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Drawing insight into Google's Doodles
SAN FRANCISCO — Google.com is the most visited online front door in the United States. According to Alexa, a longtime Internet statistics firm, it is also the second most visited home page in the world behind Facebook.com; roughly 40 percent of...
Tags: Conservation, Marketing, Jackson Pollock, Marissa Mayer, Networking
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Children's films return to Southside Film Festival
Lehigh Valley ParentingAfter an absence of four years, the SouthSide Film Festival is bringing back its children’s film series with more than 60 children’s films, many of which have won awards. The free series includes six rotating blocks of children’s films... -
'Encyclopedia Brown' author Donald Sobol has died
Jacket CopyRIP Donald Sobol, author of the Encyclopedia Brown series.... -
88 books that shaped America, at the Library of Congress
Jacket CopyThe Library of Congress' list of 88 books that shaped America includes poetry, novels, nonfiction, a play, a polemic, books of science and grammar, cookbooks and children's books. What's it missing?... -
Maurice Sendak, ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ author, dies
Moms At Work - Orlando SentinelMaurice Sendak, the children's book author and illustrator, has died from complications from a stroke. The 83-year-old was best known for ‘Where the Wild Things Are,' a book whose pictures and story captivated my kids — and countless others.... -
On Sunday: John Irving, Elizabeth Gilbert's great-grandma in kitchen
Jacket CopyThis Sunday's book coverage features John Irving's new novel "In One Person" and Elizabeth Gilbert's great-grandma in the kitchen.... -
Every writer's nightmare: the wordless Web
Jacket CopyDesigner Ji Lee and programmer Cory Forsyth have created a browser plug-in that erases all text from Web pages. It's called the Wordless Web.... -
Maurice Sendak, author of 'Where the Wild Things Are,' dies at 83
Jacket CopyMaurice Sendak, the children's book illustrator and author whose unsentimental approach to storytelling revolutionized the genre and whose best-known tale was the dark fantasy “Where the Wild Things Are,” has died. He was 83. Sendak, who... -
TRIB NATION: Behind our "Behind the Google Doodle" story
When we log onto the Internet, one of the first things many of us see is the Google search page – and one of the first things we notice there are the search engine’s artistic “Doodles.” It’s a simple idea, painstakingly...
Tags: Chicago Tribune, Google Inc.
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A wild thing who made his art sing
During a 2003 "Fresh Air" interview with NPR's Terry Gross, Maurice Sendak, the much-praised children's book artist responsible for "Where the Wild Things Are," admitted that he never created picture books with children in mind. "I've convinced myself...
Tags: Museums, NPR, Arts and Culture, Where the Wild Things Are (movie), Trinidad and Tobago
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Google Doodle Celebrates Maurice Sendak Birthday
Channel 2 NewsMaurice Sendak was best known for his classic children’s book, “Where the Wild Things Are,” and on Monday, Google Doodle honored illustrator and author, who have been 85-years-old. He died last year on May 8. To see more explanations...Tags: Where the Wild Things Are (movie), Google Inc.
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Window shopping: How writers view the world
Before the Internet and multitasking, writers had more static distractions. More than anything, they looked out their windows. Most writers, in fact, still engage in the time-honored ritual of looking away from their keyboard, their manuscripts, and...
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