I am a hoopy frood ’cause I always know where my towel is.

By , on 25 May, 2010

Do you know what today is? Today is Towel Day:

Towel Day is an annual celebration on the 25th of May, as a tribute to the late author Douglas Adams (1952-2001). On that day, fans around the universe proudly carry a towel in his honour.

I love Douglas Adams! How can I get involved?

On the 25th . . . → Read More: I am a hoopy frood ’cause I always know where my towel is.

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NASA’s LCROSS tribute to Douglas Adams on Twitter.

By , on 16 October, 2009

Somebody at NASA is a fan of Douglas Adams Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series:

Nasa’s LCROSS lunar mission uses Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – The Guardian

In one of its less-reported actions last week, Nasa’s LCROSS lunar mission last week gave Douglas Adams‘s Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy the extra-planetary exposure it has . . . → Read More: NASA’s LCROSS tribute to Douglas Adams on Twitter.

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Latest Hitchhiker’s Guide sequel, “And Another Thing…” by Eoin Colfer, hits shelves next week.

By , on 6 October, 2009

It’s been a little over a year since I wrote about my surprise that a new Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy novel was going to be released and my trepidation on whether it would be worth reading. The new book is being written by Eoin Colfer who is apparently well known for the Artemis Fowl . . . → Read More: Latest Hitchhiker’s Guide sequel, “And Another Thing…” by Eoin Colfer, hits shelves next week.

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There will be a sixth “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” novel.

By , on 17 September, 2008

I’m a huge fan of Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy trilogy (which, at last count, totaled five books) and I was very disappointed with the big budget movie version because it lacked what made the books so good and that was Adams’ wonderful dialog. I was saddened when he passed away a few . . . → Read More: There will be a sixth “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” novel.

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