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...Dreaming up and writing Mad at EC Comics, Kurtzman virtually invented what would become the era's dominant tone of irreverent self-reference: one form of pop culture mocking all other forms, and itself. Kurtzman inspired several of the artists in this show, including Crumb, whose exemplarily twisted panels first appeared in Kurtzman's post-Mad magazine Help!, and Art Spiegelman, whose Pulitzer Prize-winning Maus in 1986 spurred a lot of high-minded people toward a belated appreciation of the form. (A comic book about the Holocaust - that must somehow be important...
...childhood from which all the innocence has suddenly been sucked out. It's a truly riveting memoir. But just as crucial to its success is its arrival at what might be called a cultural sweet spot for the African child soldier. The kid-at-arms has become a pop-cultural trope of late. He's in novels, movies, magazines and on TV, flaunting his Uzi like a giant foam hand at a baseball game. He's in the latest James Bond movie and The Last King of Scotland and is the key plot point of Blood Diamond. His American cousin...
...captain Bode Ogunwole in his bout with Paul Weibel of Lehigh on Saturday afternoon.“He was about to take [Weibel] down,” senior tri-captain Robbie Preston said. “[Weibel] tried to throw him, and he landed funny and felt his elbow pop. He’s having his arm checked out, and the best-case scenario is having him miss a couple of weeks, but it would really be a disappointment to see him sidelined, especially with this being his last year.”“We don?...
Here at Harvard, I see a climate of hatred for country music enthusiasts. People here flock to the treasonous saccharine-pop of Belle and Sebastian and the narcoleptic groaning of Iron and Wine, without even considering Big and Rich or Brooks and Dunn, both venerable duos in their own right...
...horrible acoustics, and a team that has never won an Ivy championship.Let me offer the true reason for Harvard’s lagging spirit—no mascot.It’s that simple. At the moment, going out to the basketball game on a Friday night has no pop, no pizzazz. But bring out a lovable mascot, who taunts the opposing coach, lead cheers, and effectively brings the house down with his overwhelming spirit? Now you’ve got something.And this idea is not a new one. This very paper almost two years called for a mascot, following...