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Lee Bum Soo to Square Off Against Jang Hyuk in 'Iris 2' as a North Korean Agent
Jang Hyuk is getting some formidable competition in his upcoming drama and his name is Lee Bum Soo.
The established actor is the latest big star to join the cast of KBS' upcoming Iris 2. Playing a former North Korean secret agent named Yoo Joong Won, his character will become entangled with the NSS and IRIS as he holds his own against Jang Hyuk's Yoo Gun.
Lee Bum Soo's addition makes him the latest high-profile star to join the astonishing cast which includes Jang Hyuk, Lee Da Hae, Oh Yeon Soo, Kim Young Chul, Kim Seung Woo as well as a few idol stars such as Kara's Kang Ji Young and MBLAQ's Lee Joon.
Shooting kicks off in November with an early 2013 target for its premiere.
Photo Credit: KBS
Im Soo Hyang Practicing For Action Scenes Of 'Iris 2' "Serious and Sexy Face"
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Not sure if this qualifies as a true Carb. But it does contain at least some actual Chex, so it can't be too far off, even if said Chex had a suspicious orange hue.
I purchased this bag o' snax while driving home from a "smoky dive"gig the other night. A guy just gotta munch on something if he expects to stay awake driving alone at 3:00 in the morning. Note the subtle hints like Hot 'n Spicy and The Hottest Ever!. "Yeah, right", I thought. Well, they weren't kidding this time. Not Jalapeno hot, but seriously hot nonetheless. The bag is even on fire - look at those flames!
I can say they did their job.

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ARTichoke project
ARTichoke PROJECT (a new urban constellation)
This installation was conceived, created, and fabricated by Christophe Gauspohl + Mario Schambon as an official commission for the Make Believe competition in Chicago.
This project (like the vegetable it references) is a multi-layered, inter-connected concept that addresses the exploratory nature of complex forms in space, while encouraging the public to interact and "peel back" its elements to reveal a greater purpose. The installation proposed fuses a variety of mediums - architecture / sculpture / lighting / fashion / graphic design – all creating a unique narrative that engages its immediate audience while reaching a much broader audience.
The primary installation consists of the following "layers" - a large morphing structure composed of hundreds of repurposed lath pieces twists through the front of the space, a series of resin-molded mannequin torsos suspended as a window display, each with a glowing light source inside, a small part of the larger morphing structure which continues on the outside as if to penetrate the glass.
The secondary installations consist of the same mannequin torsos now "dressed" as a wearable art utilizing scrap material within each of the 6-8 neighboring stores.
The gravity-defying sculptural form will systematically and structurally address the tension between architectural space and the human form. It becomes the agent that "re-activates the space". It begins as a wearable garment that wraps one of the mannequins and extends back into the space through a series of undulations - a deconstructive "parasitic" gesture contrasting the white-box space. The resin mannequins act as reminders of a once-ornamental boutique stripped of its outer layers now revealing a more simplified/pure underbelly. The amber glow of the interior "heart" of the torsos creates a colorful contrast to the cool colored fluorescent lighting of the organic form. This end result will emerge as a melding of art, architecture and design with the intent of fostering the viewers awareness of this dynamic and symbiotic relationship.
The idea of this urban "constellation" refers to a geographic network, which exists on both macro and micro levels. The broader nexus of independent businesses that house one of the secondary installations all become star-points within the constellations that all then refer back to the nebulous central storefront project. This not only introduces a "know thy neighbor" approach by encouraging store-owners to make a rare visit to meet their peers, but it helps the formation of an actual abstract graphic map on the storefront glass, which then has a direct interplay with the evolving form growing within it (and possibly an interactive element that the public participates in).
The installation is almost entirely comprised of found objects. The lath is repurposed from a house only two blocks from the site. The torsos are molded salvaged dress forms. The lighting will include energy-conserving fluorescent bulbs and tubing. The paint used will be donated from a certified green eco-friendly boutique and UNscene client. All elements within the project have come from other uses and will be repurposed after their life in the space.
This project harnesses its collaborative nature. The various other specialists that will work on this project with me will be welcomed to participate in the creative process as the idea evolves. In addition, an exciting opportunity lies in the conception of each store's torso projects. This process engages employers and employees in the challenge of creating a visual piece that embodies the stores identity. It also welcomes the public to explore the neighborhood to visit each of these project sites, which will ultimately generate exposure and business. In the end, all mannequin projects are brought together in the storefront space to help complete the installations greater purpose. The narrative unraveled.


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Virginia Governor Proposes Gas Tax Cut, In Favor of Higher Sales Tax
Tuesday (1/8/13), Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell proposed cutting the state's 27-year-old $0.175 per gallon gas tax, which would make Virginia the first state in the country to do so. His proposal also increases the general sales tax from 5% to 5.8%. The gas tax currently accounts for 30% of the state's transportation revenues, but with the proposal, $0.75 cents of the state's sales tax will be contributed to the state transportation fund, up from the current $0.50; this is expected to generate more than $600 million in additional transportation funds.


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Life is short, and then you die. While we can't always live each day as if it were our last, we can pack a lot of fun into our years. Here's our list of must-do activities in the Sacramento region.
Here are 10 things to do from Sac's Bucket List featured in the January 2017 issue. The printed issue contains the full 51 things to do in Sacramento.
1. Go to an event at The Barn. From food truck roundups to live music to a 50-bike outdoor spin class hosted by TEAMride, West Sac's newest gathering spot declares once and for all that this formerly rural outlier is totally worth the river crossing. Check out thebridgedistrict.com for a full calendar of events.
The Barn; Photo by Chad Davies
2. Pack a picnic with items from Corti Brothers. The "Tuscany" deli sandwich, loaded with salami, sun-dried tomato, pesto, Gruyere and spinach is not to be missed. Pair it with some salads from the cold case, an Italian chocolate bar and a bottle of wine (Darrell Corti won the James Beard Award for outstanding wine and spirits professional in 1995, after all), and you're good to go. Save on gas by tossing it all in your bike basket and riding to nearby East Portal Park, where you can watch a game of bocce ball. Dinner and a show!
The Tuscany from Corti Brothers; Photo by Suyen Torres
3. Cheer on the dachshund races. Doxie Derby is a 30-plus-year tradition at UC Davis's annual Picnic Day (happening on April 22 this year). With 100 wiener dogs dressed in costumes, jumbotrons replaying the notable moments in all their ear-flapping glory, and thousands of spectators cheering for their favorite dog, it's no wonder this quirky event is legendary.
4. Join the Tower Bridge Battalion at a Sac Republic game. If you think professional soccer is just for Europeans, you've never been to a football match in the States. And if you think Americans only get excited for American football (as opposed to the football we know as soccer), you've never witnessed the Tower Bridge Battalion at a Sac Republic game at Bonney Field. This group of crazed fans is on their feet, chanting in unison and waving custom flags and banners at each and every match.
5. Wear white after Labor Day at Diner en Blanc. First you'll have to sign up on the interest list, then wait to see if you get an invitation to this BYO everything dinner. The Parisian-inspired event occurs at a secret location, revealed to ticketed guests just before they are to arrive, dressed head-to-toe in white, toting their own table, linens, chairs, place settings (no plastic allowed) and meal. Last October's inaugural event saw 1,000 people dining and dancing together in the brand-new Golden 1 Center plaza. À votre santé!
Diner in Blanc
6. Take a friend to the drive-in. If anyone ever accuses Sacramento of getting too big for its britches, load them into your car and take them directly to the West Wind drive-in movie theater. It shows the newest releases seven nights a week, but the packed-dirt lots and '50s-era concession building are about as humble as it gets. You'll see families in sleeping bags and lawn chairs at the Pixar movies (kids get in for $1.75 on Tuesdays!), and couples in late-model SUVs at the latest rom-com release. Because who doesn't love the drive-in?
7. Take a walking tour of the Christmas lights in the Fab 40s. Some people will rent horse-drawn carriages, traffic will back up for blocks, and you'll even see a few small tour buses get in on the action. There's still something special about bundling up, packing a thermos of your favorite warm beverage and walking the streets on foot. This way you can fully appreciate the work that goes into stringing matching sets of lights in a continuous zigzag pattern down two city blocks (as is the tradition on 42nd Street between Folsom and J streets). It's enough to make you believe in Santa Claus.
8. Take a historic river cruise. You may have heard a Sacramento history lesson or two in your day, but have you heard one on a yacht? Hornblower specializes in just such a history lesson, chartering hourlong cruises during which the captain narrates historical stories and facts about Sacramento and patrons enjoy views from under Tower Bridge and other iconic landmarks.
9. Tour the Capitol. The beauty and history of the Capitol building might be the most taken-for-granted civic asset in Sacramento, often the backdrop but rarely the star. With free tours offered to the public every day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., there's really no excuse for not cultivating a deeper appreciation of all the stories contained under that glowing dome. If legislators are in session, ask about access to public galleries to watch bills being debated or votes being cast—this architectural beauty is more than a pretty face.
California State Capitol
10. Grab a late-night sweet at Rick's Dessert Diner in midtown. Offering dozens of cakes, pies and pastries, Rick's has an answer for every after-hours sugar craving. It's open until 1 a.m. on Friday and Saturday, making it the perfect stop for a post-show treat.


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Please visit the links below for more information on some of the many attractions/events in the Colorado Springs area.
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2018 Major Events:
Cripple Creek Ice Festival - Join the Cripple Creek community as 160-pound blocks of ice are transformed into each year's various themes. Fun activities will be available for patrons of all ages. The ice maze, ice slide and interactive ice sculptures make this event perfect for photo opportunities and hours of fun.
Old Colorado City ArtWalk - In its 11th year, Old Colorado City Art Walk offers hundreds of art pieces to be viewed or purchased in dozens of art galleries and studios.
April - December
Switchbacks FC - In their third season, the Switchbacks are Colorado Springs soruce for high-quality professional soccer.
April - September
Sky Sox - The Colorado Springs SkySox are the Triple-A affliates of the Milwaukee Brewers.
April - September
Manitou Springs Colorado Wine Festival - Enjoy one of Colorado's best wine festivals including 25 Colorado Wineries pouring tastings of their wines, many retail booths selling wine related wares, food booths and entertainment throughout the event!
June 2
Garden of the Gods 10 Mile Run - Enjoy the 41st edition of this spectacular event. The awe-inspiring beauty of the course will saturate your eyes and bring a smile to your face while the hills and altitude will test your legs and red-line your heart and lungs.
June 10
COSRodeo.com - Summer Series Open 2017 at the Norris Penrose Equestrian Center on Wednesday nights.
June 20 - August 11
Pikes Peak Airstrip Attack - Enjoy the half-mile-side-by-side roll race and trap speed competition featuring hundreds of the fanfest, most powerful street cars in the nation!
June 16-17
Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Fan Fest - Don't miss out on the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Fan Fest to see your favorite competitors as they prepare to take on Pikes Peak!
June 22
The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb - The 96th Running of the Race to the Clouds will challenge America's Mountain, including 12.42 miles up Pikes Peak Highway with 156 turns beginning at 9,390 feet and finishing at the 14,110 foot summit.
June 24
Manitou Springs Fireworks Display - Enjoy the fireworks displayed by the Fire Department in downtown Manitou Springs. The fireworks will be shot off from Higginbotham Flats at 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
July 4
Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo - The premier rodeo competition sanctioned by the Pro Rodeo Cowboys Association attracts World Champions and rising talent alike. Come enjoy action including bull riding, bareback bronco riding, steer wrestling, and women's barrel racing.
July 11-14
El Paso County Fair & Facilities - Enjoy 4H animal shows, arts and crafts, exhibits, petting zoo, and many other County Fair activities. Stay a littler later to enjoy the nightly events such as auto races, Got Talent, truck and tractor pull, CPRA Rodeo and Demolition Derby.
July 14-21
Rocky Mountain State Games - Enjoy the multi-sport and Colorado's largest sports festival featuring 40+ sports during the last two weekends of July. The event is open to athletes of all ages and athletic abilities including those with physical disabilities or visual impairment.
July 20-22 & 27-29
Blues Under the Bridge - 9th Annual Colorado Springs Blues Festival featuring live performances by Carolyn Wonderland, Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens, Mulebone, Mr. Sipp "The Mississippi Blues Child", BJ Estares and Route 61.
July 7
The Broadmoor Pikes Peak Cycling Hill Climb - Enjoy this challenging cycling event for all participants including a USA Cycling sanctioned race to the summit of Pikes Peak and a Gran Fondo fun ride various distances on the Pikes Peak Highway!
August 11
The Pikes Peak Ascent & Marathon Street Party - Prior to the Pikes Peak Ascent & Marathon, come downtown Colorado Springs to join in the street party near the Pioneer Museum.
August 16
Pikes Peak Ascent & Marathon - Come enjoy the unique Ascent and Marathon which stands out from many other half-marathons or marathons, including the 14,115' (4,302m) Ascent finish/Marathon turnaround at the top of Pikes Peak and the city hall of Manitou Springs as starting point!
August 18-19
Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off - Enjoy the experience of a lifetime at the Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off at Memorial Park! The event will feature up to 75 hot air balloons including special-shaped balloons, opportunities for people to fly during the mass ascensions, live entertainment including bands and dance troupes, a children's play area and vendors/concessionaires.
September 1-3
Clear Creek Rafting, Co. - The excitement comes in waves with Clear Creek Rafting, Co! Embrace the Colorado outdoor adventure and raft the Arkansas River at the Royal Gorge. Just 30 minutes from Denver, you can take on the rapids with Clear Creek's original and most experienced outfitters.
National Museum of World War II Aviation - The National Museum of World War II Aviation has created a unique opportunity to remember the unselfish service of our World War II era veterans and celebrate the contributions of the hundreds of thousands of people who made victory in World War II possible through a virtual commemorative wall. The museum is open on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
Pikes Peak Highway - Take the 19-mile highway to the clouds to explore Colorado's most famous peak. The Pikes Peak Highway entrance is conveniently located 15 minutes west of Colorado Springs on Highway 24. Plan for your round trip journey to the summit to take 2-3 hours.
Pikes Peak Cog Railway - Travel on the World's Highest cog train, ascending Pikes Peak in all seasons and climb to 14,115 feet and experience the magnificent panoramas that inspired the song America the Beautiful!
Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame - The ProRodeo Hall of Fame and Museum educates the public about rodeo, its history, and its impact on Western American culture. The Hall of Fame also provides recognition to rodeo notables of the past, present, and serve as an inspiration for the future.
Seven Falls - From hiking to incredible views, Seven Falls is great for you and your entire family. Seven cascading falls set in a magnificent box canyon allow you to hike, take self-guided audio tours, view wildlife, and have the kids take a scavenger hunt! Take an in-mountain elevator to the perfect view!
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo - Enjoy America's only mountainside zoo, located southwest of Colorado Springs on Cheynne Mountain. From carousel and train rides to animal feedings and talks, Cheynne Mountain Zoo provides fun events and attractions to keep you entertained for a day, or a week!
Palmer Park - Visit Palmer Park and enjoy General Palmer's (founder of the city) gift to the city of Colorado Springs. Perfect for hiking, biking, taking your dog, or simply take a drive.
Pioneer Museum - Come visit the only institution researching, collecting and interpreting the robust history of Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region. Each year, the Museum welcomes more than 50,000 visitors who learn what our community has been, what it is today and what it can become in the future.
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Hoola is the new single taken from Archie Bronson Outfit's recent album, Coconut, and will be released on 28th June. Hoola will be available digitally and on two remix 12"s with exclusive mixes from Moscow, House of David, MCDE and 6th Borough Project.
Archie Bronson Outfit are an English rock band. They met at Kingswood School, Bath. Archie Bronson Outfit returned with a new album, Coconut, on March 1, 2010. It is their first LP in almost four years and their third album for Domino Records.
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Infallible Inerrant Word God Jesus Christ Bible Book Genesis History Chronology Bishop Ussher Timeline Date Time Deluge Noah's Generation Cause Fountains Great Deep Ice Age Flood Legends Giants Pleistocene Animals Plato's Atlantis Dragons Dinosaurs Historical Records Lived Coexisted Humans Biblical Genesis Veracity Foundation Public Discourse Old Young Earth Creationism Evolution Debate Polling Numbers
While the christophobic darwinists aggressively (yet vainly) attempt to marginalize the clear history in the book of Genesis (the foundational book of the Bible), our asleep-at-the-wheel christian leaders meekly counter that the darwinists may be correct that the earth and universe are billions of years old, certainly undermining the crediblity of the rest of the Bible and the teachings of Jesus Christ himself who said that Adam and Eve and Noah's Flood were the real deal; our reluctant christian leaders' limpness unfortunately playing into the hands of those christophobes obviously pursuing the marginalization of christianity from the public discourse.
Yet ancient global flood legends from over six hundred tribes (documented by Sir James Frazer and others) indicate the veracity of the notion that Noah's Flood did in fact cover the earth, so what do the darwinists and seemingly complicit christian pastors and preachers say about all this? Nothing at all, as we know, they ignore this anthropological evidence, and too the very compelling scientific evidence (http://globalflood.org and http://detectingdesign.com/fossilrecord.html), while more than half of all Americans (and maybe the world?), according to Gallup polling, believe the Genesis account as plainly written, so clearly the christian leaders are not really leading at all for the very foundation of the Bible.
The many legends too about the end of the ice age, such as the flooding of Kumari Kandam, the Rama empire, the Black Sea basin, Hiva land in the Pacific, and Atlantis (see category Submerged Ruins Atlantis at http://genesisveracityfoundation.com) certainly confirm the limited sea level rise when the ice age icepacks melted off most of the continents to rush into the sea, yet these legends too are ignored by the darwinists and the pastors who don't seem to care, very strange, these leaders in christendom and the christophobic darwinists seemingly complicit in their attempts to erase genesis history from public awareness.
Of course with the history in the book of Genesis comes the reality that dinosaurs (dragons) have coexisted with humans throughout the history of humankind (the human syngameon), demonstrably true in the Bible with such as Bel the dragon of Babylon in the book of Daniel, and the Behemoth in the book of Job who lived in Uz/Uzbekistan during the ice age, yet the willfully ignorant christian pastors would have us believe those accounts are also false, really never discussing the implications of those dragons in biblical history after Noah's Flood, and in secular history as well, seeing http://ldolphin.org/cooper/contents.html.


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KeyCorp, a large Midwest U.S. bank, Tuesday said third-quarter profit fell a larger-than-expected 33 percent, citing real estate losses and writedowns and volatility in fixed-income markets.
The bank also projected fourth-quarter profit below the average forecast. KeyCorp shares fell more than 5 percent.
Net income fell to $210 million, or 54 cents per share, from $312 million, or 76 cents, a year earlier. Profit from continuing operations totaled $224 million, or 57 cents per share, as revenue fell 9 percent to $1.15 billion.
On that basis, analysts on average had forecast profit of 71 cents per share on revenue of $1.24 billion, according to Reuters Estimates.
The Cleveland-based bank also projected fourth-quarter profit of 68 cents to 74 cents per share. Analysts on average expected 75 cents.
"KeyCorp had a huge increase in nonperforming assets, and projecting continued weakness in net interest margin and higher net charge-offs," said Mark Batty, an analyst at PNC Wealth Management in Philadelphia, which invests $77 billion. "Clearly, it is challenged both on the consumer side and the commercial side in terms of credit losses."
Nonperforming assets rose 73 percent to $570 million from $329 million. Most of the increase related to the residential portion of KeyCorp's commercial real estate construction portfolio, principally in Florida and California.
The bank set aside $69 million for loan losses, up from $35 million a year earlier, and net charge-offs rose 37 percent to $59 million. Unsteady capital markets caused $77 million of losses from investments, loan sales, writedowns and trading.
"Fixed-income markets experienced one of the most volatile periods in a long, long time," Chief Executive Henry Meyer said on a conference call. He nevertheless said the markets "feel better to us today than they did just a few short weeks ago."
Noninterest income slid 19 percent to $438 million, hurt by fixed-income volatility, lower investment gains, the sale of the McDonald Investments branch network, and a writedown for real estate private equity investments.
Lending income fell 2 percent to $712 million. KeyCorp said net interest margin fell to 3.40 percent from 3.61 percent, and from the second quarter's 3.46 percent, hurt by competition for loans and deposits. The bank had earlier this year forecast margin staying around the 3.50 percent range.
KeyCorp operates 954 branches, including many in New York and the Pacific Northwest. It ended September with $97.4 billion of assets.
Through Monday, KeyCorp shares were down 15 percent this year, compared with a 10 percent drop in the Philadelphia KBW Bank Index.


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Hugh Syme
Art Director, Illustrator and Graphic Designer, M17
Hugh Syme is a graphic artist best known as the man responsible for all but the first 2 of Rush's album cover art. He also created Rush's famous starman logo, though he never imagined the band would adopt it as their key brand for decades to come, nor that it would gain such international recognizably. In 2015, Hugh published his 276 page tome, dedicated to his 3 daughters, and celebrating 40 years as art director for the band Rush ("Art Of Rush / Serving A Life Sentence").a 279 page table top book called THE ART OF RUSH by Hugh Syme. It sold out their "Collector Editions" at $ 1000 per book within 48 minutes after it was made available. The second tier ($499) 'Special Edition" book sold out in 28 minutes. But, who's counting? http://www.rush.com/the-art-of-rush/
Hugh collaborated with Ian Thomas as both keyboardist and songwriter from 1973 to 1980, eventually leading to his alliance with Rush, as they were both then managed by SRO/Anthem at that time. Other musicians he has designed and created artwork for include Iron Maiden, Bon Jovi, Whitesnake, Aerosmith, Def Leppard, Celine Dion, Scorpions, Meatloaf, Megadeth, Stone Sour, Styx, Queensrÿche, Fates Warning, Stray Cats, Asia, Roger Clinton, The Band "High On The Hog" and "Jerico", Dave Edmunds, Joe Walsh, Earth Wind and Fire and Dream Theater - and hundreds more.
Being a fellow musician, he has also contributed piano and keyboards on 4 Rush albums.
Syme first started working with Spencer Proffer in the 80's on Proffer's Pasha/CBS Records company related artwork. As resident Art Director for Pasha, Hugh and Spencer collaborated on more than 23 album cover projects as well as national ad campaigns during a 10 year span before Hugh was hired to work for David Geffen, interfacing closely with A&R guru at Geffen Records, John Kalodner, as art director. Hugh has designed the M17 graphic look, including logo, many Huqua/Padaro book covers and graphic materials. Hugh is overseeing and handling all the album cover and graphic design for M17 projects including Jimi Hendrix: The Acoustic Experience, along with multiple film, television and book enterprises.
Recently, Hugh designed and created all the graphics for Steve Binder's Elvis Comeback Special book (http://www.meteor17.com/elvis-comeback-special/) and extensions.
He worked closely with producer/director Binder and Spencer in art directing and designing the Book which was launched in 2018, the year of the 50th Anniversary of that landmark special.
He also created the art for the illustrated book by Graham Nash based upon his #1 timeless hit, "Our House, for Meteor 17's Padaro Books division.. http://www.meteor17.com/our-house.
Hugh designed the "I Hope You Dance" companion book to the documentary film and theatrical special, edited and compiled by Judith A. Proffer. https://www.amazon.com/Hope-You-Dance-Power-Spirit/dp/1618687913/
Hugh Syme is as versatile as his art. In 1996, he designed the cover for Neil Peart's travel book, The "Masked Rider", and has continued to design covers for Neil ("The Ghost Rider", "Traveling Music", "Roadshow") and he has photography and design credit on Celine Dion's 1990 album, "Unison." In addition, Syme designed all the covers for the albums recorded by Max Webster - a group of fellow Canadians also on the SRO/Anthem label. In addition, he has completed designs for the following covers: Megadeth's "Cryptic Writings"; 1992's "Countdown to Extinction", 1994's "Youthanasia" and 2001's "The World Needs A Hero"; Whitesnake's 1987 debut album "Serpens Albus", "Slip of the Tongue" and "Restless Heart"; David Coverdale and Jimmy Page's album "Merge"; and Queensryche's albums, "Hear In The Now Frontier", "Promised Land, and "American Soldier".
He has also worked with such jazz notables as Chick Corea, Bob Mover and Steve Kovan.
Hugh Syme's art education came from the Toronto New School of Art in Toronto and York University in York, England. In addition to the album covers for which he is now internationally-renowned, Syme has worked on advertisements such companies as Accenture, Denon, Xerox, AT&T, The David Geffen Company, The Washington Post, Virgin, Bausch & Lomb, Universal Studios, Miramax, Forbes, Panasonic, Paramount, MGM Grand, Microsoft, Sony, Alpine Audio, Disney, Time Warner, E. I. Lily Pharmaceutical, Samuel Adams Beer, numerous international advertising agencies; he has contributed his vision and artistic style to a wide range of video and packaging designs. He is also an accomplished portrait artist.
He lives and works between Toronto and Indiana, where he lives with his 3 daughters, Hadley, Maggie and Abbey.


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Dolores Hope dies at 102
Dolores Hope died Monday morning at home. The wife of actor Bob Hope was 102 years old.
Bob Hope and Dolores Hope enjoyed a whopping 69 happy years together, ended only by the actor's death in 2003. Now Dolores has joined her husband.
Dolores Hope died Monday morning at her Toluca Lake, California home, according to publicist Harlan Boll. She was 102 years old.
Dolores spent much of her marriage overseeing the couple's charitable givings, including the establishment of the Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, California, built in the late 1960s on 80 acres of land donated by the Hopes near their Palm Springs estate. She remained on board as chairwoman of the center's board for years.
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Dolores often joined Bob on his many USO tours, performing for the troops alongside her husband.
"She was the first lady of the USO," said friend and fellow performer Carol Channing. "They didn't come any more patriotic, caring or talented than Dolores."
A statement from the USO reads, "The entire USO family mourns the loss of Dolores Hope, as we have admired the Hope family's dedication to troops and their families. Dolores Hope was a national treasure. As the family that accompanied Bob Hope, she had a unique ability to lift the spirits of our troops and their families. The USO family offers our condolences to Linda Hope and all members of her family at this difficult time."
Dolores is survived by her daughters Linda and Nora, her son Kelly, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
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Inspirational leaders should connect deeply with those whom they lead. That is the central idea of this book, which Tim Radford finds perceptive and practical.
The Inspirational Leader; By John Adair; Kogan Page pounds 12.99; MT Price pounds 9.99
A good leadership book should result in honest reflection. John Adair's latest work achieves just that. Adair, an authority on business leadership development, reiterates his best ideas on strategic leadership and introduces new thoughts into a concise, readable guide.
The Inspirational Leader features edited discussions with a young chief executive in search of a more effective leadership style. It doesn't deal with the procedures of man-management, nor does it offer 'magic bullets'; but it addresses the concerns of a man with a real desire to learn.
The first four chapters focus on the foundations of leadership theory. First, Adair examines the three basic approaches to leadership and the need to empower the led. Next, he outlines what he sees as the key characteristics of 'practical wisdom' and delivers a convincing analysis of the difference between leadership and management. Importantly, there is an explanation of the psychological contract between the leader and the led - which, from a military perspective, is considered crucial both on operations and in barracks.
To be a truly inspirational leader, Adair argues, one must understand the spirit within. He and his pupil discuss the otherworldly concept of spiritual energy and how this must be appreciated and shared in order to inspire the led. The Inspirational Leader commends the reader to leave the weeds in the world of micro-management and think big. In other words, to put the immediate task to one side and consider its place in the overall purpose. The great leader assesses and tackles this purpose in a universal context.
Adair also recognises that all people have the potential for greatness. Through trust, the inspirational leader will unlock this power in others. Appreciating the capabilities of others, he contends, leads to humility - a word that should be commensurate with great leadership but is often lost en route. This acknowledgment is linked to what he terms 'the inspired moment': the recognition and seizure of a 'brief window of opportunity' that can act as a powerful catalyst for something that inspires both leader and led - a seminal experience to be striven for.
Recently, as the proponent for leadership in the Army, the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst has redefined leadership doctrine. Deep research was conducted outside the Armed Forces to ensure best practice. It has become evident that leadership is a personal journey but something of which all are capable.
In the Army, service, responsibility and the desire to add value are central to our philosophy of leadership. Inspirational leaders connect with the led. Making that connection is central to this book.
Successful military leadership is generally defined as the projection of personality, character, intellect and professional skill in order to inspire the led - no different, fundamentally, from leadership in any other institution.
For leadership is a combination of example, persuasion and compulsion that results in making people do things they might not otherwise have done. The real difference between those who lead and those who are led is the desire for responsibility. The rewards for success can be great; the penalties for failure, especially during conflict, are greater but must be shouldered by the true leader.
The Inspirational Leader has an appeal beyond the boardroom or the streets of Al Basrah. Some readers may tire of the constant reference to the young CEO but the book makes easy reading. Adair's classical and biblical references offer a timeless authority to his arguments. A positive, thought-provoking work that should encourage and inspire the reader to self-assess - an important step on the road to becoming a better leader.
Lt Col Tim Radford MBE has commanded extensively on operations in Northern Ireland, Sierra Leone and, lately, in Iraq. He is in charge of Leadership Development at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst
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Sean Kirkpatrick's debut film Cost of a Soul is a heavy, dark drama about how crime and drugs make life difficult for two veterans (Chris Kerson, Will Blagrove) returning to north Philadelphia from Iraq. For the 28-year-old rookie director, however, fortune appears to smiling.
The micro-budgeted film opens May 20 on 50 AMC Theatre screens around the United States because Cost of a Soul won Rogue/Relativity Media's Big Break Movie Contest. The judges for the Contest included Relativity Media president CEO Ryan Kavanaugh, Nikkole Denson-Randolph (Vice President of Specialty and Alternative Content for AMC Theatres) and actress Kate Bosworth (Blue Crush).
Before winning the contest, Kirkpatrick had maxed out credit cards but had been unable to find a distributor. Now thanks to Relativity and the Kansas City-based AMC, his situation has changed drastically. The film played on April 7 at KC FilmFest as a benefit for the children's charity Variety, and Kirkpatrick was in town to support his work.
"Independent films don't get this opportunity, ever. As far as I can tell statistically, this is the largest theatrical opening for a film with an ultra low budget, ever. I can't find a single other film that had a larger opening, with an ultra-low budget, so it's pretty amazing place to be," he said.
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While he's lived in Los Angeles for the four years, Kirkpatrick thinks part of his success comes from that fact that his film was made in his old hometown of Philadelphia. He grew up six miles to the northwest of the city in Norristown and has had several jobs in the city itself.
"The neighborhood almost acts as a character. In that neighborhood, there's a huge divide between the Irish communities and the African-American communities," he says. "I worked for a junk removal service. I was a glorified garbage man in those neighborhoods, and I also used to set up surveillance systems in those neighborhoods.
"I used to set up a lot of them. They were drug neighborhoods, extremely, sketchy neighborhoods, especially when you're putting in a camera where one of the drug dealers makes their livelihood. You're basically stealing money out of their pocket. They're not happy with it. It was actually mandatory that I get a license to carry a concealed weapon. I had to be out of there by a certain of the day. It was an interesting experience, and a lot of that experience is where I got the cultural textures of the movie and why it rings with such realism."
If Kirkpatrick's own experiences weren't enough, he also received inspiration from his father. "My father was a police officer in neighborhoods similar to that. He worked a lot with community relations, trying to push that stuff out of those communities."
At the same time, Kirkpatrick has earned praise because he was careful to respect the residents of these rough environments.
"When people from North Philly see the movie, they say, you got it. It's good that I did it some justice. There are so many good people living in these neighborhoods. It portrays the struggle of good people who are living in these violence and crime-ridden neighborhoods. I think Philadelphia is one of the most cinematic landscapes in the country. There's so much history there. There's so much beauty, and there's also so much turmoil going on in that city in particular. It's just an amazing place to film."
In addition, Kirkpatrick says that although the film features two returning military veterans, the war is simply a starting point for his story. "It's not an Iraq War film by any means. It's not a political film. It's a film about people struggling in their own neighborhoods," he says.
"They just happen to be wounded veterans who come back from Iraq, and they find themselves trapped in the war zone of their own neighborhood, which is the war zone they tried to escape in the first place. That's why they joined the military."
Considering the fact that he's going up against Jack Sparrow at the box office, Kirkpatrick says that AMC and Relativity Media may not be risking that much by backing something other than escapist fare. "If people want to see a comedy, they'll see a comedy. If they want to see a crime drama with heart and soul, they're going to go see Cost of a Soul," he says
Despite his modest budget and his initial frustrations, Kirkpatrick never suspected his first movie wouldn't make it to the screen.
"I always thought the film was going to be a theatrical film," says the director. "I never had a doubt in my mind that it should be theatrical. Everywhere it's been shown, the majority of the audience has said this should be in theaters. I want to pay to go to see this. There's a lot of confusion in distribution right now. A lot of people don't know what sells per se or what they want to get out there. We held off on signing distribution deals and fortunately, my dream came true and my movie got picked up by one of the greatest distributors in the world."
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Tennyson Holder smiled as he adjourned the City Council Monday night in Garden City, pounding the gavel for the first time as mayor of the west Chatham municipality.
Holder, 68, was officially sworn in during the meeting, amid cheers from many who gathered in the sleek, wood-paneled courtroom inside the new City Hall complex off Dean Forest Road.
But don't expect any rookie jitters from Holder, who brings with him 18 years of experience as a council member.
"You get into ups and downs - you come to the top and go to the bottom - and I've been in all of them," said Holder, who works as a customer sales specialist for Grainger Industrial Supply. "The main thing is not to get discouraged."
Holder, who was the mayor pro tem, replaces Andy Quinney, who stepped down late last month because of health concerns.
Holder will serve as mayor until at least 2011, when Garden City shifts to five districts and all posts are up for grabs.
Until then, "I don't foresee any changes. We're going to keep headed down the same road we're on, and hopefully everything will continue to fall into place like it's going now," he said, adding that he had not yet decided whether to run in two years. "We've got a good team in place, and we'll continue to work together and move forward."
Among the supporters on hand for the abbreviated council meeting was state Rep. Bob Bryant, a former member of the council.
"He's always been a very impressive guy. He's a Christian fellow, and I think he deserved this job," Bryant said. "He's a low-key type of person, and he'll definitely listen to everybody. He's just a very honest individual."
Bryant called the outgoing Quinney a "super mayor," but added that Holder represented a "suitable replacement."
Also Monday night, the City Council appointed Jimmy Spilliards to take Holder's spot until a special election in March.
Spilliards, 56, will likely need little on-the-job training, having previously served four years on the council, between 1999 and 2003.
"The city called and asked if I could help out during this interim time," said Spilliards, a track supervisor for Norfolk Southern Corp. He was unsure if he'd run to retain the post next year. "I just felt like I needed to do everything I could to help the city out."


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Wednesday, 29 September 2010
Review-Parasites!-Edward Ross, Jamie Hall, Rachel Morris
The first thing that strikes me about Edward Ross's and Jamie Hall's lusciously produced mini comic Parasites is the cover. Drawn by Rachel Morris (along with the back cover scientific diagram) the cover is slightly psychedelic and evokes old B-movies and sci-fi, with the outline of a parasite lurking menacingly in the background like some alien creature ready to strike. But the whole point of this comic is that parasites and parasitic diseases are not things of fiction and bad 50's B-movies, but are very much real especially to the large numbers of our population living in underdeveloped countries and tropical climates. This comic then manages to be both an educational aide (I can easily imagine it being used in GCSE science classrooms) and a humanitarian effort. It isn't preachy, it doesn't ask us for our money, but it does cause us to think and highlights a simple injustice in the world (the business drive behind creating and distributing medicine). This very short comic was written by a friend of the artist Jamie Hall who wanted to raise awareness of the research that was being done by Wellcome Trust Centre for Molecular Parasitology in Glasgow. It was promoted during the Glasgow West End Festival using a giant trypanosome float in the festival parade (which would have been an arousing sight for all scientific types out there). The comic itself avoids a lot of the usual educational cartoon cliches such as parasites with evil faces and superhero doctors in favour of the actual voices and faces of those working for the Welcome Trust. There are of course comic style visual devices to make the comic visually appealing but these are kept to a minimum so not to distract us totally from the importance of the words. A rain of parasites over an African skyline and a parasite playing a game of jenga against a researcher are enough to symbolise certain struggles trying to fight these diseases. The language itself is too overcomplicated, of course it will certainly pass over young children's heads, but as I mentioned earlier, a GCSE class should have little problem with this comic, and it does them a favour by not trying to patronise them either. I did notice however that a lot of the important words and phrases are highlighted in bold perhaps for impact or maybe to make them easier to read. As for the artwork, I'm sad to say that in this instance the artwork takes a backseat, not because it is bad (I have been looking at Edward Ross's preview for the next issue of Solipsistic Pop and it looks great) but perhaps because it is here to serve a purpose. In medical comics that are more about personal experience rather than reciting facts and trying to gain support, the artwork becomes more a part of the experience itself, reflecting it, distorting it, symbolising it (two obvious examples of this would be David B's Epileptic and Frank Stack's art for Harvey Pekar's Our Cancer Year). Of course I am not saying that reciting facts is a bad thing, I do feel that the more personal approach can be superior because it encourages empathy from the reader but in this instance I think the ultimate achievement is perhaps the subtle humanitarian aspect that I discussed later. One of the researchers voices the fact the work they do is 'interesting and important even if it's not financially profitable' we get the whole point neatly summed up. Medicines shouldn't be about profit, it should be about saving people's lives. This comic is free because it is funded by the Welcome Trust. They want this information to be free, they don't expect anything in return (I better be careful or I'll get all Karl Marx/hippy commune).
To summarise: I've always thought that comics have great educational potential and it's great to see (especially with the rise of Graphic Medicine) that the world of health care is really catching on. As this is one the first (to my knowledge) comic books of non-fiction produced by a medical professional and an artist I can only hope for more like this in the future.
If you would like a copy you can email Edward Ross at email@example.com and for more information on the project got to Edward Ross's blog here or the Wellcome Trust here.
Tuesday, 28 September 2010
Find of the week: Spumco Comic Book
I picked this up from Orbital Comics in London for a measly £2.50. Illustrated by Jim Smith, this is a comic book off shoot of the fantastically twisted animated series Ren and Stimpy. Named after Ren and Stimpy creator John Kricfalusi's own animation house, the comic mimics Kricfalusi's iconic style to the tee and features two of his lesser known (but equally hilarious) charecters George Liquor and Jimmy the Idiot Boy. The comic is short but sweet, big, colourful, and offensive, all of which make it appealing for children and adults alike. Kricfalusi with his Ren and Stimpy cartoons managed to combine his fanboy love and admiration for the classic animation of the Fleischer Brothers, Chuck Avery, and Disney(*1), with more than a hint of the grotesque and the out and out creepy. This resulted in many of the episodes of the show being banned (although thankfully these banned episodes are available on the DVD boxsets). I have to admit that I didn't get Ren and Stimpy when I was younger, I found it crude, and thought it was simply toilet humour and violence. It seems strange that my appreciation for it would be rekindled as an adult precisely when I'm not supposed to find those kind of things funny. But that is because I understand there is actually more to Ren and Stimpy than that: the hints at satire, and the mix match of 50's values and kitsch with a psychotic, unnerving, and surrealist edge made it unlike any other children's cartoon out there, and the shocking fact was that this cartoon was aimed at children. But children want violence and children want weirdness, and the very fact that the children were being given what they want back then must have been refreshing. But now that we live in an age where all our children's programmes are done in CG, and are all too glossy, shiny, happy, with annoying songs and voices, and overtly PC (*2), I know what kind of programme I'd rather my (imaginary) children were watching.
Anyway, I've noticed I've made a major digression there. The comic itself will make you laugh. The existence of the Idiot Boy in cartoons doesn't seem as possible in this day and age but the staggered punchline concerning him evading potential trouble at every turn simply because he's a 'cute little moron' is pleasant enough. The star of the strip however has to be George Liquor. His strip is written in classic Ren and Stimpy style with great back and forth dialouge between George and the Dirty Mouth Bass and a great tounge in cheek pay off at the end. Every panel is animated, you can hear the sound effects and the music, even sense the comic pauses, it reads just like the Ren and Stimpy show in your head. This neat little package is wrapped up with a great advertisement for Spumco toys in which 'the great nations' (of the USA and China) 'have temporarily buried their differences for the good of Spumco'. Check out Spumco.
(*1) Which you can see if you look at John K's Blog here.
(*2) There is obviously good 'safe' children's TV out there. Sesame Street is an obvious example of multi-culturalism that doesn't seem like it's trying to hard and benefits from Jim Henson and cool animation.
Friday, 17 September 2010
You did what to my comics?!
Unfortunately it's in Santa Carlita in California, but it's a nice idea.
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Thursday, 16 September 2010
Review: Japan as viewed by 17 creators-Various artists (edited by Frederic Boilet)
The connection between France and Japan is that France's love of comics meant that they embraced Manga with open arms meaning that France itself has a quite successful and extremely diverse Manga market. Perhaps because of the French's belief in comics as an art form, more niche forms of Manga such as adult/dramatic Manga, and avant-garde Manga are much more popular there. The French editor of this anthology, Frederic Boilet, fell in love with Japan so much that he moved there in 1993 and has been there ever since.
The first great thing about this anthology is that it gives you the chance to read a lot of work by artists (particularly the French ones) who it is usually very difficult, or very expensive, to get any of their work in English. I'm thinking of Fabrice Neaud who I've wanted to read ever since I glimpsed a snippet of his work in Ann Miller's Reading Bande Dessinee, Nicolas de Crecy, Francois Shuiten & Benoit Peeters, and Joann Sfar's journal comics.
Each artist is sent to a different host city (chosen at random by the French Institute in Japan) and asked to write a story about the area. This story can be fact or fiction and although a lot of the artists tend to stick to a personal travelogue approach we are also treated to history, myth, fantasy, and science-fiction along the way. As with the best anthologies there is a huge array of visual styles here. Perhaps the most traditionally 'Manga-like' artist (despite his adult themes) is Jiro Taniguchi, although elsewhere we do get to see manga's influence on the French artists, as in Aurelia Aurita's use of Manga style emotive iconography. Nicolas de Cercy's story is drawn in a style which manages to be frantic and scribbled yet at the same time clear, playfully explores the outlandish graphic design of Japanese products and presents us with a pretty satisfying twist to the story which will make you smile. Another highlight from the French quarter is Shuiten and Peeter's story-come-tourist brochure which showcases futuristic architecture, dizzying perspective, and a loving nod to the Japanese love of giant B movie insects. Out of the Japanese artists my favourite stories would have to be by Daisuke Igarashi who manages to combine fast paced action (being careful not to make his motion likes OTT like a lot of mainstream Manga artists) with unsettling surrealism, and alternative Manga golden boy Taiyo Matsumoto's(*1) traditional style folktale which evokes very early Manga and Eastern art while style maintaining his own idiosyncratic style. The use of single page panels also gives it the feel of a very Zen children's picture book.
It is Fabrice Neaud's entry to this anthology however that gives us the most scathing critique of Japanese culture. I read somewhere that Neud's journals are very clever because they manage to channel his personal experiences into a kind of mirror to society, his journal's although personal, are somehow political. In this entry it is Neaud's identity as a gay man that brings him to question the attitude towards homosexuality in the East. In his quest, the homosexual Asians are an invisible people, and although prejudice is not spoken of but it is clearly there. The topic of homosexuality comes up again briefly in Sfarr's journal entry when he sees what he thinks is an advert for a gay magazine in the Tokyo subway, only to find that it is in fact advertising porn manga for girls (apparently the gay male is a big female fantasy over there).
All in all this anthology is not just a reflection of the weird and wonderful Japan we hold up as alien to our own culture (love hotels, Harajuko girls, girl's underwear in vending machines) but of a very personal Japan to each artist. Do the artists in this anthology suffer from their own bouts of Orientalism or are they cynical and aware? I think capturing the excitement of being in a new culture and a new environment is an important thing and if an artist is successful in their storytelling we can feel this with them, and then later on their disappointments, their laughter, is also ours.
When I went to Tokyo three years ago I bought into the stereotype that Japanese people will often feign ignorance because they don't want to be asked questions by Westerners(*2), in this anthologies last story we meet a Japanese man who proves me wrong, warmly welcoming the French artist and showing him the sights, yet having a strange spirituality, an affinity with nature that gives this anthology a poignant and punchy end.
(*1) Author/artist of Go Go Monster, No 5, Blue Springs, and most famously Tekkon Kinkreet: Black and White
(*2) I since felt stupid, realising that most people on the tube in London don't exactly talk to one another.
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Tuesday, 14 September 2010
Joann Sfar's Gainsbourg sketches
In other Sfar related news, an animated adaptation of his graphic novel The Rabbi's Cat(*1) directed by him, is currently in post production, due for release in 2011.
And for some Serge/Bardot 'Comic Strip' action, click here.
One final link: the fantastic blog Draw Serge.
(*1) In which a Rabbi's cat swallows the family parrot and can suddenly talk as a result, insisting with his new found voice to be converted to Judaism.
Ah Pook Is Here
I've never been a huge fan of William S Burroughs, finding his cut-up technique of writing a little irritating and overrated, however with the impending release of a once abandoned graphic novel collaboration between himself ,and the artist Malcolm McNeil, I may be forced to reevaluate.
Started in the 70's and originally appearing as a comic strip under the title The Unspeakable Mr Hart in English magazine Cyclops, Ah Pook Is Here, and after seven years of struggles(*1) they finally got the book published in 1979. The idea of a book lenght comic strip, predating Eisner's invention of the term 'graphic novel' (with what is argued(*2) is the first graphic novel, A Contract With God) was a daring move.
It is Fantagraphics Books that will be releasing a restored edition in the summer of 2011. It will be released as a two part book the second part being the artist's own memoir of his working relationship with Burroughs.
Whether or not the text will make me see Burroughs in a different light remains to be seen(*2). However one thing can be said for him is that he certainly has an eye for artistic talent, his only other comics based project that never came to fruition was a science-fiction strip for the dream anthology that never was, Someday funnies(*3)
I can only image how much of a visual delight the full colour reprint of this is going to be just from the samples available on McNeil's website. Luscious horizontal panels of landscapes, stretching out and evolving into surreal masterpieces, reminiscent of Dali, classical religious artwork, William Blake, and Escher. Other sections of the book , which resemble more closely the comic book format, are sketched out in pencil and are atmospheric and brooding and taking a leaf from Will Eisner's book, make great use of negative spaces and well thought out panel composition.
If the samples presented to you here are not enough to keep you satisfied until the books release, then you always check out McNeil's site here and also a creepy slightly Tim Burtonesque(*4) short animation based on the Burrough's text (and voiced by the man himself) directed by Philip Hunt
(*1) Their original publisher closed
(*2) Although there are other contenders for that crown, Milt Gross's He Done Her Wrong and the early woodcut novels of Lynd Ward and Frans Masereel (although all these are wordless).
(*2) Judging by the plot (the usual paranoid conspiracy theory about the media/government with some sci-fi elements) I doubt it.
(*3) Which was to feature legends of the comics world as well as the non-comics world, including Steadman, Fellini, Dali, Tom Wolfe, and even Germaine Greer.
Thursday, 9 September 2010
Comics and Architecture
Tuesday, 7 September 2010
Review: National Lampoon presents: Claire Bretecher
So having heard her name floating around I picked up a second hand copy of a collection of her cartoons put out by the American humour magazine National Lampoon. Despite the fact that the large majority of her strips focus on gender issues and feature mainly female protagonists, they are portrayed fairly neutrally, as Bretecher herself explains in the books introduction:
'Women in comic strips are usually portrayed either as shrews or movie stars. But in real life, women, like men, are neither of these extremes, so I portray women and men alike, except that the women have two little round things on their chest'
This comes as a refreshing antidote to the reinforcement of female stereotypes in comics of that period especially the newspaper strip Cathy by Cathy Guisewite which has been parodied to death over the years.
Stylistically and thematically Bretecher reminds me slightly of Jules Feiffer in her dealings with the pretensions of the intellectual and bohemian elite. Whether mocking parents new found obsession with Freud, lampooning film critics, or poking holes in the commitment of the anti-consumerist crowd Bretecher's humour is as relevant now as it was back then. The sign of a true feminist in my eyes is someone who champions equality not superiority and I can safely say Bretecher follows this blueprint to the tee, not being afraid to make a mockery of the feminists as well as shooting down the chauvinists with her razor sharp wit. Most of the strips carry a subtle slightly absurdist message reminding us never to take ourselves too seriously, but from some of the strips its easy to see where her sympathies lie (a strip about abortion managing to make a poignant joke about women's choice in the matter). Overall this is a nice introduction to Bretecher's work and I for one would like to see more of it made available, especially her colour work and her teenage character Agrippine.
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Publisher Spotlight: Self Made Hero
Perhaps their most well received release however, was the Johnny Cash biography by Reinhard Kleist entitled I See A Darkness. This is a biography that will probably attract even those who aren't really the biggest fans of Cash's music. Visually it taps into the dark underbelly of Cash's life with it's noir style use of black and white and occasional surreal elements.
Also coming soon in this series is Gonzo: A Graphic Biography of Hunter S Thompson and Dance By The Light of The Moon by Judith Vanistendael, the first biography published by Self Made Hero about someone who isn't really famous. Dance By The Light of The Moon is a semi-autobiographical story inspired by the authors love affair with a political refugee from Togo, beautifully rendered in lush brush strokes reminiscent of Craig Thompson's Blankets.
Finally Self Made Hero have just started to branch out into gift books based on comic book charecters and will be releasing several Moomins inspired books including a Moomins cook book!
Self Made Hero's reputation is deservedly growing and hopeful with continue to do so, Anyango's adaptation of Heart of Darkness is the latest of their releases to be heaped with praise.
Check out their website here.
Monday, 6 September 2010
Find of the week: Oh, Brother!
Oh, Brother! is a daily webcomic created by cartoonists Bob Weber Jr and Jay Stephens. It is drawn in a format reminiscent of the classic newspaper strips (Calvin and Hobbes, Peanuts etc) but the action is usually confined to a minimum number of panels leading up to a punchline rather than a full story followed by a punchline. Oh, Brother! draws from plenty of current pop culture phenomena such as reality TV, blogging, and eBay but at the root of this comic lies the classic brother sister love-hate relationship which I'm sure anyone with an older or younger sibling can relate to. There are brief moments where the characters of Bud and Lily act as ventriloquists for distinctly adult thoughts and actions (think Richard Thompson's Cul De Sac), but mostly the humour resolves a kind of 'Kids say the funniest things' vein which gives the the humour a two sided aspect, one that both the parents and the children can enjoy.
Visually the block colouring and the simple yet iconic character design give this strip a distinctly Cartoon Network feel (Dexter's Laboratory, My Fairy Godparents etc). There is also a very subtle use of movement and expression in the strip which changes only slightly with each image therefore adding extra weight to the punchline.
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Friday, 3 September 2010
Comica Festival 2010: Trina Robbins and Roger Sabin
Comica & Laydeez Do Comics Present: Trina Robbins
For the first time, Comica Festival and Laydeez Do Comics are thrilled to be teaming up to invite to London the important comic artist and writer, from the seminal underground comix of the Seventies to such icons as Wonder Woman, Barbie, Powerpuff Girls and her own GoGirl!, lecturer, curator and America's foremost comics 'herstorian', Trina Robbins. She is coming over to present a paper at the academic conference Motherhoods, Markets, and Consumption at the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford on Monday 13 September and has kindly agreed to visit London for this special extra event on Tuesday 21 September.
Ms. Robbins will present a lively and provocative illustrated lecture entitled: HERE ARE THE GREAT WOMEN COMIC ARTISTS, in which she introduces a whole slew of brilliant and talented women cartoonists from the early 20th century who are not included in histories and major exhibits by men, and explains why. Among others, she will be speaking about Nell Brinkley, the proto-feminist whose sumptuous portrayals of women inspired Mae West's screen persona, as collected in the acclaimed deluxe edition from Fantagraphics, The Brinkley Girls. Her earlier biography of Brinkley was reviewed by Comica Festival director Paul Gravett here. She has also just written the introduction to Fantagraphics' first edition of Moto Hagio's historic shojo or girls' manga entitled A Drunken Dream & Other Stories.
Doors open at 6.30pm and Trina Robbins will be speaking from 7pm. Following this, there will be an informal discussion and Q&A session and conclude by 9.30pm after a book signing and refreshments. The evening will be held at the regular venue for Laydeez Do Comics, The Rag Factory , 16-18 Heneage Street, London E1 5LJ. For directions: Nearest Tube: Aldgate East. Follow the exit which directs you to the Whitechapel Art Gallery. Turn LEFT out of the tube into Whitechapel High Street. Take the first left into Osborne Street and carry straight on into Brick Lane. Take the fourth turning on the right into Heneage Street and The Rag Factory is a little way up, on the right.
Don't miss this rare opportunity to hear and meet a pre-eminent figure in contemporary American comic books, graphic novels and comics studies. To help cover costs, there will be a modest charge of £5 for a ticket, which you can pay on the door on the night. As we expect a lot of interest and places are limited, you can reserve your tickets by emailing Nicola Streeten at: email@example.com. Sarah Lightman and Nicola Streeten from Laydeez Do Comics and Paul Gravett from Comica Festival look forward to welcoming you on Tuesday 21 September for a truly memorable evening.
Comica 2010 Festival opens with Free Exhibition, Symposium & Comiket
Here's the first news about this year's exciting edition of Comica, the London International Comics Festival, back for its 7th annual season. A major new element will be a three-month exhibition curated by Comica director Paul Gravett entitled 'That's Novel : Graphic Novels Now' which will celebrate current innovations in the comics medium in Britain and internationally, both on and off the page. This evolving show will be held at The London Print Studio Gallery and tap into their amazing printing facilities, from etching and lithography to silkscreening and the latest digital methods, to offer invited artists the chance to work on special new works and in media they may never have tried before. Admission to the exhibition will be free and a variety of talks, panels, workshops, masterclasses and more will also be taking place at the Gallery.
To kick off Comica 2010, the festival is collaborating with The School of Arts at Birkbeck, University of London, in association with the British journals Studies in Comics, Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics and European Comic Art, to hold a one-day Comica Symposium on Friday 5 November in a 180-seater conference room shown below. Entitled 'Transitions', this will promote multi-disciplinary research of comics and graphic novels, manga, bande dessinée, webcomics and other forms of sequential art.
Rather than being restricted by a specific theme, the aim of the symposium is to highlight research from postgraduate research students and early career lecturers bringing together different perspectives and methodologies, whether cultural, historical, or formal, thereby mapping new trends and providing a space for dialogue and further collaboration to emerge. Dr Roger Sabin, Reader in Popular Culture at Central St. Martins and author of Adult Comics and Comics, Comix and Graphic Novels, will introduce the event and respond to the panel papers. Following the papers and response, there will be a roundtable discussion from artists/scholars who will reflect on the links between the two practices. Work will be on display throughout the event. Organised with Tony Venezia, the day will conclude with a wine reception. Details of how to register and participate will follow soon. And best of all, the whole event is free!
And Sunday 7 November brings the next Comica Comiket Independent Comics Fair, teaming up with the popular, long-running National Collectors Marketplace at the Royal National Hotel, Russell Square, and taking over the (Warren) Ellis Room from 12-5pm. A limited number of exhibitor tables will be available at affordable prices and there will be several special events and surprise guests throughout the afternoon. The public are admitted free. Booking arrangements for tables will be announced shortly, along with much more of the Comica 2010 Festival programme. Meanwhile, put these dates in your diary now and tell all your friends!
Considering this is just a taste of things to come, we can except an even better Comica Festival this year! Also if you haven't done so already, you should check out the Hypercomics exhibit running until the 26th of September at the Pumphouse Gallery in London's Battersea Park. Featuring boundary pushing work from the likes of Dave McKean, Adam Dant, and Warren Pleece, you check out the exhibitions mini site here for more info.
Thursday, 2 September 2010
Blog of the week: Drawn!
Review: Afrodisiac-Jim Rugg&Brian Maruca
What do you get if you mix the blacksplotation cinema of the 70's such as Superfly and Black Shampoo with 50's b-movie monsters, sci-fi, and the superhero and romance comics of yore? The answer lies in this fantastic pastiche come love letter, Afrodisiac. The character of Afrodisiac was born in Rugg and Maruca's ongoing series Street Angel about a 12 year old homeless kung foo fighting skateboarding prodigy.
This book is not a continuous flowing graphic novel, neither are the stories in anyway interconnected (in fact in each separate episode Afrodisiac's origin story is different). This is a post modern artifact, a found object, a mish-mash of styles, fast-paced, action-packed, and pretty absurd. Images are cropped, cut-out and resized, giving this book a distinct scrapbook feel (see also Al Columbia's Pim & Franchie). A variety of styles are adopted, from film noir moody shadows and almost Hanna Barbaraesque cartoonishness , to big eyed anime antics and aging pulp comic effects(*1). The book is full of great little touches such as fake comic covers, letters pages, and coupons to send away. As well as this there is a moment when you have to flip the book on it's side in order to read the story properly, and a deja vu storyline where the payoff of the strip shows Afrodisiac break out into the blank white plain to meet a scantily clad death.
When Rugg and Maruca parody these shadows from popular cultures forgotten vaults it is refreshing to get the feeling, the enjoyment that they got from these things, rather than them falling back on the tried and tested 'enjoying it ironically' angle (e.g. it's so bad it's good).
You know what they say, 'One man's trash is another man's treasure'. This book may be escapist nonsense, but it's escapist nonsense par excellence.
(*1) This is a similar style aged comic effect that Daniel Clowes uses in some of his comics such as David Boring and Eightball, and looking at the design of some of his characters (his villains in particular) you can see a slight affinity between Clowes and Rugg
Wednesday, 1 September 2010
Book cover of the week
'Here amongst thirty tons of confiscated white paper lives a squat, monstrously endowed customs officer of sixty, Roman Wachholder. Up on the hill in a hygienic, sound-proof house lives his friend and mortal enemy, Ossias Wurz. While the valetudinarian Wurz spends his days systematically cleaning, disinfecting and redecorating his house, the earthly, guilt-ridden Wachholder spends his crazily concocting poison-pen letters to drive him out of it'.
Darkly humorous, surreal, existentialist nonsense meets it's match in Steadman's erratic and instantly recognisable linework.
Review: In The Night Kitchen-Maurice Sendak
Rather than going with the usual picture book format here he has broken down the story into comic book panels which vary greatly in shape and size (although all are bigger than your average comic book panel). The only image that successfully escapes the rigid confines of the comics panel is a double page spread which perfectly follows on from a stuttered set of panels depicting Mickey's climb in the plane made out of dough, the succession of images occur in such a way, that when we are given the full view of the scene, it seems as if Mickey has literally broken the forth wall of the comics panel and come zooming out into the open.
The book tells the very simple story of Mickey who is rudely awakened in the night by the sound of The Night Kitchen. Falling into this kitchen (a beautifully coloured cityscape of kitchen utensils and condiments) he almost gets baked into a cake by three cheerful looking fat bakers, but escapes. Having ruined their cake he proceeds to help them make a new one before returning to bed. A pretty nonsense affair, but some of the best children's books are. My mum labelled this 'too weird' for my nephew (he is only two) so I staked a claim for it myself.
In comparison to Where The Wild Things Are Sendak's artwork is bolder and more cartoon like, the shading and colouring is less intense, and there is less of a feel of texture to the characters in this book. In other words the images are less like illustration and more a part of the story. Sendak is obviously a natural when it comes to the conventions of the humble comic book as his panels flow without the slightest hiccup, yet at the same time the wonderful over-sized lettering (especially when Mickey crows from on top of the milk bottle) remind us that this is indeed a children's book. The sing song rhythm of the words also mean that this will be perfect for reading aloud. A must have for children, or for your own inner child.
P.S There is an edition of this on the Internet that you can get which leaves out all of Sendak's colour work in order for your child to colour it in. This is the edition I intended to get for my nephew but because I bought it used, this wasn't the edition I got. D'oh.
P.S.S There is animated version of In The Night Kitchen as one of the DVD extras on the animated version of Where The Wild Things are. On of the animators responsible for this was none other than Gene Deitch, father of underground comix artist Kim Deitch famous for his work on Tom and Jerry amongst other things.


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I recently caught wind of what could be the most important announcement in the technology world this year. And somehow it almost slipped by me unnoticed. Intel has recently announced its plans to move to a 22nm manufacturing process using its new 3D Tri-Gate transistors.
It means a couple of things. First, efficiencies are always to be had with a die shrink. We have seen this with all major die shrinks in the past – smaller parts generate less heat and therefore allow higher clock speeds using less energy.
The part we really need to be interested in is this whole 3D Tri-Gate business. I'm no scientist, but I have found a few good articles that boil down the main points. According to AnandTech.com, this new transistor technology has massive potential for increasing CPU efficiency. When combined with the 22nm die shrink, Intel claims >50% power reduction if performance levels are kept similar to current chips.
This advent is likely to have profound results for all CPU markets. Intel has struggled with its Atom chip in the mobile market because it consumes too much power. With this new technology, Intel is better positioning itself to compete with ARM and AMD in the mobile chip market.
In addition, with such huge power savings, Intel can either begin manufacturing more power efficient server chips, or it can leverage those savings to increase clock speeds significantly. In doing so, they will likely pass the 4GHz mark. If I were a gambling man, I'd bet that Intel will repeat history and push for the highest clocked, fastest chips it can.
Get ready. When Ivy Bridge chips hit the market, Intel is likely to give most of its competition a serious run for its money (and, if Intel has anything, they have money). My next post will be about what this news could mean for Intel's competitors and why I'm hoping they have some tricks up their sleeves.


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As anyone who watches Game of Thrones knows, the most mundane of details (and often the episode titles) can give insight into big things to come on the fantasy epic's horizon. And now that HBO has revealed the episode titles for May's forthcoming installments of the series, we've got a few more details to dissect and speculate on.
Now, remember, there are spoilers ahead, so don't get crabby if you see something you didn't want to. We'll try and leave the big speculation bits to the commentariat below. But we have a request: don't spoil any upcoming deaths! We don't want to give folks an unfair leg-up on their fantasy fantasy league, do we? Unlike the rest of Westeros, we like to play fair here at Nerdist.
Premiering Sunday, May 4th is episode 5, titled "First of His Name." According to the description, Cersei (Lena Headey) and Tywin (Charles Dance) will be plotting the Crown's next move while Dany (Emilia Clarke) discusses future plans. Meanwhile, Jon Snow (Kit Harington) is set to embark on a new mission. Ooh: Sounds like Tommen might be getting the crown that day, eh?
In episode 6, "The Laws of Gods and Men," slated to premiere Sunday, May 11th, Stannis (Stephen Dillane) and Davos (Liam Cunningham) set sail with a new strategy, while Dany meets with supplicants. Most interesting, though, is the note that Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) is set to face down his father in the throne room. Could this be the episode where we finally see his trial for Joffrey's murder?
Episode 7, the mysteriously titled "Mockingbird" (what is this? Hunger Games of Thrones?), Tyrion enlists an unlikely ally while Daario (Michiel Huisman) anxiously insists Dany let him do what he does best (which is… what? Change actors?). Meanwhile, people are still ignoring Jon Snow's warnings about the vulnerability of the Wall, while Brienne (Gwendoline Christie) and Podrick Payne (Daniel Portman) go on an adventure. Sunday, May 18th sounds interesting, doesn't it? Especially given that it was written by Benioff and Weiss.
What do you think these descriptions reveal for the next few episodes of Game of Thrones? Let us know in the comments.


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Stephen Byers has stepped into the controversy surrounding the proposed 66-storey skyscraper at London Bridge, dubbed the "shard of glass".
The Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions has written to Southwark Council instructing it not to grant planning permission without his "specific authorisation".
The letter from Mr Byers, known an Article 14 direction in planning jargon, states: "This direction is issued to enable the department to have a further period in which to consider the proposal."
Media reports suggest that Mr Byers will decide that a public inquiry should take place to decide on plans for what would be the tallest building in Europe.
On 8 March Southwark's planning committee approved the application in principle, although the borough's unitary development plan states that the Southwark "is not considered to be an appropriate area for high buildings".
Mr Byers' decision comes as London Mayor Ken Livingstone backed the Tower:
"The scheme offers significant regeneration benefits for the immediate area. At my request Southwark Council has given an undertaking to use planning powers to ensure that the high-quality architecture and design of the building can't be diluted in any way. I hope that the Government will soon also give the go ahead to the development which both the local authority and I believe will be a great addition to London."
The Mayor has previously stated that where he and the local authority concerned agree to allow a particular development to go ahead, the government should not intervene.