My father went to Haverford College in Pennsylvania, and he recently came across a nice article in Haverford's alumni magazine about Theodor Geisel. Now, Geisel is not a Haverford alum...but his agent Herb Cheyette is. I've collected a few choice bits of trivia from the article below, but I encourage you to read the full article for a fond remembrance of Geisel from his friend and agent Herb Cheyette. Geisel had a closet next to his studio filled with hats sent to him from children around the world,... READ ON

John Hodgman is known to millions as the "PC" of recent Apple ads, but that's hardly his best work. Hodgman wrote the instant classic The Areas of My Expertise (check out the audiobook if you have a chance -- it's the best thing ever), and his regular appearances As Resident Expert on The Daily Show are some the show's best segments. In February Hogdman gave a brilliant TED Talk in which he discussed a series of strange events in his past, each of which led him to believe that something strange was... READ ON

Charlie Kaufman is the writer behind movies including Adaptation, Being John Malkovitch, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. (He also wrote two episodes of the TV classic Get a Life, though he didn't win any Oscars for them.) In the leadup to Kaufman's directorial debut Synecdoche, New York, Wired decided to write a profile of the man -- because the Wired folks, like me, are huge fans. In true Kaufman style, the Wired editors decided to add a layer to the story: document the process of writing... READ ON

In 2003, Neal Stephenson's book Quicksilver hit the stands. It was the first in a series called The Baroque Cycle, featuring (among many other things) the exploits of alchemists and mathematicians. But before Quicksilver was released, a promotional website appeared, featuring a mysterious opening page followed by some basic information -- an author bio, some sales information, and an excerpt of the upcoming novel. But what of that opening page? It was apparently an encoded message in graphical form,... READ ON