Digital Dream Machine

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Entries for December 4th, 2004

Dr. Michael Ryan Joins the Cleveland Museum of Natural History

I’d like to congratulate my good friend, Dr. Michael J. Ryan on his new role as Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology with the prestigious Cleveland Museum of Natural History. In addition to his experience with the world-renowned Royal Tyrrell Museum, Ryan has travelled extensively around the globe exploring fossilized dinosaur remains and has been published in [...]

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

This month marks the 40th anniversary of the first broadcast of Rankin/Bass’s stop-motion animated classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Originally aired by NBC in December, 1964, it’s a Christmas favorite that according to Rankin/Bass fan and historian Rick Goldschmidt, has become “the longest running, highest rated television special in the history of the medium.” From [...]