Dr Seuss

The Yooks Have It: Why We are Gadget Freaks

Richard Laermer | Posted 06.27.2008 | Living


Richard Laermer

Everyone loves gadgets. We like machines -- however simple, however complicated -- that smooth over our mistakes.

Greening Hollywood: Green Books & Recycling Art for Kids and Tots

Paige Donner | Posted 06.11.2008 | Green


Paige Donner

Dr. Seuss spoke through the Lorax to warn us against mindless progress and the danger it posed to the earth's natural beauty. And this was long before saving the earth became a global concern.

Horton Hears a Racist

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics


Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I don't think the filmmakers for Dr. Seuss's Horton Hears a Who are evil or that they deliberately set out to send an awful message. But somehow it seems worse that they didn't notice.

Entertaining Ourselves -- What Shall We Do?

Leslie Griffith | Posted 11.08.2007 | Entertainment


Leslie Griffith

Hollywood's writers are quiet and still; Perhaps it's time to pay the democracy bill.

Forbes' Richest Dead Celebrities Topped By Elvis

AP | Posted 10.30.2007 | Entertainment


Elvis Presley is still the King. Presley, who earned an estimated $49 million in the past 12 months, has reclaimed the No. 1 spot on Forbes.com's lis...