Articles about 'Movies, TV & The Internet'
February 27th, 2013
"Easy peasy" is an expression people say when something is very easy to do.
My daughter just recited a longer version of it which I had never heard:
"Easy, peasy, lemon, squeezy."
(listen here)
She couldn’t believe that I, Mama Lisa, had never heard the full expression before!
It seems to come from a British commercial from the...
February 1st, 2013
One step at a time we can help change the world. Take the example of Playpower…
"People need affordable learning games. Worldwide, 4.1 billion people earn under $3,000 per year, meaning that even a $100 computer is often out of reach for the world’s emerging middle class. Playpower is targeting a $10 platform that makes learning...
November 8th, 2012
We’ve been without electricity, and have had only intermittent internet connections, since last Monday due to Hurricane Sandy. There are many people in similar situations (or worse) in the areas affected by the hurricane.
This is the most we’ve been without electronical devices and computers since they became widespread in the 1990’s.
I’ve found we’re...
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October 22nd, 2012
"Ging Gang Goolie" was written by Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the Boy Scouts, for the 1st World Scout Jamboree in 1920. Kids from 34 countries attended the event.
The song is gibberish on purpose so that kids all over the world who speak different languages can sing along and not feel like the song is...
October 18th, 2012
The Magic Garden, a children’s TV show from the 70’s and 80’s, marks its 40th anniversary this year. Here you can see the stars of the show, Carole and Paula, performing at a concert this year….
That brings back memories!
Mama Lisa
October 16th, 2012
For all you fans of the animated show The Simpsons, check out these opening credits done with real live people….
(via Kottke)
Pretty cool! But where’s Marge’s tall blue hair?
Enjoy!
Mama Lisa
September 21st, 2011
Any of you who haven’t read The Invention of Hugo Cabret, do so now before the movie comes out in November. A neighbor recommended it to my 10 year old daughter.
It arrived in the mail last week…
I opened the book… turned the pages to see what it was about and became intrigued. It’s like...
May 21st, 2011
A Child’s Garden of Poetry is a show running on HBO for a couple of more days. So if you have HBO – go see it while it’s still on! It’s a half hour program geared towards kids… but adults will enjoy it too. In the show, kids talk about poetry and read a few...
March 17th, 2011
Most Americans in their thirties and forties are familiar with "Schoolhouse Rock", the short cartoons on educational subjects that appeared in between commercials during weekend kids programming in the seventies. Who among us, of that age, doesn’t know the words that come after "Conjunction junction…" or "Lolly, Lolly, Lolly…"?
What I never knew until recently is...
February 28th, 2011
A college friend, Dave Bower wrote asking for help finding an animation. Here’s what he wrote:
Hey Lisa,
Okay, we saw The Lion King (theatrical version) last night… never seen it before. It’s pretty amazing, in terms of the costumes and set design. I actually wish there was more emphasis on the African music in the...
February 18th, 2011
Ayako Egawa wrote to me about privacy and anonymity in donating, and social networking in Japan. Here’s what she wrote:
I’d like to tell you about the interesting phenomenon about donations in Japan. The Tiger Mask donation phenomenon started when someone anonymously donated thousands of backpacks to orphanages around Japan. What’s remarkable is...
March 24th, 2010
Here’s the next movie my 3rd grade daughter wants to see…
February 19th, 2010
Alice in Wonderland is coming out in theaters next month in the US… starring one of my favorite actors, Johnny Depp! Adding to the excitement is that it’s directed by Tim Burton. He directed Edward Scissorhands (starring Depp), The Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride, James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory...
February 12th, 2010
Yesterday, Nicola Holdsworth told us about some British traditions. She mentioned:
Having a chimney sweep at your wedding is good luck i.e. to bless it I think, is supposed to bring good luck for the newly married couple.
I read more about this tradition (in Folklore and The Journal of American Folklore) and found that chimney...
August 22nd, 2009
Here’s a cartoon from 1950 called Little Audry: Goofy Goofy Gander. It’s a strange mixture of Mother Goose, comic books, jazz and Hollywood, with the goose that lays the golden eggs thrown in…
August 11th, 2009
Rainy days and hot humid days in the summer are a good time to see some of those movies you’ve been wanting to see… and that your kids have been wanting to see. Here are some we’ve watched…
Night at the Museum – we watched the 1st one on DVD – my 8 year old daughter...
July 8th, 2009
Imagine eccentric Dali, in his black cape, working with Walt Disney! The two did come together briefly on a short film project in 1946, called Destino. For unknown reasons, it wasn’t completed at the time. The artwork Dali originally composed for the movie was purchased by Disney a few years ago. ...
July 5th, 2009
Walt Disney World has added a robotic Barack Obama to its Hall of Presidents. Here you can hear CNN’s Rob Marciano report about it…
March 30th, 2009
Check out the trailer for the upcoming movie adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are. (Coming out on October 16, 2009.) It looks awesome!
Thanks to Troy McDonald at PeekaBookaZoo for pointing this out!
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