Pencil and paper, drawing and writing

At PRINT magazine, Steven Heller talks to Washington University American Culture Studies professor and illustrator DB Dowd.

9/12/19 9/12/19

A notorious mind-weirding origin story

Journalist Jesse Jarnow has some characteristically smart stuff to say about cartoonist Brian Blomerth and his vibrant graphic novel Bicycle Day.

9/6/19 9/6/19

Sue Coe's incisive political art

Activist and graphic artist Sue Coe has been producing some fierce political art for The Nation magazine.

7/18/19 7/18/19

João, he is mystery

At Longreads, writer Tom Maxwell remembers Brazilian songwriter, masterful jazz guitarist, and bossa nova pioneer João Gilberto.

7/15/19 7/15/19

The end of Mad magazine, 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.

7/12/19 7/12/19

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.