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The Bookworm (TV Series)
A bookworm or bibliophile is an avid reader and lover of books. Bookworm may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Bookworm'' (comics), a comic strip in the ''Whoopee!'' and ''Whizzer and Chips'' comic books * ''The Bookworm'' (painting), a 1850 painting by German painter Carl Spitzweg * "The Bookworm" (short story), a short story by Pu Songling * Bookworm (''Tiny Toon Adventures''), a character on the cartoon ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' * ''Bookworm'' (video game), a 2003 word-forming puzzle video game by PopCap Games **'' Bookworm Adventures'', a 2006 follow-up game * '' Bookworm'', an American radio show on literature hosted by Michael Silverblatt * ''The Bookworm'' (1994–2000), a BBC television programme on literature hosted by Griff Rhys Jones * The Bookworm, a villain in the 1960s ''Batman'' TV show * ''The Bookworm'', a 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animated short * ''Bookworm'', a screenplay by David Mamet that became the 1997 movie '' The Edge'' * "Bookwor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bookworm
Bibliophilia or bibliophilism is the love of books. A bibliophile or bookworm is an individual who loves and frequently reads and/or collects books. Profile The classic bibliophile is one who loves to read, admire and collect books, often amassing a large and specialized collection. Bibliophiles usually possess books they love or that hold special value as well as old editions with unusual bindings, autographed, or illustrated copies. "Bibliophile" is an appropriate term for a minority of those who are book collectors. Usage of the term Bibliophilia is not to be confused with bibliomania, a potential symptom of obsessive–compulsive disorder involving the collecting of books to the extent that interpersonal relations or health may be negatively affected, and in which the mere fact that a physical object is a book is sufficient for it to be collected or beloved. Some use the term "bibliomania" interchangeably with "bibliophily", and in fact, the Library of Congress does not u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Griff Rhys Jones
Griffith Rhys Jones (born 16 November 1953) is a Welsh comedian, writer, actor, and television presenter. He starred in a number of television series with his comedy partner, Mel Smith. Rhys Jones came to national attention in the 1980s for his work in the BBC television Sketch comedy, comedy sketch shows ''Not the Nine O'Clock News'' and ''Alas Smith and Jones''. From 2008 to 2016, he presented the television bloopers show ''It'll be Alright on the Night'' for ITV (TV network), ITV, having replaced Denis Norden, and being succeeded in 2018 by David Walliams. Early life and education Griffith Rhys Jones was born on 16 November 1953 in Cardiff, the son of Gwynneth Margaret (née Jones) and Elwyn Rhys Jones, a medical doctor. His family moved due to his father's occupation to West Sussex when Rhys Jones was six months old.Matthew Stadle"Griff Rhys Jones: 'I’m greedy for life – I do too many things'" ''The Daily Telegraph'', 3 November 2014. Rhys Jones attended Conifer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bookworm (insect)
Bookworm is a general name for any insect that is said to bore through books. The damage to books that is commonly attributed to "bookworms" is often caused by the larvae of various types of insects including beetles, moths and cockroaches, which may bore or chew through books seeking food. The damage is not caused by any species of worm. Some such larvae exhibit a superficial resemblance to worms and are the likely inspiration for the term, though they are not true worms. In other cases, termites, carpenter ants, and woodboring beetles will first infest wooden bookshelves and later feed on books placed upon the shelves, attracted by the wood-pulp paper used in most commercial book production. True book-borers are uncommon. The primary food sources for many "bookworms" are the leather or cloth bindings of a book, the glue used in the binding process, or molds and fungi that grow on or inside books. When the pages themselves are attacked, a gradual encroachment across the surfa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bookworm, Run!
"Bookworm, Run!" is a science fiction short story by American writer Vernor Vinge. His second published work of fiction, it appeared in '' Analog Science Fiction Science Fact'' in 1966, and was reprinted in '' True Names... and Other Dangers'' in 1987, and in 2001's ''The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge''. As with many of Vinge's later works, "Bookworm, Run!" deals with intelligence amplification: Norman Simmons, the bookworm of the title, is a surgically altered chimpanzee with human-equivalent intelligence. Plot summary As part of an experiment, Norman's brain has been given a wireless link to an enormous database. By accident, he is given access to the United States Government's main database. Seeking knowledge for its own sake, Norman asks for ''all'' the data stored within; one of the first facts he consciously realizes from his direct-brain download is that, by accessing classified data, he has just committed a federal crime with severe penalties. Norman uses his new knowl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Edge (1997 Film)
''The Edge'' is a 1997 American epic survival thriller film written by David Mamet and directed by Lee Tamahori starring Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin. The plot follows wealthy businessman Charles Morse (Hopkins), photographer Bob Green (Baldwin), and assistant Stephen (Harold Perrineau), who must trek through the elements and try to survive after their plane crashes down in the Alaskan wilderness; all while being hunted by a large Kodiak bear and the men's fraying friendships. Bart the Bear, a trained Kodiak bear known for appearances in several Hollywood movies, appears in the film as the bloodthirsty Kodiak, in one of his last film roles. Plot Billionaire Charles Morse, photographer Robert "Bob" Green, and Bob's assistant Stephen arrive at a remote Alaskan resort with Charles's wife Mickey, a model, and a team of photographers. Styles, the proprietor of the lodge, warns everyone about leaving uncovered food out, as it will attract bears. During a surprise birthday party, Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of One-shot Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animated Shorts
This is a list of theatrical animated cartoon shorts distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer which were not part of any other series such as ''Tom and Jerry'', ''Droopy'', ''Barney Bear'', ''Screwy Squirrel'', ''George and Junior'', ''Spike and Tyke'', ''Spike'' or ''Happy Harmonies''. Maltin, Leonard, ''Of Mice and Magic:History of American Animated cartoons'' 1980 All the cartoons were produced in Technicolor. 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s References {{Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cartoons MGM MGM Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and abbreviated as MGM, is an American film, television production, distribution and media company owned by Amazon through MGM Holdings, founded on April 17, 1924 a ... Lists of animated short films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guest Appearances And Episodes
Guest or The Guest may refer to: * A person who is given hospitality * Guest (surname), people with the surname ''Guest'' * USS ''Guest'' (DD-472), U.S. Navy ''Fletcher''-class destroyer 1942–1946 * Guest appearance, guest actor, guest star, etc. * Guest comic, issue of a comic strip that is created by a different person (or people) than usual * Guest host (or guest presenter), host, usually of a talk show, that substitutes for the regular host * Guest operating system, operating system installed on a virtual machine * Guest ranch (or dude ranch), type of ranch oriented towards visitors or tourism * Guest statute, statute in tort law * Guest worker, person who works in a country other than the one of which he or she is a citizen Music, literature, and film * "The Guest" (short story), 1957 short story by Albert Camus * ''Guest'' (album), 1994 album by Critters Buggin * ''The Guest'' (album), 2002 album by Phantom Planet * ''The Guest'' (TV series), 2018 South Korean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bookworm (character)
The Bookworm is a fictional criminal in the DC Universe, and an adversary of the superhero Batman. He was created for the Batman 1966 television series and was played by Roddy McDowall, but has since made his way into the comics. He’s usually depicted wearing a brown suit, meant to resemble a leather-bound book. Fictional character biography Batman 1966 Bookworm was created for the ''Batman'' (1966) series and first appeared in the two-parter episodes "The Bookworm Turns" and "While Gotham City Burns". In these episodes, he steals many high-value books and leaves clues for Batman to solve, similar to the Riddler, which eventually leads to his defeat. His crimes are always literature-themed, and his dialogue often contains literary references. He appears in several issues of ''Batman '66'', the tie-in comic series for the show. He appears as a cameo in '' Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders''. He appears in a larger role in ''Batman vs. Two-Face'', voiced by Jeff Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Silverblatt
Michael Silverblatt (born August 6, 1952) is a literary critic and American broadcaster who hosted ''Bookworm'', a nationally syndicated radio program focusing on books and literature, from 1989 to 2022. ''Bookworm'' is broadcast by Los Angeles public radio station KCRW. Early life A lifelong voracious reader, Silverblatt was born in Queens, New York, into a Jewish family, attended SUNY Buffalo, majored in English, then entered postgraduate studies at Johns Hopkins University but dropped out. Later, he moved to Los Angeles with the intention of becoming a screenwriter. But after impressing KCRW's general manager during a discussion of Russian poetry at a dinner party, he was offered his own radio show. KCRW ''Bookworm'' On ''Bookworm'', Silverblatt has interviewed a variety of writers, including such contemporary authors as W. G. Sebald, T. C. Boyle, David Foster Wallace, William Gass, Zadie Smith, Lorrie Moore, Joy Williams, Tao Lin, Joshua Cohen, Maggie Nelson, Dave Egge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bookworm (comics)
''Bookworm'' was a British humoristic comic strip, first published on 22 April 1978 in the magazine ''Whoopee!'' and survived ''Whoopee!s merger with ''Whizzer and Chips'' in 1985, becoming a Chip-ite. It was drawn by Sid Burgon for most of its history, although Barry Glennard Barry Glennard is a British comics artist who works mainly for Scottish publisher D. C. Thomson & Co. He has drawn a number of strips for The Beano over the years including Pansy Potter, The Beano Birds, Gnasher and Gnipper and The Numskulls. On ... drew a substantial number of episodes. Concept The comic strip centers around a young boy, "Bookworm", who indeed is a huge bibliophile. He is never seen without a book and his parents often try to force him doing more "boyish" things, like playing football. The results are typically disastrous. References British comic strips 1978 comics debuts Comics characters introduced in 1978 1985 comics endings Child characters in comics Humor comics Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bookworm (radio Show)
''Bookworm'' is an interview radio show hosted by Michael Silverblatt and produced by KCRW. The show featured interviews and discussions with authors and other literary figures. The show ran from 1989 to 2022, syndicated nationally on NPR. Background The show has been running since 1989 and has since become available as a podcast. Silverblatt was unpaid for the first five years that he hosted the show until receiving the "Lannan Literary Grant" from the ''Lannan Foundation''. The show aired on ''KCRW-FM'' (89.9) in Santa Monica on Thursdays at 2:30pm. The show was also available on ''WNYC Radio'' 820-AM at 4:30pm on Sundays. The show is syndicated to more than fifty radio stations throughout the United States. According to ''Believer Magazine'', Silverblatt has interviewed over twelve hundred writers. David Foster Wallace was interviewed on the show and a tribute episode was later recorded after his death. The show used the song "You (Are A Human Animal)" as the theme song f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bookworm Adventures
''Bookworm Adventures'' is a word-forming puzzle video game, the follow-up to ''Bookworm'' from PopCap Games. Released in November 2006, ''Bookworm Adventures'' combines the "create words from sets of letters" aspect of ''Bookworm'' with several elements of a role-playing video game. In the 2007 Interactive Achievement Awards, ''Bookworm Adventures'' won the "Downloadable Game of the Year". The game also won three Zeeby awards for Best Word & Trivia Game of 2006, Best Game Design of 2006 and Best Story/Narrative of 2006. A sequel for ''Bookworm Adventures'', ''Bookworm Adventures: Volume 2'', was released on July 30, 2009. Development In contrast to the lower production budgets typical of most "casual games", PopCap Games spent over two and a half years and US$700,000 developing ''Bookworm Adventures''. Although the direct sales model used by the company avoids various distribution and retail fees, this still represents one of the most expensive investments in the genre to date. J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
