I'm usually too overwhelmed by the prodigious output of the blog Galleycat to make much use of its news, but happily this item caught my eye. Arjun Basu writes micro-stories on Twitter--140 characters at a time. An example of his work is above, but he appears to be posting almost hourly, so there's always fresh … Continue reading Tiny, Little Stories

I didn't realize that Ray Bradbury is a painter as well as an author. Happily, Jacket Copy is on top of these things. I now know that the painting above will be available in a limited edition of 200 later this month. Details are here.--David E

Sure he looks cute, but beneath his roly-poly, honey-guzzling exterior, this beloved children's book character is a communist. Or a socialist. I forget which it is.The Telegraph newspaper has blown his cover. In an interview with the head of Egmont, the Danish company which has published Milne's beloved bear since 1924, was this bombshell: "The … Continue reading Winnie the Pooh is a Communist