What Makes Art Great? Two Comics Put a Prediction in Danger.

SAINT SEBASTIAN’S ABYSSby Mark Haber LONG CUTby Emily Hall Contemporary fiction does not judge the art world genres as harshly as it does, say, assassins for hire, but at least assassins can be trusted to perform a useful service. By comparison, characters in art-related novels tend to be dishonest: jackal traders, greedy collectors, fake painters, …

Justin Green, who put himself in underground cartoons, dies

“Green is relentlessly analytical in exploring every formative event and thought from playmates’ revelations about the realities of life and related questions from her parents; to his lustful dreams about girls at school and accidentally discovering his physiological response.” Graham Johnstone wrote in a review “Justin Green’s Binky Brown Sampler” (1995) – a collection of …

‘The Girl and the Spider’ Review: Where Did I Put That Thing?

With “The Girl and the Spider” Swiss filmmakers Ramon and Silvan Zürcher are identical twins behind the extraordinary debut “Strange Little Cat” He made his second film in a row that invites viewers to get lost in an apartment – or in this case, more than once. The two-day “Girl and the Spider” tells, in …

Uneven vaccination rates put economic recovery at risk, OECD says

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development warned on Tuesday that the global economic recovery from the pandemic has finally occurred, but has pulled back its forecast for worldwide economic growth, and that the recovery is benefiting wealthier countries from the developing world. because the vaccine distribution occurs at an uneven rate. The OECD said …

Colombia’s Troubles Put A President’s Legacy On The Line

Seoul – Ivan Duque Swept into Colombia’s presidency In 2018, as a young, little-known technocrat, a rising right-wing movement was underway. suppressed public anger peace treaty He said the country was too soft on its deadly rebels. And he warned that his left-wing rival’s proposals could hinder steady growth. Three years and after a global …

Experts Say Smartphone Guidelines Could Put Novice Hikers in Danger

For inexperienced hikers, smartphones are a versatile tool: a flashlight, an emergency signal, and a GPS, all-in-one. But experts say it could be bad advice and possibly life-threatening for hikers to rely solely on their phones when entering the wilderness. Apps and online maps have strayed hikers on both sides of the Atlantic. In Scotland, …