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Justin Canha, Keiko Tobe and “Raising an Autistic Child” [Manga, recommended]
. This Sunday, the New York Times profiled Justin Canha (Link), a young, autistic artist from Montclair, New Jersey who, at 22, is trying hard to find a good work environment and make his first close personal friends. Link to … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy Harmon, Anthony Ausgang, Autism, book recommendation, Cartoon, Cartooning, Josei, Keiko Tobe, Manga, Montclair, New York Times, Recommended, Workplace
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Dcnu / New 52: ALL new series, reviewed (updated)
. This September, DC Comics has relaunched their super-hero comic book line and started 52 new series (Link), with 52 easy-to-enter starting points. On Twitter (Link to my profile, smeschmesch), I collected the buzz about each new series. So here … Continue reading
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Tagged Comic book review, comic books, DCNu, Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Jeff Lemire, new52, Recommendations, Twitter
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Ivana Rohr: “Nichts bleibt, Baby” [Prosanova 2011]
“Nichts bleibt, Baby” (Link) war die schönste, stimmigste und frischeste Veranstaltung von Prosanova 2011 (Link), dem Festival für junge deutschsprachige Literatur (Link) in Hildesheim: Ein begehbares Hörgedicht der Lyrikerin / Künstlerin Ivana Rohr (Link) in einer abstrakten Kulisse – friedlich, … Continue reading
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Tagged BELLA triste, Gedicht, Hildesheim, Installation, Ivana Rohr, junge Literatur, Literaturfestival, Lyrik, Poetry
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Literature about 9/11: Recommendations
In 2005, I read nearly 30 fiction and nonfiction books about 9/11 (Link) for a long essay/feature for the German literature e-zine “lit05.de” (Link). Since then, I continued to read literature about the 2001 attacks: Some great books, a lot … Continue reading
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Tagged 11. September, 9/11, 9/11 literature, Alissa Torres, Art Spiegelman, book recommendation, book recommendations, Book Review, Brian K. Vaughan, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Claire Messud, David Wyatt, Else Buschheuer, Ex Machina, Fiona Maazel, Frédéric Beigbeder, Gore Vidal, Greg Rucka, Heidi Julavits, Jay McInerney, John Updike, Jonathan Safran Foer, Joseph O'Neill, Joyce Maynard, Kathrin Röggla, Lily Brett, New York, Nicholas Rinaldi, Nicholson Baker, Noam Chomsky, Oriana Fallaci, Our Worlds at War Tara Chace, Paul Auster, Queen and Country, Rafik Schami, Richard Bernstein, September 11th, World Trade Center, WTC
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Kulturtagebuch: Leben und Schreiben in Hildesheim
. Alle zusammen – jeder für sich. Lose Notizen über die Dramaturgie einer Sammlung loser Notizen. von Stefan Mesch (Link), Februar 2007 . Dieser Text – über den Studiengang “Kreatives Schreiben und Kulturjournalismus” in Hildesheim (Link) – erschien ursprünglich … Continue reading