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Opinion | The Real Horrors of America

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By Lynda Barry
| The New York Times Verified
Opinion|The Real Horrors of America https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/opinion/immigration-halloween-monsters.html Guest Essay Oct. 31, 2025 Credit...Lynda Barry Lynda Barry is a cartoonist and a professor of interdisciplinary creativity at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She was a 2019 MacArthur fellow. The Times is committed to publishing a diversity of letters to the editor. We’d like to hear what you think about this or any of our articles. Here are some tips.
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To me creativity isn’t about choosing between words or visuals. It’s about understanding how they work together to move people. “Pick a side” made sense when the industry was built on fixed roles… - Lynda Barry - Medium

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By Lynda Barry
| Medium
Does boxing someone into one identity make them sharper or does it makes the work smaller? To me creativity isn’t about choosing between words or visuals. It’s about understanding how they work together to move people. “Pick a side” made sense when the industry was built on fixed roles. But some of the best thinkers start in one lane and grow by crossing into another. I don’t think mastery comes from staying in your box. For me it came from evolving beyond it.
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Mavis Staples, Thee Sacred Souls to headline Bloomington's Granfalloon festival

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By Lynda Barry
| The Reporter Times
Musical guests include Grammy-winning artist Mavis Staples, soul trio Thee Sacred Souls, and Bloomington-based band Murder by Death. The Granfalloon festival, themed "Cat's Cradle" this year, will run from late April to June. Other events include a keynote address by cartoonist Lynda Barry, a film series, and the IU Writers Conference.
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