Joe Sacco’s Journalism
At Slate, Campbell Roberston reviews Joe Sacco’s Journalism and discusses in comic form Sacco’s journalism in the medium of comics.
Avengers Theme on One Violin
Taylor Davis plays 6 parts of Alan Silvestri’s “Avengers Theme” on her violin.
Protein Patterns
Knit your own favorite amino acids according to these charts of all 20 at ChemKnits!
RIP, Emi Ito
Singer and actress Emi Ito has died. Ito was a member of the singing duo, The Peanuts, with her twin sister, Yumi. And both were probably most famous as the Shobijin/twin fairies who were mystically connected to Mothra in the Mothra and Godzilla films of the 1960s and […]
RIP, Nora Ephron
Writer and director Nora Ephron has died. The New York Times has an overview of her life and career and Marsha McCreadie has a memoriam at Movieline. “Ms. Ephron’s collection I Remember Nothing concludes with two lists, one of things she says she won’t miss and one of […]
I Was Raised by Muppets
Of all the people whose art and philosophy have shaped the man I grew up to be, I think it’s possible that I have been most influenced by Jim Henson. The way the Muppets interacted with one another and the values they lived by formed a foundation for […]
The Cultural Gutter 