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Children's book star Junie B. Jones is a feisty six-year-old with an endearing penchant for honesty. No wonder: her creator was a firecracker at the same age. "There were times I raised my hand in class just to make a funny comment that clearly was not appreciated," says author Barbara Park. This month Random House will publish Junie B., First Grader (at last!), the 18th book in Park's best-selling series. "I just felt it was time," says Park. "She's been in kindergarten for nine years. Technically, she's almost 15." Readers have not seemed...
...year a hit movie has been made from a non-superhero comicbook. Topping box-office grosses this past weekend, "From Hell," starring Johnny Depp and Heather Graham, directed by the Hughes brothers follows the summer's indy-hit, "Ghost World." But unlike "Ghost World," in which the comicbook's creator, Dan Clowes, extensively participated in the movie, the authors of "From Hell," Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell, had little to do with the film. The difference shows...
...deem your paper “undirected, unsupported and unresearched”, the title of Harvard Professor does not confer upon its holder omniscience. So next time you’re stumped on question number five of the world’s hardest problem set, remember that the creator of this torturous assignment probably doesn’t know the definition of quandong either...
Aaron Sorkin, the show’s creator, wrote the special episode in a matter of days. Titled “Ismael and Isaac” a reference to the two sons of Abraham (and the Arab and Jewsish patriachs respectively), the show was offered up to viewers as an anomaly in the usual West Wing storyline. “This week we thought we’d do something a little different,” Rob Lowe (who plays Deputy Communications Director Sam Seaborn) said in the cast-led preface to the show. In addition to explaining the nature...
This bronze sculpture of the googly-eyed, flute-nosed Doo Doo commemorates its creator, Street Puppeteer Igor Fokin. Fokin moved to Harvard Square from Russia in 1993 and began performing a 15-minute marionette act that included Doo Doo, his favorite puppet. Fokin carved all the dozen or so puppets in his show, drawing on Russian folk stories to create new characters. Doo Doo was an original character; its name comes from Fokin’s pronounciation of “Toot Toot” in a deep, Russian-accented voice...