The scientific theory behind what makes Dr. Seuss funny
A psychology professor at the University of Alberta claims to have found the scientific answer to that age-old question: why is Dr. Seuss so funny? Chris Westbury was conducting research… Read more »
On never having to quit publishing
It has been a great year to be a dead author. Deceased thriller writers Steig Larsson, Robert B. Parker, Tom Clancy, and Ian Fleming all have new books out. The… Read more »
Dr. Seuss museum coming to the author’s hometown
Dr. Seuss’s hometown of Springfield, MA is going to get a museum in the author’s honor soon. Greg Cook writes for The ARTery, the arts blog of Boston NPR station… Read more »
Kwuggerbug! More Dr Seuss to come
“Congratulations!/Today is your day./You’re off to Great Places!/You’re off and away!” That’s the kind of rhyme that is currently going around in the head of every Dr Seuss fan, after… Read more »
Toronto Public Library says “Hop on Pop” by Dr. Seuss does not promote violence toward fathers
After receiving a complaint that children’s book Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss “encourages children to use violence toward their fathers,” the Toronto Public Library reviewed the book, and denied… Read more »
Drag performer Martha Graham Cracker deemed unfit for Dr. Seuss reading
Last week, Philadelphia Magazine reported that Martha Graham Cracker, a drag queen the magazine describes as a “legend,” was invited to a children’s reading event at a New Jersey after-school… Read more »