When Google’s “Doodle” to mark the late Martha Graham’s birthday took viral centerstage today, the beguilingly lined short animation reminded many viewers of the creative potential for the search engine’s big-billboard logo. “This is my first Google Doodle!  I’m not sure how many animators or designers they have on staff at Google, but the team I worked with was great,” said the Martha Graham animator, Ryan Woodward , in his Post live online chat this afternoon. That quote got us to thinking about not only our favorite Google Doodle logos in recent years — from Scooby-Doo to Will Eisner (and here’s a Post sample gallery of them )— but also, particularly, our favorite Google animations. Read full article > >

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TOP GOOGLE DOODLES: Our Fave Five logo animations so far

Mystery novels by Urban Waite, Jed Rubenfeld, Alan Bradley and Martha Grimes.

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Crime: Twisted Trails

This book introduces Martha Graham to children with reverence and finesse, recounting how she created the modern-dance classic “Appalachian Spring.”

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Rhythms of a New Land

In the Book Review this weekend we review “Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring,” a picture book about one of Martha Graham’s most famous dances. On YouTube, there’s a beautifully filmed version.

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Paper Cuts: ‘Appalachian Spring’: From Page to Screen

The government’s “digital champion”, Martha Lane Fox, calls for a revolution in the way it deals with the public online.

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‘Digital champion’ urging changes

The Hallmark Channel is scrambling to retool its lineup now that Martha Stewart’s show has failed to get big ratings, a disappointment that forced out a programming executive brought on to the channel only four months ago. Hallmark had decided to ditch…

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Martha Fizzles, Hallmark Retools Lineup

President Barack Obama and his family begins a weeklong vacation in Martha’s Vineyard on Friday — the president’s second time on the island off the coast of Massachusetts.

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Obamas begin 10-day retreat