At the top of his very simple new show — his first trip to Chicago in more than a decade — Ricky Jay delivers a poem written specially for him by the late, great Shel Silverstein. Full Article at Chicago Tribune

"You forget what you want to remember, and you remember what you want to forget." --Cormac McCarthy, “The Road” For every new word, color, or concept my boys absorb each day, I seem to have to forget something. Full Article at New York Post

World Made by Hand In the sweet and sad novel, World Made By Hand by James Howard Kunstler, the population of the United States (and most likely, the world) has been decimated by an energy shortage, starvation, plagues, terrorism, and global warming. Full Article at Boing Boing

To celebrate the end of the season, and to honor one of my favorite poems and writers, Shel Silverstein, I’ve decided to pen a poem that rounds out my thoughts. If you’re unfamiliar with the original, then I suggest you read it. Full Article at Sports Blogs

"Fleas" now has a response. This very short poem is attributed to Ogden Nash, Shel Silverstein, Strickland Gillilan and probably countless others. It is taught in English literature and writing classes and has made the rounds of public domain. Full Article at Associated Content

Writer/director of cult fave finds vindication in success of second 'Saints' film There's the son of a Harvard-educated English teacher who raised his five children to give book reports on the classics. Full Article at SeacoastOnline.com

It's a pity that Madeleine Brand did not heed her own advice and refrain from "throwing yet another (b)log on the towering inferno of mommy blogs out there" [Parenting on the Edge, Oct. 17, and related podcast]. Full Article at Los Angeles Times

Pink Tentacle has found several great images of what a 1969 edition of the Japanese comic magazine Shonen Sunday called Computopia — a future in which computers will teach our children, perform surgeries, and infiltrate our lives in otherwise useful... Full Article at Boing Boing

The Underwater Land project recently supplied me with an MP3 download of their CD, "Underwater Land," created by the late, great and sorely missed Shel Silverstein. Full Article at Boing Boing

I have never read , and yes I recognize the effort involved in such an undertaking is quite minimal. Of course, the ideal time to have read this would have been nearly three decades ago. Full Article at Blogcritics.org

Most people have childhood memories of receiving favorite Christmas books as gifts. That explains why gifting favorite Christmas books is such a great idea. Gifts of Christmas books make a lasting impression. Full Article at Associated Content

Missing piece furniture is not a title given by the designer to this collection, but missing piece furniture is immediately what popped into my Shel Silverstein-loving mind right when my eyes fell on these geometric and eye-pleasing pieces of interior... Full Article at Trend Hunter

A Light in the Attic, Shel Silverstein's 1981 book of poetry for young readers, has been rereleased in a special edition with 12 previously unpublished poems. Full Article at Columbus Dispatch

NEW YORK, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- 2009 is a great year for Shel Silverstein fans! This September, HarperCollins proudly presents A LIGHT IN THE ATTIC: SPECIAL EDITION, with twelve never-before-published poems and ten new drawings by Shel Silverstein. Full Article at Freshnews.com

NEW YORK, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- 2009 is a great year for Shel Silverstein fans! This September, HarperCollins proudly presents A LIGHT IN THE ATTIC: SPECIAL EDITION, with twelve never-before-published poems and ten new drawings by Shel Silverstein. Full Article at PR Newswire

MrsBug on Steampunk rugged corset... "NifNaks - you go, girl! Think it looks fun and sassy. I mean, how's one to maintain that aura of fem ..." Unanimous Cowherd on Shel Silverstein's UNCLE SHELB... Full Article at Boing Boing