We took a picture of today’s Google Doodle that pays tribute to the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens. 

“unlike Shakespeare or Goethe, Dickens’s influence on classical music is less pronounced – at least on first glance.” (via Too Busy to Read Charles Dickens? Then Try the Music - WQXR)

FUCKYEAHJACKDONAGHY!: Alec Baldwin reads from Charles Dickens’ classic “Oliver Twist.” At 2 p.m., BookHampton, 41 Main St., East Hampton, 631-324- 4939, bookhampton.com (via This Week: Book readings & signings on LI)

Chicago Bulls great Scottie Pippen does Dickens.