Odd but swank 60's-era ad for prunes featuring sci-fi great Ray Bradbury (!?):
iPhone Lit.
My buddy Ian today pointed me towards this intriguing short children's story designed for the iPhone called "Shadows Never Sleep." As Ian says:Shadows Never Sleep is different. "Reading" the story involves using the "zoom" function of the iPhone and moving moving the page beneath the screen. It is an interesting way to move through a tale and certainly engages you in the process.I just installed it and it's quite captivating. Best part? It's free from the iTunes App store.
The Russian Winnie-the-Pooh: Vinni Puh
I kind of love these Russian animated versions of Winnie-the-Pooh I recently stumbled across. If you know the stories as well as I do (I think my daughter and I have read each of the book stories several dozens times over the last six years), the fact that these are in Russian won't matter much. There's an odd charm to them: such beloved and well-known characters (previously so perfectly captured by E.H. Shepard) filtered through the character of another country. Here's "Winnie-The-Pooh and the Honey Tree":Also: Part II, Part III, and Part IV.
Rowan Oak
The University of Mississippi has a slick interactive website that lets you explore William Faulkner's long-time home, Rowan Oak.
Ga. Bookstore Seeks Funds To Stay Open
NPR reports:The owner of Wordsmiths bookstore in Decatur, Ga., is appealing for donations to help pay his bills. Word of his plight is spreading in the literary world. But some wonder whether it's appropriate for a for-profit enterprise to ask for donations.