PR: Oct 13: Walking Dead Day & a Huge Signing at Third Eye Annapolis

Walking Dead Day & a signing w/ Deadpool Writer Gerry Duggan!

This Saturday is WALKING DEAD DAY at all Third Eyes! And, at Third Eye Annapolis, TWO events in ONE: we're hosting WALKING DEAD(POOL) DAY... all the fun of WALKING DEAD DAY but with a special guest: DEADPOOL writer GERRY DUGGAN signing his newest release: DEAD RABBIT #1! Get Full Details on WALKING DEAD DAY here. Read more about DEAD RABBIT #1 here. Heya Third Eye Faithful, We've got a big, crazy awesome weekend planned for you all with the special 15th anniversary celebration of WALKING DEAD DAY -- which we'll be hosting at ALL Third Eye locations! And, then, on top of that, we're going to be delivering you TWO EVENTS IN ONE at Third Eye Annapolis with our WALKING DEAD(POOL) DAY! That's right: DEADPOOL writer GERRY DUGGAN is launching his new series DEAD RABBIT at Third Eye, and hey -- we figured what better day to bring in the man who gave us Santa fighting zombies (don't worry, we'll have that awesome read in stock for you to check out -- look for LAST CHRISTMAS on the signing table) than WALKING DEAD DAY! What is WALKING DEAD DAY? For 15 years, this series has delivered one of the most compelling reads in comics. The TV show truly does not do it justice, and now Image is celebrating the long-running goodness of this modern classic. We've got some of the following fun stuff in store, including: FREE WALKING DEAD Walker Masks for the 1st 50 in line at Third Eye Annapolis, 1st 25 in line at Third Eye RVA, and 1st 25 in line at Third Eye SOMD! FREE WALKING DEAD BUTTONS for the 1st 25 in line at ALL Third Eye locations! FREE WALKING DEAD DAY Special Edition one-shot featuring MICHONNE, THE GOVERNOR, TYRESE, and MORGAN w/ any purchase (while supplies last) PURCHASE THE WALKING DEAD BLIND BAG Editions - Key issues of the iconic series featuring art from the hottest artists in the biz today (the First Appearance of Michonne features a J.SCOTT CAMPBELL cover, which is super rad!) - the bags conceal different variations of the artwork - with there being the standard color cover, a virgin version (a little bit rarer), a black and white version (a lot rarer), and then a black and white virgin version (the rarest!!!)! Limited quantities available! COME IN WALKING DEAD COSPLAY & BE ENTERED TO WIN A WALKING DEAD PRIZE PACKAGE! AND FINALLY: Save 20% OFF all WALKING DEAD Merchandise (excluding WALKING DEAD BLIND BAG Editions & SINGLE ISSUES) Don't forget about the DEAD RABBIT Signing at Third Eye Annapolis! We're also hosting GERRY DUGGAN, writer of the brand new IMAGE series, DEAD RABBIT, along with INFINITY WARS & DEADPOOL, at Third Eye Annapolis! It's gonna be a very awesome, and rare chance to meet Gerry for what is sure to be his biggest book -- and you can read all about that signing here! Connect with us ‌ ‌ ‌

Third Eye Games and Hobbies | 209 CHINQUAPIN ROUND RD, Suite 400, Annapolis, MD 21401

Oct 23: Ali Fitzgerald - Drawn to Berlin at Politics and Prose Union Market

Ali Fitzgerald - Drawn to Berlin: Comic Workshops in Refugee Shelters and Other Stories from a New Europe — at Politics and Prose at Union Market

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 - 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

https://www.politics-prose.com/event/book/ali-fitzgerald-drawn-to-berlin-comic-workshops-in-refugee-shelters-and-other-stories-new

Fitzgerald spent eight years in Berlin teaching her illustrating craft to centers asylum seekers from countries like Syria and Afghanistan – people who have often been targets of bigotry and hatred in both their native and adopted countries. Her powerful graphic memoir chronicles her experience with these extraordinary students, telling both their stories and her own. Fitzgerald, an artist who has exhibited extensively in Europe and the U.S., has had her comics regularly featured in The New Yorker, New York Magazine, and McSweeney's, and her book is a compassionate and intimate look at the empowering capacities of art, capturing the highs and lows of a decade in an ever-changing European metropolis.

 

This event is free to attend with no reservation required. Seating is available on a first come, first served basis.
Click here for more information.

Politics and Prose at Union Market   1270 5th Street NE   Washington   DC    20008

TODAY! Wimpy Kid tickets go on sale at noon

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/politics-prose-presents-jeff-kinney-wimpy-kid-live-the-meltdown-show-tickets-51159736148

Countdown to The Meltdown! In celebration of the launch of Diary of a Wimpy Kid #13: The Meltdown, join us for an imaginative evening at Wimpy Kid Live: The Meltdown Show, an interactive author experience hosted by JEFF KINNEY.

This one-hour show is packed full of trademark Wimpy Kid humor, trivia, cartooning, zany audience participation opportunities, and snowball fights. Stick around after the show for a photo with Jeff.

Tickets

Each Fan Ticket ($22) includes a copy of The Meltdown, a pre-personalized bookplate signed by Jeff, a photo with Jeff, and entry for one person to "Wimpy Kid Live: The Meltdown Show."

Companion Tickets (free) are reserved for parents, guardians, and children under 6 ONLY and include entry for one person to "Wimpy Kid Live: The Meltdown Show." A corresponding Fan Ticket is required for entry. Attendees may purchase as many Fan Tickets as they would like.

Each party of 2 must include at least one Fan Ticket.

Books may only be picked up at the venue the night of the event and cannot be picked up in-store beforehand.

Photos with Jeff will be taken using each customer's phone or camera.

No books from home will be signed.

About The Meltdown:

When snow shuts down Greg Heffleys middle school, his neighborhood transforms into a wintry battlefield. Rival groups fight over territory, build massive snow forts, and stage epic snowball fights. And in the crosshairs are Greg and his trusty best friend, Rowley Jefferson.

Its a fight for survival as Greg and Rowley navigate alliances, betrayals, and warring gangs in a neighborhood meltdown. When the snow clears, will Greg and Rowley emerge as heroes? Or will they even survive to see another day?

With more than 200 million copies sold across the globe in 65 editions and 56 languages, Wimpy Kid has turned millions of kids into readers.

Date and Time

Sun, November 4, 2018

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM EST

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Location

Woodrow Wilson High School

3950 Chesapeake Street Northwest

Washington, DC 20016

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Refund Policy

Refunds up to 1 day before event

The Post recommends Rube Goldberg exhibit in Philly

Enjoy complex, crazy and absurd machines? Check out 'The Art of Rube Goldberg.'

By Erin Blakemore

Washington Post October 7 2018

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/enjoy-complex-crazy-and-absurd-machines-check-out-the-art-of-rube-goldberg/2018/10/05/c201f29e-c67c-11e8-b1ed-1d2d65b86d0c_story.html

Cartoon from artleytoons

"Sub Standard"

—Steven G. Artley, artleytoons

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©2018 Steven G. Artley • artleytoons • ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Oct 10-13: Fall for the Book at George Mason University

Events are at George Mason University's Fairfax Campus, located at 4400 University Drive, and at other locations throughout Northern Virginia. Visit our Planning Your Visit page for tips on travel, food, and more.

Except where noted, all events are free and do not require tickets, thanks to the generous support of our sponsors and partners.

All events are first come, first serve. In order to receive reserved seating, please consider becoming a Friend of the Festival.

Thursday, October 11

 1:30pm

March for Freedom with Congressman John Lewis and Andrew Aydin Andrew Aydin • Congressman John Lewis

Friday, Oct 12

3:30pm

Absolutely A-MAZE-ING! Joe Wos

Saturday, October 13

 12:30pm

The Graphic Novel, the Sketchbook, and the Scrapbook Laura Lee Gulledge • Roye Okupe • Caroline Preston

Congressman John Lewis

https://fallforthebook2018.sched.com/speaker/congressman_john_lewis.1y78d1g4?iframe=no&w=100%&sidebar=yes&bg=no

Andrew Aydin

https://fallforthebook2018.sched.com/speaker/andrew_aydin.70vxtza?iframe=no&w=100%&sidebar=yes&bg=no

Laura Lee Gulledge

https://fallforthebook2018.sched.com/speaker/laura_gulledge.1y89cbve?iframe=no&w=100%&sidebar=yes&bg=no

Roye Okupe

https://fallforthebook2018.sched.com/speaker/roye_okupe.1y8j6eth?iframe=no&w=100%&sidebar=yes&bg=no

Caroline Preston

https://fallforthebook2018.sched.com/speaker/caroline_preston.1yes5rko?iframe=no&w=100%&sidebar=yes&bg=no

Joe Wos

https://fallforthebook2018.sched.com/speaker/joe_wos.71heb77?iframe=no&w=100%&sidebar=yes&bg=no

Oct 13: Matthew Thurber in Baltimore

Matthew Thurber launches Art Comic!

in NY, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Columbus, Baltimore and Providence!

Matthew Thurber launches his hilarious new graphic novel Art Comic with a performance, discussion, and book signing!

Art Comic is a blunt and hilarious assault on the swirling hot mess that is the art world. Sycophantic fans, duplicitous gallerists, fatuous patrons, and self-aggrandizing art stars: he lampoons each and every facet of the eminently ridiculous industry of truth and beauty. Part scathing condemnation, part irreverent appreciation, Thurber's comics skewer the art world in a way only an art lover can.

Baltimore, MD

Saturday, October 13, 2018 - 7:00pm

Atomic Books

3620 Falls Rd, 21211

SPX - a few panels more

SPX 2018 Panel - Jules Feiffer: When A Legend Lives In The Shadows

SmallPressExpo

Published on Sep 30, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnM1o6MpCOM

A panel discussion with comics' greatest living Renaissance man! How do you top yourself after your work has received the Academy Award and the Pulitzer Prize — and you've been inducted into the Comic Book Hall of Fame? In the case of legendary Jules Feiffer, you enjoy a creative rejuvenation after age 80 by diving into noir graphic novels. Feiffer concludes his acclaimed noir trilogy with the new book The Ghost Script. Feiffer and moderator Michael Cavna, columnist/cartoonist at The Washington Post, delve into Feiffer's new burst of inspiration, including sci-fi fantasies for young readers, and cartooning in the age of Trump.

SPX 2018 Panel - Writing About Bipolar

SmallPressExpo

Published on Oct 1, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vdORwSvKJ0

As mental health is becoming a subject that's more openly discussed than ever, comics narratives are emerging about personal experiences with mental illness. Moderator Rob Clough discusses with Lawrence Lindell (Couldn't Afford Therapy, So I Made This), Ellen Forney (Rock Steady), and Keiler Roberts (Chlorine Gardens) their struggles with Bipolar Disorder, the choices they make in writing about it, and how this process affects how they think about it.

SPX 2018 Panel - Queer Romance

SmallPressExpo

Published on Oct 1, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTCVLnYbNFA

Romance comics have a long and storied history. However, a new generation of queer romance cartoonists is challenging assumptions, investigating & mainstreaming specific subcultures, and playfully subverting the genre's familiar cliches. Moderator Carta Monir joins panelists Ed Luce (Wuvable Oaf), Hazel Newlevant (Sugartown), Archie Bongiovanni (The Greasebats) and Shauna J. Grant (Princess Love Pon) as they discuss their own unique takes on romance comics.

SPX 2018 Panel - Feminist Futurism & Fantasy

SmallPressExpo

Published on Sep 30, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXLZK4Ijvo0

Science fiction and fantasy have longed served as a way to couch deeper social, political and cultural meanings. Moderator Francesca Lyn and panelists Emma Ríos (Island), Carolyn Nowak (Diana's Electric Tongue), Aminder Dhaliwal (Woman World), and Fiona Smyth (Somnambulance) discuss how they use various genre tropes to explore topics related to feminism like a world without men, the implications of having a robot boyfriend, mystical searches in surreal environments and much more.

Anne Ishii and Gengorah Tagame at Politics and Prose at Union Market

They're talking about his transition from gay erotic manga to the family friendly book My Brother's Husband.

SPX 2018 panels

SPX 2018 Panel - Illuminating Legends

SmallPressExpo

Published on Sep 24, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w-TbUtzpfE

The adage "write what you know" has led to many beautiful and inspiring autobiographies; but when writing and/or drawing the life of another, you're given the chance to step into another's shoes. Ron Wimberly (Sentences), Hazel Newlevant (If This Be Sin), Max de Radiguès (Weegee) and Jérémie Royer (Audubon) dive into the research, editing, and artistic skills required to get someone else's life right. Moderated by Marc Sobel.

SPX 2018 Panel -Gekiga à la Mode: Ryan Holmberg on Baron Yoshimoto

SmallPressExpo

Published on Sep 25, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCCs00C4Ys8

Celebrating the recent publication of Baron Yoshimoto's The Troublemakers from Retrofit / Big Planet Comics, professor and historian Ryan Holmbergl offers a fresh perspective on the manga genre of gekiga. Though usually known for its gritty stories about underclass life and male frustration, gekiga was also plugged into the rise of young men's fashion and the popularity of Anglo-American playboy types in the 1960s. Baron Yoshimoto, Saito Takao, and Tatsumi Yoshihiro are among the artists whose work is discussed.

SPX 2018 Panel - The Practice of Diary Comics

SmallPressExpo

Published on Sep 28, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kajnC8DJHtc

Moderator Derek Royal joins a panel of cartoonists in discussing the nature of diary comics, one of the most popular forms of graphic memoir. Summer Pierre (Paper Pencil Life), Glynnis Fawkes (Greek Diary), Kevin Budnik (It's OK To Be Sad) and Dustin Harbin (Diary Comics) take a critical look at the definition of the subgenre, distinguish it from memoir and autobiography, talk about its history and discuss the problematic elements of the term.

SPX 2018 Panel - Roz Chast in Conversation

Published on Sep 29, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrvAxb6yA6w

Roz Chast is an artistic polymath. Her humorous single-panel cartoons on the tics and neuroses of everyday life have been entertaining readers of The New Yorker for years. Her first graphic novel, Can We Please Talk About Something A Little More Pleasant? garnered her both the Kirkus Prize as well as the National Book Critics Circle Award, amongst other honors. In this panel Roz talks about her affection for pysanka eggs, hooking rugs, needlepoint, William Steig, Charles Addams and drawing cartoons. Moderated by comics historian and SPX Executive Director, Warren Bernard.

SPX 2018 Panel - On the Ground: Reportage and Narrative

Published on Oct 2, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u098hpBDjKA

Comics journalism often takes the form of the cartoonist being on site as they report directly on what they see and hear, often in explosive or dangerous situations. Moderator Chris Mautner joins comics journalists Ben Passmore (Fighting For A Better History), Mike Dawson (Dispatch From A Sanctuary City), Whit Taylor (Finding Your Roots) and Josh Kramer (The Cartoon Picayune) as they discuss the storytelling and journalistic decisions they have to make in creating a narrative, striking a balance between advocacy and objectivity, and the ways in which the time lag between observation and publication can create a new perspective.

SPX 2018 Panel - Look Back and Laugh: Youth & Autobiography

SmallPressExpo

Published on Oct 2, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beajUqHO3z4

Our renowned panelists Dash Shaw (New School), Kat Fajardo (Gringa!), Carta Monir (Secure Connect) and Nate Powell (Come Again) have all created beautiful books about the trials and triumphs of youth. Here with moderator Heidi MacDonald, they discuss what goes into making a book that's meant to capture the authenticity of an era you only see in hindsight.

SPX 2018 Panel - Teen Latinx Memoir

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Published on Oct 3, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfKkwtbKZA4

Join moderator Jason Rodriguez and the mentors and students of the Latin American Youth Center as they discuss their experience in creating the anthology Voces Sin Fronteras. This was the product of an intensive workshop with first-generation Latinx teenagers, teaching them how to make comics. The result is a book dedicated to "Our Stories, Our Truth" and is designed to "inspire, educate and motivate its readers and that changes the narrative about America's immigrants."

SPX 2018 Panel - Adventures in Publishing

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Published on Oct 3, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-bhB4_Aqn4

Moderator Robyn Chapman (Paper Rocket) and publishers Taneka Stotts (Ascend Comics), Der-Shing Helmer (Ascend Comics) and Andrea Colvin (Lion Forge) discuss the challenges and rewards of publishing. What kind of models are there for publishing? What do publishers look for in a pitch from an artist? How are issues like distribution, markets, funding and editing addressed?

SPX 2018 Panel - Building the Jungle Gym

SmallPressExpo

Published on Oct 4, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8KWisVu2fM

J.A. Micheline moderates this panel with Shannon Wright (Castor and Carina), Benji Nate (Catboy), Molly Ostertag (The Witch Boy), and Gale Galligan (Baby Sitters Club) as they discuss the structures and signifiers of kid's comics and animation. How do you know a kids comic when you see one? What structurally indicates a comic as being for kids? What decisions are made? And what does it mean to have those structures used in adult comics?

SPX 2018 Panel - Liv Strömquist: Fruit Of Knowledge

SmallPressExpo

Published on Oct 4, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLt8Rb7XuOg

Liv Strömquist's new book, Fruit of Knowledge, is subtitled "The Vulva vs. the Patriarchy". The Embassy of Sweden's Cultural Counselor, Linda Zachrison, joins Liv in a wide-ranging discussion about how her bitingly satirical book details how men have denied, erased and stigmatized women's bodies and identities throughout history by making topics like menstruation and female genitalia taboo.

SPX 2018 Panel - Cutting Up: Julie Doucet's Reinventions From Dirty Plotte to Carpet Sweeper Tales

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Published on Oct 5, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un8Mxey2oT4

With her medium-defining comic Dirty Plotte now set to be available to fans in full for the first time since its original serialization, SPX is honored to host Julie Doucet for a conversation about her long and varied artistic career. At the forefront of a generation of artists whose work bridged the gap between the self-published underground of zines and minicomics and the alternative comics peddled by independent houses, Doucet's career nevertheless refuses to settle into one medium. Feminist media scholar Rachel Miller joins Julie for a free-wheeling exploration of her work from comics to collages, dreams to diaries, and all the talking Tampax and rowdy alley cats in between.

SPX 2018 Panel - Process Party Live: Josh Cotter

SmallPressExpo

Published on Oct 5, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1QdJSoKQc8

Veteran cartoonists Mike Dawson and Zack Soto host Process Party, the Internet's Only Podcast. It's the show where comics makers talk to other comics makers about the comics they make. Fantagraphics' Josh Cotter is the subject of this special episode recorded live at SPX, discussing Nod Away and ten years of Skyscrapers of the Midwest, in addition to his approach to craft and life.

The Post's obituary for Walking Dead tv show actor

Scott Wilson, star of 'In Cold Blood' and 'The Walking Dead,' dies at 76 [in print as Scott Wilson, 76; Actor starred in 'Walking Dead,' 'Cold Blood'.]

By Harrison Smith

Washington Post October 9 2018.

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/scott-wilson-star-of-in-cold-blood-and-the-walking-dead-dies-at-76/2018/10/07/7abf4076-ca3c-11e8-a3e6-44daa3d35ede_story.html

SPX 2018 videos going online at a good clip

There's 17 videos of the panels online now: https://www.youtube.com/user/SmallPressExpo/videos

Tonight: Gengoroh Tagame - My Brother's Husband, Volume 2

Gengoroh Tagame - My Brother's Husband, Volume 2 — presented with Anne Ishii — at Politics and Prose at Union Market

Tuesday, October 9, 2018 - 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

https://www.politics-prose.com/event/book/gengoroh-tagame-my-brothers-husband-volume-2-presented-anne-ishii-politics-and-prose#moreinfo

Tagame is one of Japan's most influential gay manga artists and was one of the first to come out. He won the prestigious Japan Media Arts Award for Outstanding Work of Manga and a 2018 Eisner Award for the opening volume of My Brother's Husband. In this break-out work, he introduced Yaichi, his daughter Kana, and Mike, the widowed Canadian husband of Yaichi's late twin brother, Ryoji. While Kana and her mother immediately took to Mike, Yaichi, like Japan, was slower to shake his homophobia. In this sequel, Yaichi is still wary, but slowly grows closer to his brother-in-law as the two men trade memories of the different Ryojis they knew. Tagame will be presenting with his translator Anne Ishii, executive director of Asian Arts Initiative.

 

This event is free to attend with no reservation required. Seating is available on a first come, first served basis.
Click here for more information.

Politics and Prose at Union Market   1270 5th St NE   Washington   DC    20002

Cartoon from artleytoons

An anthem for the new found Right; its new hour seen; its values expressed.

—Steven G. Artley, artleytoons

©2018 Steven G. Artley • artleytoons • ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

The Post's obituary for animator Will Vinton

Will Vinton, filmmaker and animator who created the California Raisins, dies at 70 [in print as Will Vinton, 70; Animator brought the California Raisins to life].

By Matt Schudel

Washington Post October 7, 2018

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/will-vinton-filmmaker-and-animator-who-created-the-california-raisins-dies-at-70/2018/10/05/0e6645ce-c8ce-11e8-9b1c-a90f1daae309_story.html

Comic Riffs talks Border Town

'Border Town' is a comic about immigration and Latino identity. But it's mainly about monsters.

By David Betancourt

Washington Post Comic Riffs blog October 3 2018

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2018/10/03/border-town-is-a-comic-about-immigration-and-latino-identity-but-its-mainly-about-monsters/

Comic Riffs talks to Venom's director ... and reviews the movie

The 'Venom' director's Hollywood path began when he saw 'Batman' as a D.C. teenager [in print as 'Venom' director's interest in superhero films took flight with 1980s 'Batman']

By Michael Cavna

Washington Post October 6 2018, p. C2

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2018/10/05/the-venom-directors-hollywood-path-began-when-he-saw-batman-as-a-d-c-teenager/

'Venom' is a surprisingly funny guilty pleasure that will never be mistaken for greatness

By David Betancourt

Reporter

Washington Post Comic Riffs blog October 5 2015

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2018/10/05/venom-is-a-surprisingly-funny-guilty-pleasure-that-will-never-be-mistaken-for-greatness/

Cartoon from artleytoons

"It's a hard knock Trump"
by Steve Artley from artleytoons

©2018 Steven G. Artley • artleytoons • ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Flugennocks' Latest'n'Greatest: "Pussy Hats II: This Time, It's Brunch"

From DC's anarchist cartoonist, MIke Fluggenock

"Pussy Hats II: This Time, It's Brunch"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=2612

Imagine my delight when I learned that the Million Hillary March was 
going to be returning here to Washington, DC next January – a fresh, 
new blue wave of vindictiveness, bitterness, denial, exploitation, and 
all the goddamn astroturf you can handle. Why, the very thought of all 
this vibrant feminist energy makes me want to charge into the streets 
and ask to speak to the manager.

Imagine also my amusement to discover that this chickenshit outfit has 
actually published an "oral history" with the assistance of their 
comrades at Condé Nast, which is about as grassroots as you can get, 
kids. Two whole epic years of demonstrative Liberal indignation, 
laying astroturf, and accomplishing absolute zero – now, there's some 
serious-ass oral history. Hot damn, hold me back.

https://www.womensmarch.com/togetherwerise
https://www.womensmarch.com/2019/