Media Bits and Bytes – May 27, 2025
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Tidbits - Feb. 17, 2022 - Reader Comments: Labor Law Reform; Art Spiegelman, Maus and Book Bans; Megadrought; Paul Robeson; Peekskill from One Who Was There; NFL, Brian Flores, Systemic Racism; U.S. and Russian Women Call for Peace; more....
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Reader Comments: Labor Law Reform; Raising Interest Rates a Problem; Art Spiegelman, Maus and Book Bans; Megadrought; Paul Robeson; Peekskill from One Who Was There; NFL, Brian Flores, Systemic Racism; U.S. and Russian Women Call for Peace; more....
Art Spiegelman on Maus and Free Speech: ‘Who’s the Snowflake Now?’
The Guardian
Since his early days in the underground comix scene, Spiegelman has reveled in ‘saying the unsayable’ and subverting convention
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Golden Age Superheroes Were Shaped By the Rise of Fascism
The Guardian
When Art Spiegelman wrote the introduction (below) to a collection of vintage Marvel super-heroes, a passing negative reference to Trump was enough for the publishers to jettison the quality introduction.
Art Spiegelman: Golden Age Superheroes Were Anti-fascists
The Guardian
Created in New York by Jewish immigrants, the first comic book superheroes were mythic saviours who could combat the Nazi threat. They speak to the dark politics of our times
Art Spiegelman's Life in the "Shadow of Maus"
Mother Jones
There is a major retrospective of Art Spiegelman's Life that runs through March 23 at the the Jewish Museum in New York City. I caught up with the esteemed artist to talk about life after Maus, his rejected New Yorker covers, and how Mad magazine shattered Norman Rockwell's America.
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