![]() ![]() ![]() Ballard is fully three-dimensional, and we learn about what kind of man he is from his actions and not from what others say about him. In many cases, when we’ve got a hero in the book who has a difficult past and some scars, these are the only features that describe him. Ballard makes an equally interesting hero. And this is one of the things I didn't expect at all. ![]() She is one of those really strong and intelligent characters. Louvaen, the heroine, is definitely a strong woman with a complex personality. And here a pleasant surprise, this is a really good book.įirst of all, we have very well-created and well-developed characters here. I have never heard of this author before and my expectations were not high. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Maus examined Art Spiegelman’s pained connection to his parents, who were Auschwitz survivors, and the terrible legacy their story had bequeathed to him. How do you grow up a “normal” American kid when your parents wake up in the night screaming? How do you get the nerve to make a comic book about it? After many tries, what developed was Maus, a two-volume 296-page comic, eventually published by the late André Schiffrin at Pantheon Books. The glory began in a left-handed way in the late 1970s when Spiegelman started experimenting with a project that combined his drawings, psychotherapy, family history, and the thing he loved most in the world-comics. It’s true that he doesn’t need the publicity. At seventy, he enjoys a success that few in the cartooning world can match. This once “underground” cartoonist is a Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, has been a Guggenheim fellow, has two honorary doctorates and a Pulitzer Prize, to mention just a few of his awards and honors. There have been one-man exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art and at the Jewish Museum and, perhaps even more important to him, a guest appearance on The Simpsons. ![]() “There are a lot of other cartoonists who are on fire trying to find a place for themselves. I’m not there.” When this interview was first proposed to the cartoonist, writer, and graphic novelist Art Spiegelman, he seemed puzzled by the pitch. “Why do you want to do that?” he asked. ![]() Art Spiegelman in his studio, New York City, February 3, 2018 ![]() ![]() The result is a deliciously funny, fact-filled, and adventurous performance by a writer who combines humor, wonder, and unflagging curiousity.ĭespite the fact that Australia harbors more things that can kill you in extremely nasty ways than anywhere else, including sharks, crocodiles, snakes, even riptides and deserts, Bill Bryson adores the place, and he takes his readers on a rollicking ride far beyond that beaten tourist path. In A Sunburned Country is his report on what he found in an entirely different place: Australia, the country that doubles as a continent, and a place with the friendliest inhabitants, the hottest, driest weather, and the most peculiar and lethal wildlife to be found on the planet. ![]() His previous excursion along the Appalachian Trail resulted in the sublime national bestseller A Walk in the Woods. Every time Bill Bryson walks out the door, memorable travel literature threatens to break out. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Discovery purged content that was already made or about to be released from HBO Max, AMC and Showtime have both done this as well. This is a concerning trend in the industry and Disney aren’t the only one doing it. McCarthy also said “going forward we intend to produce lower volumes of content in alignment with this strategic shift.†Here was the quote from Disney CFO Christine McCarthy.ĭisney is ““in the process of reviewing the content on our DTC services to align with the strategic changes in our approach to content curation†and “will be removing certain content from our streaming platforms.†According to McCarthy, Disney expects a writedown in Q3 of $1.5-$1.8 billion from removing the content. The move, which comes with a content impairment charge of $1.5 billion to $1.8 billion, was announced during the recent Disney earnings call. ![]() |