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Oct 31 2011
7 Billion of Us Today
Here’s one fact for Halloween. The United Nations Population Fund estimates that the population of earth will hit 7 billion today, Oct. 31. In the Philippines, Danica May Camacho (weighing 2.5kg) was chosen by the [...]
Oct 27 2011
What if Shakespeare never wrote a single word?
What if the Bard of Avon never penned those 154 sonnets and 37 plays? There has been much speculation over the years about Shakespeare’s religion, sexual orientation, family background and authorship. Though considered one of [...]
Oct 25 2011
Michael Chabon and The Awesome Man
Michael Chabon, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay” and “The Yiddish Policeman’s Union” took a shot at his first picture book. Geared toward children aged 4-7, “The Astonishing Secret of [...]
Oct 24 2011
Just who is Mr Chiizu?
Finally, a wonderful photo app for my iPhone with great illustrations! This is not your usual, cheesy starburst neo print effects app. Instead what you have is a great photo decoration app created and designed [...]
Oct 21 2011
Walt Disney Artist, Mary Blair
Have you seen Google’s doodle today? Looks very whimsical and child-like right? That’s because this 21st of October, Google commemorates the birthday of Mary Blair, one of the best illustrators Disney’s ever had. Blair was [...]
Oct 20 2011
Singapore Writers Festival
One of Asia’s premier literary events is happening in two days! It’s back this year with the theme, “Transactions”. Here’s more from the organizers: “SWF 2011′s theme reminds us how transactions underscore our daily lives [...]
Oct 19 2011
If you read Science Fiction and Fantasy novels, then…
this interesting and clever infographic is for you. Do you read/want: Gritty noir? Neo-Victorian or Samurai? A little time travel with your love story? Good vs evil on an epic scale? How about a scholarly [...]
Oct 17 2011
Lilla Rogers Studio
I like to start my day looking at great illustrations. It’s a habit that started many years ago. So in order to share my latest find today, I’m blogging about this wonderful website which features [...]
Oct 14 2011
Here’s a Story of a Man Who Destroyed Books
It used to be that books were burnt and destroyed because of heretical, unrepentant, malicious and political content. Book burning images remind us of the Nazi regime, Pol Pot’s agragrian dystopia in Cambodia, Iran and [...]