At the turn of the century when children’s literature was rife with moral lessons and cautionary violence, L. Frank Baum set about writing a great American children’s story, free from the cumbersome ...

I first witnessed the magic of Cecil Hurt on a Sunday night in Bessemer. Cecil invited me on an impromptu road trip to Hoover to see if we could find an Alabama football media guide at the hotel the ...

THE REAL WIZARD OF OZ: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF L. FRANK BAUM (Gotham Books, 289 pages, $28), by Rebecca Loncraine: In The Real Wizard of Oz, Rebecca Loncraine offers a look at the life of L. Frank Baum ...

Gio Bard Zero is not a real wizard. At least that’s what one “poster-slinging rascal” would like everyone to believe, he says. Posters discrediting Zero’s mystical powers have been popping up all ...

Geek Life: Fun stories, memes, humor and other random items at the intersection of tech, science, business and culture. SEE MORE by Tim Ellis on Sep 6, 2016 at 8:01 am September 12, 2016 at 2:13 pm It ...