MINOR AT HEART
Work, a source of vitality and well-being
For Push Pin Studios co-founder and New York City graphic design legend Milton Glaser, the idea of retirement is repulsive.
Brazil through the eyes of comics artists
Reporting from Brazil, Shasta Darlington profiles a handful of comics artists for American Airlines' in-flight magazine American Way, which includes a discussion with award-winning artist and writer Marcelo D'Salete.
The end of MAD, once a boon in comics' end-times
At The Nation, Jeet Heer writes about the impact of MAD magazine and references its origins, which came at a tumultuous time for the comic book industry and for EC Comics publisher William Gaines.
Photographer Gordon Parks and "Harlem Gang Leader" Leonard “Red” Jackson
In marking a forthcoming remake of Shaft, Maurice Berger at the New York Times reports that Gordon Parks hoped to "challenge how mainstream media portrayed African-Americans and crime.”
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Dominic Umile lives, writes, and drinks in Brooklyn, NY. His criticism and features have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Reader, Hyperallergic, and more. Get in touch.