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The Comic-Strip Writer Who Became a Legend

The Comic-Strip Writer Who Became a Legend

Héctor Germán Oesterheld's pulp adventures won him a devoted following-and made him a target of Argentina's j…

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How Kate Beaton Paid Off Her Student Loans

How Kate Beaton Paid Off Her Student Loans

The Canadian cartoonist Kate Beaton is a master of liminal spaces. Her drawings are accomplished and often be…

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The Cute and Horrifying World of Jim Woodring

The Cute and Horrifying World of Jim Woodring

"Where do you get your ideas?" is a question that most authors dread. The cartoonist Jim Woodring has a simpl…

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Marvel and DC face backlash over pay: 'They sent a thank you note and $5,000 - the movie made $1b...

Marvel and DC face backlash over pay: 'They sent a thank you note and $5,000 - the movie made $1b...

atch any superhero movie and you will see a credit along the lines of "based on the comic book created by", u…

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Journalism still has power. But not the way you'd hope.

Journalism still has power. But not the way you'd hope.

Pete Hegseth, the Fox News personality, Iraq War veteran, and one-time guard at the Guantanamo Bay detention …

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The fascist next door: how to cover hate

The fascist next door: how to cover hate

At UNC Charlotte in North Carolina on Tuesday, April 30, a 22-year-old man allegedly shot six people in his a…

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One conservative group's successful infiltration of the media

One conservative group's successful infiltration of the media

In editorials and juicy quotes to news organizations across the nation, restaurant workers are speaking up ag…

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Frank Miller: 'I wasn't thinking clearly when I said those things'

Frank Miller: 'I wasn't thinking clearly when I said those things'

After stirring up outrage lambasting Muslims and Wall Street protesters, The Dark Knight Returns creator has …

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Stinger Missiles And Shady Deals: Ex-Biz Partner To Trump Has A Tall Tale To Tell

Stinger Missiles And Shady Deals: Ex-Biz Partner To Trump Has A Tall Tale To Tell

In December 2015, an Associated Press reporter asked Donald Trump why he had appointed Felix Sater, a man who…

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Mike Mignola: Why I'm ending Hellboy to go paint watercolors instead

Mike Mignola: Why I'm ending Hellboy to go paint watercolors instead

Mike Mignola's Hellboy is one of the most widely praised and visually distinctive comics of the last three de…

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How a digital divide leaves parts of rural America isolated

How a digital divide leaves parts of rural America isolated

It's been two years since Sonia's husband's fatal heart attack. Almost anywhere else in the United States, em…

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No Matter How Your Heart Is Grieving: Disney for the Sad

No Matter How Your Heart Is Grieving: Disney for the Sad

At the time of this writing, the Walt Disney Company does not control the weather in Orlando, Florida, but fo…

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