Tag Archives: New York Times

Maurice Sendak, Author of “Where the Wild Things Are” Leaves a Learning Legacy

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

Via the New York Times today:  “Maurice Sendak, widely considered the most important children’s book artist of the 20th century, who wrenched the picture book out of the safe, sanitized world of the nursery and plunged it into the dark, … Continue reading →

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Shove it, New York Times! Bdot crossword app way more fun.

Posted on December 20, 2011 by

Four overlapping crosswords? Yes, Flexicon is the ultimate puzzle challenge for your iPhone and iPad! (Oh, and the game is FREE, too!) Ready to break out those puzzle smarts? Touch the puzzle you wish to play, and type in your … Continue reading →

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Men with iPads: got murse?

Posted on December 16, 2010 by

  Call it the male iPad dilemma: too large to slip into a pants pocket, too stiff to be curled up like a magazine and too precious to leave unprotected. With its rigid tablet shape, Apple’s iPad has raised an … Continue reading →

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Move over, Walter Cronkite

Posted on November 2, 2010 by

News organizations have unleashed a multimedia blizzard of widgets, apps, dashboards, Twitter tie-ins and iPad doohickeys for Tuesday’s elections. More than ever, the online and mobile offerings aren’t merely supplementary to Tuesday night’s TV viewing, but can function as primary … Continue reading →

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Facebook and Twitter have a new rival?

Posted on August 2, 2010 by

Tumblr is a fast-growing blogging service based in New York that says it has 6.6 million users. Over the last few months media outlets have caught wind of Tumblr, which is free to use. The newest recruits include The Atlantic, … Continue reading →

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