Jan 24 2012
I still remember when was a small kid my parents warn me about spending all day in front of the television playing video games would ruin my eyesight. Today researchers at the University of Tennessee Space Institute in Tullahoma have integrated computer games into a device that could be instrumental in saving a child’s eyesight. When did …
Jan 07 2012
Google, the search giant is celebrating the 100th birthday of Addams Family creator Charles Addams with a doodle featuring the famously spooky family. Helping celebrate is the entire Addams family—Morticia, Gomez, Cousin It, Pugsley, Wednesday, Lurch, and Uncle Fester. They are drawn in black and white and shown standing in front of their mansion and …
Dec 31 2011
A cartoon strip in a newspaper shows a young man wishing his grandfather a Happy New Year. The grandfather replied cynically: “What is new about it when every year is just a repetition of what has been happening in the past so many years.” A repetition of what has been happening”? I hope that the time …
Dec 23 2011
THROUGH ITS CARTOONS, Google has begun offering twice the entertainment. First, in the vein of such engaging challenges as The New Yorker’s back-page feature, Google has debuted a themed cartoon-caption contest. The new Search Caption Challenge features cartoons by such top talents as Lilli Carre, Drew Dernavich, Matthew Diffee, Emily Flake,Christoph Niemann, Joey Alison Sayers, Danny Shanahan and Jim Woodring. The common thread: Each cartoon …
Dec 11 2011
For grown-ups, animated cartoons are nostalgia, bits of business from childhood that still seem fun. For today’s children, cartoons are an endless source of amusement, stimulation and sometimes education. I chose eight recent releases for this animation survey. Each selection is worthy of attention, depending on your age and interests: Mr. Magoo: The Television Collection 1960-1977: …