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Array-ne slightly later in the day…almost forgot, heard a far more rumorish rumor that the barge may be moving VERY soon, like maybe tomorrow. Theory is that will be too small a space (between the north side of the barge and the south side of Pier 66) to allow any large motorized vessels to use it, which would mean that kayaks could be there even if you accept the premise that motorized & non-motorized vessels have to be separated.
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-ne I know that something had to be done after Tiger Woods shot 66-65 on Friday and Saturday during that crazy Masters in 1997. I loved the fact that I was watching the MASTERS, not guys sweating and grinding over a four-foot par putt during a tough U.S. Open. It is the only golf tournament that every golf fan knows everything about (quick, what holes are Amen Corner?), Toughening Augusta National hasn’t done anything except eliminate a re-creation of an event like 1986 (the best Masters EVER) and raise the winning score a few shots here and there.
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Others are works of a cartoonist whose influence was wider than is represented by a specific work; so these works (Scrooge McDuck, Dark Knight Returns, The Spirit) are merely touchstones representing that cartoonist’s pervasive impact upon the profession and the craft. an underground creation that crossed-over successfully to syndication, proving that unconventional cartooning can survive in the mainstream. an innovative comic strip in both graphic style and narrative technique, the third of Cole’s masterful achievements in the medium. a social protest series of panel cartoons by a passionate master. a role model in the funnies by a role model at the drawingboard, the first nationally recognized syndicated female cartoonist (although not the first syndicated female cartoonist). shows how cartooning can step beyond laughter into philosophical satire. a comic strip with heart and humanity, setting an example for the medium. Magazine cartoons by Tom Henderson (1950s); one of the most popular comic strips in the medium’s history, the strip’s hero was a role model for young Americans. another cartoonist who infiltrated popular culture, giving his name in the dictionary to any mechanical device that seems more complicated in operation than the task it is intended to perform. a place-holder for the cartoonist who designed Esky, the goggle-eyed mascot for Esquire magazine, and who devised the comedy for most of the magazine’s cartoons in the early years. Political cartoons by Rollin Kirby; the first winner of a Pulitzer for editorial cartooning, Kirby invented the notorious Mr. Dry, a funereal symbol of Prohibition in the twenties. established the continuing story mode for daily comic strips, making suspense a vital ingredient on the comics pages. New Yorker cartoons by Charles Addams; established the macabre in cartoon humor. the most widely circulated comic strip in history (about 4,000 base and unit newspapers during World War II), it featured the curvaceous Miss Lace, a daringly risque departure in comic strippery but justified considering the exclusive audience–soldiers and sailors in wartime, who, Caniff said, needed to be reminded of what they were fighting for. the first lady of cartooning (who was doing editorial cartoons for a daily newspaper before women could vote), Edwina defied logic again by producing the epitome of a boy strip for over 40 years. Editorial cartoons by Jeff MacNelly (c. the pace-setter in editorial cartooning for the last quarter of the century. New Yorker cartoons by George Price; Masses cartoons by Art Young; exemplar of an idealistically driven cartoonist, Young never drew a cartoon whose message he didn’t believe in passionately once he’d converted to Socialism in the early years of the century. Editorial cartoons by J.N. perhaps the first nationally-recognized editorial cartoonist, Ding set the graphic fashion for his generation of the breed. a beautifully executed expression of a cartoonist’s belief in his art and in the moral function of heroism. Playboy cartoons by Jack Cole; Editorial cartoons by Paul Conrad; Editorial cartoons by Herblock; Willie and Joe WWII cartoons by Bill Mauldin; Cartoons in True magazine by Virgil Partch (VIP) (c. re-vitalized the single-panel magazine gag cartoon by making the sense of the picture dependent upon understanding the caption beneath and vice versa. apart from the novelty of an elastic superhero, these comic books were hilarious demonstrations of the power of sight gags to infuse a creation with a distinctive ambiance–in short, a cartoonist’s power. New Yorker cartoons by Peter Arno (1927-1950); embodying the spirit of the magazine as no other New Yorker cartoonist, Arno made his words completely dependent upon the pictures for comedic sense (and vice versa) thereby establishing the single-speaker caption for gag cartoons. another who, like Mullin, embodies an entire cartooning genre. Editorial cartoons by Pat Oliphant; revolutionized the appearance of editorial cartooning and its method by making comedy a weapon. at its best, this strip scaled the heights to which the visual-verbal medium of cartooning can aspire by combiningvaudevillian comedy and caricature with satirical allegory, creating meaning on two levels at once, each serving the purposes of the other.
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-ne Do you pay attention to the news? You might write about your relationship to the news or your feelings about the media, or you might invent a news story and headline and have fun with it!
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-ne I’d like all my friends and family back home to meet John Bento. But John Bento is not a blood relative. John Bento also extends himself to give to others less fortunate: Peace Corps Volunteers. Sure John Bento is a generous hero of the people. Inside all of us is a John Bento. Inside everyone–even Luther, Total Jim, Pojken, and all my cousins–is a John Bento waiting to burst out. You can all be like John Bento. I will never forget John Bento.
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Array-ne slightly later in the day…almost forgot, heard a far more rumorish rumor that the barge may be moving VERY soon, like maybe tomorrow. Theory is that will be too small a space (between the north side of the barge and the south side of Pier 66) to allow any large motorized vessels to use it, which would mean that kayaks could be there even if you accept the premise that motorized & non-motorized vessels have to be separated.
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-ne I know that something had to be done after Tiger Woods shot 66-65 on Friday and Saturday during that crazy Masters in 1997. I loved the fact that I was watching the MASTERS, not guys sweating and grinding over a four-foot par putt during a tough U.S. Open. It is the only golf tournament that every golf fan knows everything about (quick, what holes are Amen Corner?), Toughening Augusta National hasn’t done anything except eliminate a re-creation of an event like 1986 (the best Masters EVER) and raise the winning score a few shots here and there.
link
Others are works of a cartoonist whose influence was wider than is represented by a specific work; so these works (Scrooge McDuck, Dark Knight Returns, The Spirit) are merely touchstones representing that cartoonist’s pervasive impact upon the profession and the craft. an underground creation that crossed-over successfully to syndication, proving that unconventional cartooning can survive in the mainstream. an innovative comic strip in both graphic style and narrative technique, the third of Cole’s masterful achievements in the medium. a social protest series of panel cartoons by a passionate master. a role model in the funnies by a role model at the drawingboard, the first nationally recognized syndicated female cartoonist (although not the first syndicated female cartoonist). shows how cartooning can step beyond laughter into philosophical satire. a comic strip with heart and humanity, setting an example for the medium. Magazine cartoons by Tom Henderson (1950s); one of the most popular comic strips in the medium’s history, the strip’s hero was a role model for young Americans. another cartoonist who infiltrated popular culture, giving his name in the dictionary to any mechanical device that seems more complicated in operation than the task it is intended to perform. a place-holder for the cartoonist who designed Esky, the goggle-eyed mascot for Esquire magazine, and who devised the comedy for most of the magazine’s cartoons in the early years. Political cartoons by Rollin Kirby; the first winner of a Pulitzer for editorial cartooning, Kirby invented the notorious Mr. Dry, a funereal symbol of Prohibition in the twenties. established the continuing story mode for daily comic strips, making suspense a vital ingredient on the comics pages. New Yorker cartoons by Charles Addams; established the macabre in cartoon humor. the most widely circulated comic strip in history (about 4,000 base and unit newspapers during World War II), it featured the curvaceous Miss Lace, a daringly risque departure in comic strippery but justified considering the exclusive audience–soldiers and sailors in wartime, who, Caniff said, needed to be reminded of what they were fighting for. the first lady of cartooning (who was doing editorial cartoons for a daily newspaper before women could vote), Edwina defied logic again by producing the epitome of a boy strip for over 40 years. Editorial cartoons by Jeff MacNelly (c. the pace-setter in editorial cartooning for the last quarter of the century. New Yorker cartoons by George Price; Masses cartoons by Art Young; exemplar of an idealistically driven cartoonist, Young never drew a cartoon whose message he didn’t believe in passionately once he’d converted to Socialism in the early years of the century. Editorial cartoons by J.N. perhaps the first nationally-recognized editorial cartoonist, Ding set the graphic fashion for his generation of the breed. a beautifully executed expression of a cartoonist’s belief in his art and in the moral function of heroism. Playboy cartoons by Jack Cole; Editorial cartoons by Paul Conrad; Editorial cartoons by Herblock; Willie and Joe WWII cartoons by Bill Mauldin; Cartoons in True magazine by Virgil Partch (VIP) (c. re-vitalized the single-panel magazine gag cartoon by making the sense of the picture dependent upon understanding the caption beneath and vice versa. apart from the novelty of an elastic superhero, these comic books were hilarious demonstrations of the power of sight gags to infuse a creation with a distinctive ambiance–in short, a cartoonist’s power. New Yorker cartoons by Peter Arno (1927-1950); embodying the spirit of the magazine as no other New Yorker cartoonist, Arno made his words completely dependent upon the pictures for comedic sense (and vice versa) thereby establishing the single-speaker caption for gag cartoons. another who, like Mullin, embodies an entire cartooning genre. Editorial cartoons by Pat Oliphant; revolutionized the appearance of editorial cartooning and its method by making comedy a weapon. at its best, this strip scaled the heights to which the visual-verbal medium of cartooning can aspire by combiningvaudevillian comedy and caricature with satirical allegory, creating meaning on two levels at once, each serving the purposes of the other.
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-ne Do you pay attention to the news? You might write about your relationship to the news or your feelings about the media, or you might invent a news story and headline and have fun with it!
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-ne I’d like all my friends and family back home to meet John Bento. But John Bento is not a blood relative. John Bento also extends himself to give to others less fortunate: Peace Corps Volunteers. Sure John Bento is a generous hero of the people. Inside all of us is a John Bento. Inside everyone–even Luther, Total Jim, Pojken, and all my cousins–is a John Bento waiting to burst out. You can all be like John Bento. I will never forget John Bento.
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