, said her son, Edward H. of Jamaica Plain. (Boston Globe)
Author puts spin on ‘Wonderland' tales Oct 22, 2009
Imagine plucking the Mad Hatter from Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and dropping him in Civil War Georgia ... Using a portal, Alyss arrives in Victorian London where she meets author Lewis Carroll. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
'Hitchhiker's Guide' back on track Oct 19, 2009
The Hitchhiker books combine the zaniness of Monty Python with the camp Shakespearean space opera of Dr Who (Adams was a former script editor) and the philosophical musings of AA Milne and Lewis Carroll. The book hasn't been without its detractors. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Finding beautiful people Oct 9, 2009
He has written a screenplay titled Phantasmagoria: the Visions of Lewis Carroll, based on the ''Jekyll-and-Hyde nature'' of the author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Manson also plans to direct and star in the film but the project has been stalled by other distractions since 2007. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Syfy To Debut Modernized Alice's Adventures In Wonderland On Dec 6 Oct 8, 2009
Using the classic Lewis Carroll books Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass as a jumping off point, writer/director Nick Willing (Syfy's Tin Man) has created the modern-day story of Alice Hamilton, a fiercely independent 20-something, who finds herself on the other side of a looking glass. She is a stranger in an outlandish city of twisted towers and casinos built out of playing cards, all under the rule of a deliciously devilish Queen who's not very happy about Alice's... (Multichannel News)
Books of revelation Oct 8, 2009
Anyone who reads Alice in Wonderland wonders what Lewis Carroll was thinking when he wrote it ... Anyone who reads Alice in Wonderland wonders what Lewis Carroll was thinking when he wrote it. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Purcell: Amid accusations of lying, some truths Sep 26, 2009
Web Search powered by YAHOO. With all the accusations about lying of late, I thought it a good idea to see what some great minds had to say on the subject. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Blackbeard the Pirate Sep 15, 2009
Biography and the Classical Pirate Image. Of all the personalities of the Golden Age of Piracy, none has had the same impact in popular memory as the notorious Blackbeard. (Suite101.com)
Terry Gilliam Films Sep 14, 2009
Gilliam was quick to exploit the fame and fortune he had found as a Python, and made his debut as a director in his own right in 1977, with Jabberwocky, a comedy fantasy inspired by the beloved Lewis Carroll poem of the same name. The film, which starred British comedy talent such as Harry H Corbett and John Le Mesurier, as well as Python s Terry Jones and Michael Palin, was packed with inventive madness, and more of the same was to follow. (Suite101.com)
'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' coming in 2011 Sep 12, 2009
"Cook announced another Burton-Disney project: The studio will release a feature-length version of Burton's animated short film, "Frankenweenie. "Cage came to unveil the trailer for "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," an adventure film based on "Fantasia" set for release next summer."To me, 'Fantasia' is the most beautiful movie ever made," Cage said.He also agreed on the spot to appear in another "National Treasure" film.A cast of 24 Muppets performed "Rainbow Connection" aboard an old-fashioned... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
All the golden gossip from the British Science Festival Sep 8, 2009
Such as mathematician and Alice in Wonderland author, Lewis Carroll; Brave New World author Aldous Huxley and - er - Harry Secombe. Aldous' grandfather, the polymath Thomas Huxley, once spoke at the science festival in 1860. (BBC News -- Science)
Upcoming movies: Awesome or awful? Aug 19, 2009
I know, I know, you're very excited that Burton is finally making a Lewis Carroll adaptation, he seems perfect for it, etc. There's a huge gap here, in that none of the screen versions of "Alice" is fully satisfactory, and I absolutely agree that Burton's looks gorgeous, exactly the kind of vaguely sinister visual candyfloss that made his reputation. (Salon)
Isle marks two centuries since poet Lord Tennyson's birth Aug 6, 2009
He also played host to many of the country's leading politicians and leading cultural figures of the time, such as Benjamin Disraeli and William Gladstone, scientist Charles Darwin, the writers Charles Dickens and Lewis Carroll and poet Robert Browning. The toposcope will be unveiled on an existing granite cairn at 1030 BST.. (BBC News -- UK)
The Professor, the Sergeant, and the President: The Musical Jul 31, 2009
The production designers have made the door disproportionately large in a way that Lewis Carroll might like. As they try to get it open, the camera finds a woman strolling nearby. (Boston Globe)
Tim Burton explores Alice in Wonderland Jul 28, 2009
Director discusses Lewis Carroll and Johnny Depp as The Mad Hatter ... Q: What did you take from Lewis Carroll's source material ... A: It's based on all of Lewis Carroll's material, including the "Jabberwocky Poem." Past "Alice" films were always just a girl wandering around passively with a lot of weird characters. (MSNBC -- News)
The Downsides of Branding Jul 25, 2009
Lewis Carroll, like Orwell, was parodying politicians and other crafters of empty euphemisms. He wasn't intending to make sense. (BusinessWeek)
Photographers' work separated by time - and visual style Jul 24, 2009
One is by Lewis Carroll. Many of the pictures are allegorical studies of the madonna-and-child sort. (Boston Globe)
Johnny Depp, Tim Burton Preview 'Alice In Wonderland' At Comic-Con Jul 24, 2009
Burton said the "Alice in Wonderland" film doesn't stick exactly to the book by Lewis Carroll, but instead takes the characters and various scenes from the book and molds them into an updated story. "It's all based on [the book]," he said. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Wilmington Memorial Library presents adult summer reading Jul 21, 2009
The Traveling Troupe of The Children s Theater Workshop of Wilmington will present an adaptation of the classic tale by Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland. The show is recommended for an audience aged 4 and older. (Wilmington Advocate, MA)
Bard of the bottom Jul 19, 2009
" Griffiths studied literature at Monash University before teaching English for four years at Mildura High School. The main influences for his books, he says, come from childhood reading: Enid Blyton, Dr Seuss and Lewis Carroll, with some Monty Python thrown in. The irreverent Bad Book of rhymes and limericks draws on the 19th century cautionary verse books of Edward Lear and Hilaire Belloc, which Griffiths read about in the Cole's Funny Picture Book. (E. W. Coles was a 19th century Melbourne... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Useless knowledge: Are you well read? Jul 17, 2009
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Explore Britain for the day Jun 27, 2009
Walk streets trod by innumerable famous folk, from J. R. R. Tolkien and Lewis Carroll (Oxford) to Charles Darwin and Maynard Keynes (Cambridge). Explore the seaside. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
This little Alice' has her own fantasy world of wonder Jun 24, 2009
Laura Bauder is a graphic designer and longtime fan of several writers - Dr. Seuss, the pen name for children's book author Theodor Seuss Geisel; Maurice Sendak; and Lewis Carroll, the nom de plume for Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, who published Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in 1865. Bauder enjoys the intricate illustrations of these childhood classics, their quirkiness and outright silliness. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
BLT in planning for fifth drama camp Jun 23, 2009
Camp Producer Emily Henderson is seeking local guest speakers to correlate with the camp's theme, which is derived from the play "Alice in Wonderland" and its British-born author Lewis Carroll. Henderson said she plans to Anglicize the camp with a presentation by an English literature instructor, and is also planning on presentations by a professional photographer to pay homage to Carroll's stint in photography. (Brookhaven Daily Leader, MS)
First look: What a weird 'Wonderland' Burton's made Jun 22, 2009
Now one of Hollywoods most visually creative directors layers his own surreal sensibilities upon the fanciful world of Lewis Carroll in Disneys Alice in Wonderland, due in theaters on March 5, 2010 ... "It has been Burton-ized" is how producer Richard Zanuck describes the director's vision of the Lewis Carroll classic. (USA Today)
White House: Firing AmeriCorps IG an act of 'political courage'... Jun 19, 2009
the wide eyed perfect looking people with glowing testimonial of "how Obama saved my job, in fact the new "shovel ready" is "even more interesting and satisfiong than my old job"....this is really scarry! Tom Jun 18, 2009 It is Bush's fault. Herb Kincey Jun 18, 2009 An Obama administration attorney has described the firing of Americorps inspector general Gerald Walpin as "an act of political courage". It seems to me that it was more an act of political cowardice. Mr. Big Jun 18, 2009 What did... (The Drudge Report)
Lost in translation Jun 16, 2009
Speak in French, wrote Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking Glass, when you cannot remember the English for a thing. But there are many faux amis (false friends) to be wary of in English and French. (BBC News -- Europe)
'Want a fight?' Jun 4, 2009
" It's getting curiouser and curiouser. So I ask about the film he's supposedly working on, in which he is playing Alice in Wonderland author Lewis Carroll. "I'm playing him always in life," he replies. "I wrote a script about him because I read his diaries and it was about aphasia to the sky, the sky, left, right, and that's me. "So I almost quit music because I didn't want to do any more so I want to put it all into film. Right now I'm in love with film. But filming myself. And I'm playing... (BBC News -- Entertainment)
A Personal and Cultural History of Migraines May 31, 2009
His fellow "migraineurs," as he calls them, include Thomas Jefferson, Emily Dickinson, Lewis Carroll, Rudyard Kipling, Charles Darwin and Elvis Presley. Reading about their epic suffering, you wonder how they ever got anything done at all. (Time.com)
Obama sets record for backtracking May 13, 2009
Kirk O wrote on May 11, 2009 10:28 AM:" Hmmm,That would be short for How Many More Morons?These kinds of Rovian mudslinging campaigns should not work on people anymore, and yet they always seem to, so lets cut to the chase. You would think that we had learned our lessons these past 8 years, but for the record, I will address this once more in print. I am the same Kirk O to whom some illiterate right wing bigot chose to accuse (as have you) of something so ludicrous as to be pathetic in its... (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Noted Southern California Art Dealer Brings His Passion and His Stable of Lowbrow/Pop Culture Artists to Dallas May 13, 2009
" Her award-winning illustrations have been recognized as being among "the best and most cutting-edge" in the country. Von Buhler is the author of the popular children's "The Cat Who Wouldn't Come Inside," published by Houghton Mifflin. In the celebrity-written benefit book she illustrated a story by . CVB Space, von Buhler's art studio in Manhattan's Meatpacking District, has been featured in , , (starring , , and ) and (starring ).MIGUEL PAREDESWhen you overlay colors and stories, no one is... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
A glossary of Republican doublespeak May 10, 2009
The Republican universe is a bit topsy-turvy, rather like the one created by Lewis Carroll in "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." In that story, the Queen of Hearts did not restrict herself to the generally accepted meaning of words. When she used a word, she said, it meant exactly what she wanted it to mean, no more and no less. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Atwood rallies anti-Tory votes by backing Bloc May 8, 2009
If you don't know where you are going, any road will take you there, he told a partisan crowd at a rally in Edmundston, N.B., borrowing a line from Lewis Carroll. Without a road map or a plan, don't take the Canadian economy for a ride. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
In 100 Days Obama Failed to Take Out 'Enemy No. 1' May 1, 2009
Obama s first 100 days were something out of a Lewis Carroll novel. He attacked our friends, cozied up to our enemies and did his best to make both Republicans and conservatives irrelevant. (Human Events Online)
IN MY LIBRARY: SALMAN RUSHDIE Apr 28, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 Last Update: 08:35 AM EDT. hide topics THIS WEEK'S HOT TOPICS. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Upcoming arts eventsat McLaughlin Middle School and Fine Arts Center Apr 18, 2009
Next Tuesday, April 21 2:30 p.m. in Black Box Theater - Troupe In A Trunk presents Fantastical Friends featuring dramatizations of the classic works of: Louisa May Alcott, Charlotte Bronte, Lewis Carroll, Charles Dickens, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, W. W. Jacobs, Bram Stoker and Mark Twain. Dramatizations from such classics as: Little Women; Jane Eyre; Great Expectations; Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; Dracula; The Monkey s Paw; and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. (Lake Wales News, FL)
A-E Classic Children's Literature Apr 16, 2009
Lewis Carroll, Brothers Grimm, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen ... A - Alice s Adventures In Wonderland (1865) by Lewis Carroll. (Suite101.com)
Miley Cyrus' Online Insanity Apr 13, 2009
"It's all about Ecstasy. I swear! Look it up online." For the record, Lewis Carroll wrote the book in 1865, and Disney made the mov 00004000 ie in 1951, long before Ecstasy became popular. . (New York Post -- Gossip)
Changing Places Mar 30, 2009
Lewis Carroll would be proud of you. No sooner has Susan s head burst through the church roof than she is captured by the Army and removed to a secure facility, where, to her dismay, she is stored as a potential weapon of war a rare female monster, according to the general in charge of the program, who may be too young to remember Bette Davis. (New Yorker)
Book Review | 'A Strange Eventful History': Ellen Terry and Henry Irving: Co-stars in a life on the English stage Mar 28, 2009
The Terry parents were traveling players, and Ellen made her London debut at the age of 9 as Mamillius in "The Winter's Tale." The Reverend Charles Dodgson, aka Lewis Carroll, was sitting in the audience and became an obsessive, lifelong fan. She had a voice that was half whisper, half sigh, and she spoke Shakespeare's lines, her son later said, with such naturalness that it was as if they were something she had heard just that morning. (International Herald Tribune)
FCAT's value faces debate -- again Mar 9, 2009
"I have always and continued to feel that it's an absolute travesty the pressure that the state puts on children with this test," said Sebrina Friedmann, 43, a Merritt Island resident who has a third-grader at Lewis Carroll Elementary and an eighth-grader at Jefferson Middle. "I believe in a good, sound education system, but I have seen children get physically ill when they are worrying over this test.". (Florida Today)
Flapjacks, free throws, flea market Mar 8, 2009
Stage III Community Theatre presents Lewis Carroll: Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast, by Marilyn Ann Hetzel and Margaret Lee Potts. This family-friendly adaptation of the Alice in Wonderland stories is suitable for all ages. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Bloggers' challenge: What makes Utah so conservative? Mar 6, 2009
Mummyfortuna wrote on Mar 4, 2009 7:15 PM:" Utah is a statistic. The word "conservative" means Lewis Carroll has shaped some meanings in interesting ways."His answer trickled through my head like water through a sieve. "" " " " Eudora wrote on Mar 4, 2009 8:52 PM:" statist, not staistit. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
'Too big to fail' concept is too risky Mar 1, 2009
And so in a world that Lewis Carroll could appreciate, you now own controlling interest in this financial behemoth. Thirty-six percent. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Lewis Carroll Life and Works Mar 1, 2009
Brief biography and works of Lewis Carroll, famous for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Lewis Carroll was a 19th century English author of children's stories and poems ... Early Life of Lewis Carroll. (Suite101.com)
The writing's on the wall Feb 27, 2009
In 1864, Lewis Carroll wrote his most famous work for Alice Liddell. Aged 16, Winston Churchill wrote to his mother Lady Randolph Churchill. (BBC News -- UK)
Parker students step through the looking glass in performance of Alice in Wonderland Feb 27, 2009
This production, based on the 1951 Disney film and the novels The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, by Lewis Carroll, promises to be a fast-paced romp, said parent volunteer Karen Millet. All of the usual favorites will be there: the white rabbit, Tweedles both Dee and Dum, and the uproarious Queen of Hearts. (Reading Advocate, MA)
Robin Wilson's "Lewis Carroll in Numberland" Feb 8, 2009
Robin Wilson's "Lewis Carroll in Numberland" - International Herald Tribune. Robin Wilson's "Lewis Carroll in Numberland" ... Lewis Carroll In Numberland His Fantastical Mathematical Logical Life: An Agony in Eight Fits. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
