Coming February 6, 2024 . . .
MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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Coming February 6, 2024 . . . MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE by Michael Wolraich Pre-order at Barnes & Noble / Amazon / Books-A-Million / Bookshop |
Marie Severin, who drew most of the greatest heroes in the Marvel pantheon at a time when few women worked in comics, has died https://t.co/uoKmM2dr0p
— New York Times Arts (@nytimesarts) September 3, 2018
The intra-Palestinian meeting in Moscow has precedent
— Hanna Notte (@HannaNotte) February 29, 2024
Russia's hosted such meetings in the past, most recently Feb 2019
Russia has long lamented the US' "monopolization" of the peace process & tried to carve out a niche for itself: mediating among the disunited Palestinians/2
Here's what I told them: https://halginsberg.com/vote-for-jill-stein-again/
Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force https://t.co/pCoDg05irX
— Gareth Harris (@garethharr) December 28, 2023
Location: U.S. Embassy and residential compounds
Events: Heavy gunfire is occuring around the area of the U.S. Embassy and residential compounds adjacent to the Trutier area of Tabarre. All Embassy personnel have been instructed to remain indoors and shelter-in-place until further notice. All others should avoid the area.
Actions to take:
- Avoid the area;
- Avoid demonstrations and any large gatherings of people;
- Do not attempt to drive through roadblocks; and
- If you encounter a roadblock, turn around and get to a safe area.
By The Editorial Board @ Bloomberg.com, December 8, 2023
A mass expulsion of Afghan migrants could destabilize the region and fuel radicalization. The West should pressure Islamabad to change course.
All eyes on #Chad right now
Chad has two internet trunks coming into the country: One from the Red Sea via Sudan; the other from Cameroon. Not possible for the totality of the country's internet network to be shut unless done centrally. A lot of rumors swirling; few facts. https://t.co/N6bDJZ2ixO
BREAKING: Three loss prevention employees in Macy’s across the street from Philadelphia City Hall stabbed, one of them has died from stab wounds, @PhillyPolice sources tell me. Police converged on the store as the three workers were rushed to Jefferson Hospital. pic.twitter.com/4U1eKycL4W
Former US Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As Secret Agent For Cuba https://t.co/LDwo4ZJI1K
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) December 4, 2023
[Chapter I news is HERE, Oct. 7 til today]
You don’t get it.
— George Deek (@GeorgeDeek) December 2, 2023
It’s not about an UNRWA teacher who held an Israeli kid hostage in his house.
It’s all about how for 75 years you have destroyed the future of generations of Palestinians, including my family.
My cousins in Arab countries are still not citizens - not even the… https://t.co/nv6anubGhc
Note 'Community Notes' attached to UNWRA's statement.
Imperialism for me but not for thee?
It's wild that Venezuela is now holding a vote on whether 2/3 of Guyana actually belongs to them! Analysts suggest that Modoru may want military action to pump up his sinking popularity.
Could we have a war in South America?!?
"The people who live in Essequibo are largely… pic.twitter.com/QvMEjkkgwy
The lack of a cohesive delegation has allowed attention-seeking lawmakers to act on their own.
McCarthy: “You have [Rep. Matt] Gaetz, who belongs in jail…”
Gaetz: “Tough words from a guy who sucker punches people in the back. The only assault I committed was against Kevin’s fragile ego.”https://t.co/LctPuz6Pcf
By Martinn Pengelly in Washington DC for TheGuardian.com, Nov. 30
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tells Ryan Grim life in Congress ‘completely transformed’ after Democratic leader stepped down
"Both the AU and the intl community place more weight on whether elections are held than whether they are free and fair. Sanctions/expulsions occur when there is a coup but not necessarily when elections are rigged or if an “institutional coup” occurs." https://t.co/m9dNimJP0D
— Cameron Hudson (@_hudsonc) November 28, 2023
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Comments
by barefooted on Mon, 09/03/2018 - 8:25pm
This blurb seems to misrepresent her for some political purpose while slighting what she did do. She seems to have been Marvel's chief colorist for decades, along with utility infielder as you might imagine, which included drawing. Yet the the blurb omits coloring, as if drawing were the only important facet to comics, whereas I find fascinating that there was someone focused on this aspect rather than doing it all.
by PeraclesPlease on Mon, 09/03/2018 - 10:58pm
The tweet has a detail of the main illustration for the obit, which is by her, which I paste here in full uncropped in a reduced size, with caption
The obit also has two other illustrations of her work as well as the photo that barefooted pasted
by artappraiser on Tue, 09/04/2018 - 3:24pm
Why is it that far too often we find out about a woman's talent that "nobody knew about" after they die? After all, somebody not only knew about it, but employed them to do it. And made alot of money off of their talents.
by barefooted on Tue, 09/04/2018 - 10:30pm
I think you're overdoing it - her 2 biggest characters she designed were Spider-woman (heard of her?) and Howard the Duck's sidekick Dr. Bong. Again, her skill seemed to be especially in coloring, even though she did some pencilling and other odds-and-ends. And no, she wasn't the lynch-pin of the organization, nor in management, and by the end of the 70's she was off designing superhero toilet paper and swag - i.e. the boom was over.
Marvel comics were heavy into *story*, the sketching of each issue was long and tedious (especially when got into pre-computer animation for films), so also a sideline from Marvel's core product, but important for its success.
I.e. it was a big team effort, and we haven't begun to discuss marketing, licensing & distribution, i.e. where the money comes from - not just the drawing.
And you're probably the 1st person I've run across in quite a while who seems to have expected that artists would make any money off their work (except through super promotion of someone who took most of the profits) - especially in comic books.
Here ya go - a bit more background: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Severin
by PeraclesPlease on Tue, 09/04/2018 - 11:04pm
Ok I give ya. The difference probably has something to do with this:
(Edit to add: I have 4 younger brothers, and I can't stop laughing at this clip.)
by artappraiser on Sun, 09/09/2018 - 7:56am
Originally posted by The Divine Miss M no less - bet she was the exception, being the 1 girl to tumble down the slide.
by PeraclesPlease on Mon, 09/10/2018 - 5:52am
More #boyswillbeboys
by artappraiser on Mon, 12/03/2018 - 3:25pm
So they ditched the ladies to go do shots at the lounge?
In my dad's last days I used to have him hold onto a rope to strengthen his arms, and then i'd pull him down the aisles like thwse and sling him around the corners like water skiing. Nursing home mgmt loved me.
by PeraclesPlease on Mon, 12/03/2018 - 4:22pm
Sounds like you'd be a good nemesis for Nurse Ratched, though.
by artappraiser on Mon, 12/03/2018 - 7:18pm
Oh, I was raised on a Randall Patrick McMurphy ethic. She may be a ballbuster, but a few hose fights in the scrubdown room'll bring some lighthearted fun. And we need to watch the Series...
by PeraclesPlease on Mon, 12/10/2018 - 12:46am
Edit to add: I would like to note the post racial nature of the little patriarchal party depicted in the video.
by artappraiser on Sun, 12/09/2018 - 8:43pm
They're just celebrating
Mr. O'Reilly.
P.S. Good on that, for those interested in knowing more:
by artappraiser on Sun, 12/09/2018 - 9:05pm
This is fake I assume.
by PeraclesPlease on Mon, 12/10/2018 - 12:49am
If it is, I'm sure the NYPD can find you a real one. You don't have Santa Con across the pond?
by artappraiser on Mon, 12/10/2018 - 12:54am
No, we just have Huns and Visigoths and Vikings - overall more subdued types of barbarian.
by PeraclesPlease on Mon, 12/10/2018 - 1:05am
hey speaking of same and related, look at this from Pew, I never woulda thunk it, I'd expect inferiority complex. And the French, most humble, hah.
by artappraiser on Mon, 12/10/2018 - 1:22am
Wow, the non-macho Spanish - see what Pedro Almodovar's brought them to?
by PeraclesPlease on Mon, 12/10/2018 - 5:27am
Except for Greece, so much of the map wreaks havoc with my confidence in my ability to stereotype.
UK @ 40% doesn't bode well for Brexit.
And what the heck is the huge difference between Sweden and Norway about? Etc.
by artappraiser on Mon, 12/10/2018 - 12:20pm
"punch him, punch his beard off!"
by artappraiser on Mon, 12/17/2018 - 11:33pm