When accused of arson, it's probably best not to arrive in court with a can of gasoline and a book of matches. Similarly, defense attorneys might advise a client charged with child abuse to maybe leave the Lewis Carroll collection outside the courtroom. Not that anybody's ever proven that Carroll was guilty of anything, but the author's habit of photographing pre-pubescent girls in the semi-nude makes you wonder. Perhaps not-so-coincidentally, photography also factors into the case of Staten Island's Francesco Zaffuto, 19, who reportedly came to court yesterday with a copy of The Complete Works of Lewis Carroll. more ›

THEATER: The fall theater season gets curiouser and curiouser with the start of The Alice in Wonderland Puppet Festival at HERE. (The festival, which is not recommended for children under twelve, will feature a tea party after every show.) Tonight curiouser & curiouser fuses text from Alice in Wonderland, Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll’s diary entries and his muse Alice Liddell’s memoirs to try to decipher what destroyed their unique friendship. - John Del Signore more ›

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