Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Sweeping the Clouds Away

The Medium
Sweeping the Clouds Away
By VIRGINIA HEFFERNAN
Published: November 18, 2007
Children’s TV has changed so much that a preschool classic on DVD now carries a warning. Read...

Monday, April 09, 2007

DC Voting Rights

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

More cane toad news

DARWIN, Australia - An environmental group said Tuesday it had captured a “monster” toad the size of a small dog.

With a body the size of a football and weighing nearly 2 pounds, the toad is among the largest specimens ever captured in Australia, according to Frogwatch coordinator Graeme Sawyer.

“It’s huge, to put it mildly,” he said. “The biggest toads are usually females but this one was a rampant male ... I would hate to meet his big sister.” more

Thursday, March 15, 2007

Mashups with Bob Dylan, Dr. Seuss, Mister Rogers and a T-Rex

Friday, December 29, 2006

Environmentalists call on Australian military to fight cane toads

My favorite documentary film is Cane Toads, so of course this story caught my attention. I can only hope Mark Lewis makes a sequel. "Cane toads are coming, cane toads are coming..."

Thursday, December 07, 2006

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Thursday, August 17, 2006

From Scissorhands to Demon Barber

"DreamWorks unveiled plans to bring Stephen Sondheim's musical Sweeney Todd to the big screen. The movie, which will be a co-production with Warner Bros., will be directed by Tim Burton and will star Johnny Depp, in the title role." -- Cynopsis Kids 8/17/06

A familiar pairing - as in Edward Scissorhands and Corpse Bride! And Edward Scissorhands - the story's now on stage. North American tour begins Fall 2006.