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ALICE - The Legacy

C. M. Rubin | Posted 04.09.2013 | Books
C. M. Rubin

Alice Liddell Hargreaves died on November 16, 1934, but her legacy -- and its inextricable link to Lewis Carroll's classic Alice in Wonderland tales -- refuses to die.

Use Vice to Find Your Literary Voice

Jeff Klima | Posted 03.09.2013 | Comedy
Jeff Klima

So many writing tutorial books and articles focus on your actual writing, that most of the time, the other, dare I say, more important, aspects of your would-be author career get overlooked.

Humpty Dumpty & Friend

Paula Gordon | Posted 12.16.2012 | Politics
Paula Gordon

Romney/Ryan have piously wrapped themselves in the rhetoric of "bipartisanship." As with much of the bombast coming from their campaign, it is manifest nonsense.

'Then She Fell' -- 'Alice in Wonderland' Takes a Darker Turn

Carey Purcell | Posted 12.08.2012 | Arts
Carey Purcell

"Don't speak unless you are spoken to and don't walk through any doors," I was strictly warned upon entering Arts@Renaissance to experience Then She Fell, the thrillingly sensual interactive experience.

Alice - In Germany

C. M. Rubin | Posted 09.25.2012 | Books
C. M. Rubin

2012-07-26-Screenshot20120726at8.53.17AM.jpgFrom the late 19th century to the present day, visual artists around the world have found their own ways to reflect and portray the imaginative dreamlike world first discovered by an extremely curious and courageous little girl.

Alice -- Mark It With a Water Stone

C. M. Rubin | Posted 09.17.2012 | Books
C. M. Rubin

Now, once the digital enemy has been let inside the wonderland that is Waterstones, which of the two strong brands will dominate?

Alice - True or Not True?

C. M. Rubin | Posted 08.19.2012 | Books
C. M. Rubin

2012-06-19-Screenshot20120619at8.37.46AM.jpgWhat was the relationship between Lewis Carroll and Alice Liddell? Let's talk facts.

Alice -- Join in the Race!

C. M. Rubin | Posted 08.11.2012 | Books
C. M. Rubin

Dance, music, street theater, and creatures ranging from the Dodo to the Dormouse, promise spectacular Wonderland entertainment for young and old that is not to be missed.

Alice: Why July 7, 2012?

C. M. Rubin | Posted 08.03.2012 | Books
C. M. Rubin

The Cards have a simple but important job to do in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and that is to paint the roses RED! The penalty for failure is fatal, so their motivation is strong. What can we expect from Curious Company's 5-handed card game?

Alice -- Victoria!

C. M. Rubin | Posted 07.27.2012 | Books
C. M. Rubin

Welcome to the 2012 Victorian Extravaganza in Llandudno, the largest street entertainment event in Wales. My Dearest Cousin Anne, Have been invited...

Alice -- Tea?

C. M. Rubin | Posted 07.14.2012 | Books
C. M. Rubin

I fell down a rabbit hole in search of a tea party for 1,000 children and a world record jam tart eating attempt. Down down down I went... until suddenly -- thump!

Alice, Is This Cool?

C. M. Rubin | Posted 06.30.2012 | Books
C. M. Rubin

Their big picture concept? A visual spectacle such as has never been seen before in any other attraction in the UK. So what might Alice Liddell have said about these creative upgrades to her favorite story in her summer vacation town?

Alice -- Meet Alice

C. M. Rubin | Posted 06.19.2012 | Books
C. M. Rubin

"Magic, beauty, color, amusement, character, intrigue, questions, excitement, puzzlement, amazement, fear, suspense, fun and a happy ending" are the reasons why Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is still a classic today.

Kusama In Wonderland

Posted 04.18.2012 | Arts

"I, Kusama, am the modern Alice in Wonderland." So begins Yayoi Kusama's visionary take on Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland", the iconic tale of a...

Alice -- May 4, 2012

C. M. Rubin | Posted 06.13.2012 | Books
C. M. Rubin

Everybody' s got Alice fever in Alice town -- Llandudno, Wales -- but no one is as curious or as excited as me!

"The Jungle Book"... Where Books Are Seen

Posted 03.05.2012 | Arts

Although we spend hours looking at books, we rarely acknowledge their physicality, especially if we're reading something on a Kindle. Natasha Bowdoin ...

When Are We Old?

Alan Elsner | Posted 04.25.2012 | Fifty
Alan Elsner

The advent of another birthday recently prompted me to ask myself: At what age does a person stop getting older and actually become old? In other words, when does old age begin?

Alice in Italy

C. M. Rubin | Posted 04.24.2012 | Books
C. M. Rubin

Alice In Wonderland is the first exhibition to comprehensively focus on Lewis Carroll's classic "Alice" books and their enormous influence on the world of visual arts from the first publication of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in 1865 to the present day.

Studying At Oxford Is A Great Excuse To Visit Oxford

Pam Grout | Posted 03.27.2012 | Travel
Pam Grout

Oxford is a medieval dreamland, a time warp of sorts, where everything from winding cobblestone lanes to impeccably manicured gardens is ancient and historical.

Alice -- In Wales?

C. M. Rubin | Posted 03.17.2012 | Books
C. M. Rubin

When my daughter and I were creating our book, The Real Alice in Wonderland, about our relative Alice Liddell, we spent time researching Llandudno's long connection to Alice Liddell and her family.

Alice in Wonderland Revisited

Evelyne Politanoff | Posted 02.26.2012 | Arts
Evelyne Politanoff

A journey through 150 years of one of the most imaginative sources of inspiration ever: Alice in Wonderland.

Alice

C. M. Rubin | Posted 02.04.2012 | Books
C. M. Rubin

In the year 2143, will we be able to say Harry Potter lives, Harry Potter is global, or even that Harry Potter's enduring legacy continues to inspire all age groups? There is one book we can say that about today.

How Will We Read? - The Book Given

C. M. Rubin | Posted 12.26.2011 | Books
C. M. Rubin

On November 26, 1864, Lewis Carroll gave my relative, Alice Pleasance Liddell, a book he had written for her. He called the book Alice's Adventures Underground.

14 Incredible Fictional Worlds You'd Most Want to Visit (PHOTOS)

Posted 10.01.2011 | Arts

Some people dream of visiting India or Brazil -- other people have loftier, if not impossible, travel ambitions. With the summer travel season in ...

Freedom: What Do July 4th and Alice in Wonderland Have in Common?

C. M. Rubin | Posted 08.31.2011 | Books
C. M. Rubin

July 4, 1862 is also known to many as Alice in Wonderland Day, the day that commemorates Lewis Carroll's first telling of the famous children's story to his young inspiration, Alice Liddell.