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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8dr0P9_L5rQ Milo the dog in ''The Wizard of Oz''] | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8dr0P9_L5rQ Milo the dog in ''The Wizard of Oz''] | ||
*LOL catz and dogz — [[http://dogs.icanhascheezburger.com/2011/01/30/funny-dog-pictures-go-see-teh-wizard/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+IHasAHotdog+(Loldogs+'n'+Funny+Dog+Pictures+-+I+Has+A+Hotdog!) A]] [[http://history.icanhascheezburger.com/2011/02/26/funny-pictures-history-after-the-wizard-of-oz-toto-made-it-big-on-wall-street/ B]] [[http://history.icanhascheezburger.com/2011/02/28/funny-pictures-history-in-later-years-dorothy-would-wander-the-fields-and-fondly-reminisce-about-her-straw-man-friend/ C]] [[http://dogs.icanhascheezburger.com/2011/03/04/funny-dog-pictures-you-were-just-sleeping/ D]] [[http://icanhascheezburger.com/2009/09/21/funny-pictures-i-goes-bak-to-kanzas/ E]] [[http://icanhascheezburger.com/2010/10/05/funny-pictures-you-may-not-see-wizard/ F]] [[http://icanhascheezburger.com/2011/06/13/funny-pictures-wicked-the-kitteh-version/ G]] [[http://dogs.icanhascheezburger.com/2011/07/13/funny-dog-pictures-so-how-far-away-exactly-is-oz-again/ H]] [[http://history.icanhascheezburger.com/2012/02/13/funny-pictures-history-is-it-cold-in-here/ I] (from an old postcard of the 1903 stage play!] | *LOL catz and dogz — [[http://dogs.icanhascheezburger.com/2011/01/30/funny-dog-pictures-go-see-teh-wizard/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+IHasAHotdog+(Loldogs+'n'+Funny+Dog+Pictures+-+I+Has+A+Hotdog!) A]] [[http://history.icanhascheezburger.com/2011/02/26/funny-pictures-history-after-the-wizard-of-oz-toto-made-it-big-on-wall-street/ B]] [[http://history.icanhascheezburger.com/2011/02/28/funny-pictures-history-in-later-years-dorothy-would-wander-the-fields-and-fondly-reminisce-about-her-straw-man-friend/ C]] [[http://dogs.icanhascheezburger.com/2011/03/04/funny-dog-pictures-you-were-just-sleeping/ D]] [[http://icanhascheezburger.com/2009/09/21/funny-pictures-i-goes-bak-to-kanzas/ E]] [[http://icanhascheezburger.com/2010/10/05/funny-pictures-you-may-not-see-wizard/ F]] [[http://icanhascheezburger.com/2011/06/13/funny-pictures-wicked-the-kitteh-version/ G]] [[http://dogs.icanhascheezburger.com/2011/07/13/funny-dog-pictures-so-how-far-away-exactly-is-oz-again/ H]] [[http://history.icanhascheezburger.com/2012/02/13/funny-pictures-history-is-it-cold-in-here/ I] (from an old postcard of the 1903 stage play!)] | ||
*[http://www.motifake.com/tags/dorothy Fake de-motivational Oz posters] | *[http://www.motifake.com/tags/dorothy Fake de-motivational Oz posters] | ||
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*[http://winnetka.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/suspicious-package-is-wizard-of-oz The contents of a suspicious package] | *[http://winnetka.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/suspicious-package-is-wizard-of-oz The contents of a suspicious package] | ||
*[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/07/diana-nyad-interview-oprah_n_4046649.html Oz hallucinations on a long-distance swim] | |||
*[http://www.oznightclub.com/ The Oz Nightclub], St.Louis, Missouri | *[http://www.oznightclub.com/ The Oz Nightclub], St.Louis, Missouri | ||
Revision as of 04:26, 16 October 2013
- The Ruby Heart, an award inspired by the Tin Woodman
- Oz pumpkin carving designs — [Dorothy and Dog] [Scarecrow] [Tin Man] [Lion] [From The Movie] [More from The Movie]
- The Wizard of Guffaws — Oz riddles
- Did you ever want to put your child in The Wizard of Oz? Here's what the results might look like in Japan
- The Wizard's real name revealed (along with a few other characters)
- Board for The Wonderful Game of Oz (first issued in 1921)
- The Oz Quest board game (based on The Patchwork Girl of Oz)
- Heroes of Oz role-playing game — [website A] [website B] [on Facebook]
- Jersey Jack Pinball, makers of the Wizard of Oz pinball machine
- More about Wizard of Oz pinball, including a demonstration of the melting Wicked Witch, Dorothy's house, and a preliminary gameplay demonstration
- More Wizard of Oz pinball news — [A] [B]
- Footage of the game in action
- Top twelve things you should know about the Wizard of Oz pinball machine
- Can this machine save pinball?
- The Ornament Rooms, a gallery of fans' collections of trinkets
- Wizard of Oz embroidery patterns (on CD-ROM)
- Project Ozma, the first known project searching for signs of extraterrestrial civilizations — [A] [B] [C]
- Kick-Butt Women of Literature (and yes, one's from Oz)
- Why are some witches green? The Wizard of Oz is part of the reason.
- "A Lament for Witches", from The New Yorker
- How collectible are fast food giveaway toys? (Check this one out if you have some of the Madame Alexander Happy Meal Toys from McDonald's)
- Emerald City, an online science-fiction and fantasy fanzine (it doesn't have a lot of Oz content, but the name is good, and they're located in my former home town)
- Oz-themed music videos and performances:
- "Na Sua Estante" by Pitty (in Portuguese)
- "I Don't Want to Be a Statue" (cover version of a song from the movie The Wonderful Land of Oz)
- "He's a Mental Giant" by Tech N9ne and the inspiration for it
- Oz-themed Israeli rap video (in Hebrew)
- Korean and Japanese pop music videos about Oz
- "Blown Away" by Carrie Underwood (and behind the scenes)
- "Guillotine" by the Coup
- "Business" by Louana (Russian)
- "The Wizard of Ahhs" by Todrick Hall and Pentatonix, (and the behind-the-scenes video, too)
- "Dead Air" by Vincent Minor
- Lady Gaga's Oz-themed performance for "Applause" on Good Morning America (with a little "Over the Rainbow" thrown in, too)
- Tir nan Oz, the secrets behind the Ozzish language
- Composer Alan Cook (look for the track "The Wonders of Oz")
- Tour of an Oz bedroom (video)
- BookCrossing — register your book, release it into the world, and see where it goes! They have several Oz books, of course.
- Death of a Witch (my, she gets around, doesn't she?)
- LOL catz and dogz — [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I (from an old postcard of the 1903 stage play!)]
- Is fantasy bad? (Includes Oz content)
- Oz Winery in (where else?) Kansas
- Tin Man Brewing Co. (Evansville, Indiana)
- Oz-inspired GPS-enabled shoes — "There's no place like home!"
- 7 Shocklingly Dark Origins of Lovable Children's Characters (you'll probably want to skip to #1)
- Penguin Audio Books ad (from Malaysia)
- The Reading Streak — it started and ended with Oz
- Wedding Nouveau Magazine has Oz-inspired images
- The Singaporean Fairy Tale uses famous literary characters, including the Scarecrow, to teach about starting and raising a family
- Gita Dorothy Morena, L. Frank Baum's great-granddaughter
- A huge Wizard of Oz LEGO display at a 2013 convention, complete with motorized tornado — [A] [B] [C]
- Some of the great domed cities of science fiction and fantasy — there's a big surprise from the Oz books
- The Oz Nightclub, St.Louis, Missouri
- Smith and Tinker, an electronics company named for the inventors of Tik-Tok
- Tinman Gallery, Spokane, Washington
- Mago de Oz, a Mexican heavy-metal music group (site is in Spanish)
- Auntie Em's Kitchen in southern California — no Oz connection, but they do make a mean bunch of cupcakes
- Auntie M's Cupn'Cake Bakery — another southern California bakery that does have Oz-themed cupcakes!
- Wizardly cakes, including Oz-themed ones
- The Wizard of Oz Moving, for those moving from New York, New Jersey, or Los Angeles
