Theodore Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, would have been 111 years old today. Hence why today is known as Read Across America Day. Across the country, thousands of schools, libraries, and community centers participate by bringing together kids, teens, and books, and you can too! Incorporate these guides and activities to celebrate reading with young people.Amy and I will actually be reading at a few schools in the comeing weeks. I LOVED Dr. Seuss when I was growing up. I not only OWNED quite a few Dr. Seuss books, but I used to get them at the library all the time. My favorite was Bartholomew and the Oobleck, an appropriately CREEPY story about a kid who gets mixed up with magical incantations and a sticky substance that falls from the sky called Oobleck. Yertle the Turtle was another favorite. And, I made sure to pass my love of the good Dr. to my kids. They learned to read with Dr. Seuss. The last time my wife and I traveled tyo New Orleans, we visited the SArt of Dr. Seuess gallery in the French Quarter where they also had an exhibit of hats owned by Dr. Seuss that actually inspired some of his stories. And even though Dr. Seuss died in 1991, a NEW Dr. Seuss manuscript, found in his home after he died, has just been published. It’s a sequel to the classic “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish” called “What Pet Should I Get?” When you get home tonight, dig through your collection of children’s books and read to your little ones. They’ll love it!
R.I.P. MR. SPOCK
Actor Leonard Nimoy passed away Friday at the age of 83 from complications of COPD. He’s best remembered as the Vulcan First Officer Mr. Spock from the iconic 60’s TV show Star Trek and it’s many susequent films. I loved the TV series In Search Of, which he also hosted. Meanwhile, according to the NY Daily News, actress Kirstie Alley paid tribute to the wrong Spock. She Tweeted: ”Rest in peace Dr. Spock … Xxxooo” Fans told Kirstie that celebrity pediatrician Benjamin Spock died in 1988. Leonard Nimoy worked his way up from science officer to Federation ambassador. Kirstie Tweeted: ”I’m sure Mr. Spock had PHD’s in Science…anyway the sentiment is the same..jeez…hard to make gestures on here without Trek police..RIP”He lived long AND prospered…and will be missed.
BOX OFFICE RESULTS
WILL SMITH’s con movie “Focus” was #1 at the box office this weekend with $19.1 million. That’s a few million less than what analysts had been expecting.
The other big release this weekend was “The Lazarus Effect” with OLIVIA WILDE. That one made $10.6 million in 5th place.
Here are this week’s Top 10 movies:
1. NEW: “Focus”, $19.1 million.
2. “Kingsman: The Secret Service”, $11.8 million. $85.7 million in its 3rd week.
3. “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water”, $11.2 million. Up to $140 million in its 4th week.
4. “Fifty Shades of Grey”, $10.9 million. Up to $148 million in its 3rd week.
5. NEW: “The Lazarus Effect”, $10.6 million.
6. “McFarland, USA”, $7.8 million. Up to $22 million in its 2nd week.
7. “American Sniper”, $7.7 million. Up to $331 million in its 10th week.
8. “The DUFF”, $7.2 million. Up to $20.1 million in its 2nd week.
9. “Still Alice”, $2.7 million. Up to $12 million in its 7th week, after six weeks of limited release.
10. “Hot Tub Time Machine 2”, $2.4 million. Up to $10.3 million in its 2nd week.
MALARKEY FOR TODAY:
A new study on memory of 25 different species found this one has the longest short term memory:
1) elephants
2) cats
3) ***dogs
***Up to 2 minutes for dogs. The average of all animals was a short term memory of 27 seconds.
