May 5: Myla Goldberg at Politics and Prose

Listed because cartoonist Jason Little is married to Ms. Goldberg, and I like her work.

Myla Goldberg

https://www.politics-prose.com/event/book/myla-goldberg-feast-your-eyes-novel

Sunday, May 5 at 1 p.m.

Goldberg made an unforgettable literary debut with Bee Season. Goldberg has gone on to write two more novels as well as essays and work for children. In Feast Your Eyes: A Novel, she profiles the fictional Lillian Preston: "America's Worst Mother, America's Bravest Mother, America's Worst Photographer, or America's Greatest Photographer, depending on who was talking." Narrated by Lillian's daughter and framed as the notes from an exhibition catalogue, the book is a collection of memories, stories, interviews with Lillian's friends, and excerpts from her journals, all centering on the artist's notorious 1955 show, which included partially-nude photos of herself and her daughter.

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.

5015 Connecticut Ave NW   Washington   DC    20008

The Post on the Times cartoon controversy, continued

New York Times publisher orders steps to prevent running another anti-Semitic cartoon. [in print as Times adds safeguards after offensive cartoon]

By Paul Farhi

Washington Post May 2 2019, p. C1, 3

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/new-york-times-publisher-orders-steps-to-prevent-running-another-anti-semitic-cartoon/2019/05/01/84b9e890-6c4b-11e9-a66d-a82d3f3d96d5_story.html

Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Only In New York"

from Mike Flugennock, DC's anarchist cartoonist -

"Only In New York"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=2710

Welp, folks, it's official: Lis Smith is the Sidney Falco of our era. 
Who else would have the skills, connections, and moral turpitude to 
pull together this ham-handed stunt involving Pete Buttigieg riding 
the subway to a joint in Harlem to split a bottle of hot sauce with Al 
Sharpton?

It's been reported they discussed racial disparity n'shit, but let's 
get serious; this was just a freakin' foto op. They could've been 
re-enacting the fake orgasm scene from "When Harry Met Sally" for all 
we know. I mean, c'mon, look at all the freakin' cameras in that 
place, crowding the window.

The questions I'd like to ask here are: what brand is that hot sauce, 
and why haven't they brought out the mayo yet? You know... that big 
'ol jar of weak, tasteless, store-brand diet mayo...? Oh, waitaminnit...

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Sidney Falco, played by Tony Curtis in "Sweet Smell Of Success" (1957)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Smell_of_Success#Plot

"Pete Buttigieg meets Rev. Al Sharpton for Sylvia's lunch tradition — 
but what did they discuss?"
The Grio, 04.29.19 
https://thegrio.com/2019/04/29/pete-buttigieg-al-sharpton-sylvias-lunch/

Saturday is Free Comic Book Day

https://www.freecomicbookday.com/

All the local stores that I know of participate. It's considered polite to buy something as well as get the free comics.

Malaka Gharib interview at Pacific Standard

'This Is a Book I Wish I Had Growing Up': Malaka Gharib on Living Between Cultures

The journalist and author discusses her debut graphic memoir and explains how she's navigated white-dominated spaces—as a teenager, and as an adult.

Tanya Paperny

Pacific Standard Apr 30, 2019

https://psmag.com/ideas/malaka-gharib-on-growing-up-between-cultures

Malaka Gharib is reading at Solid State Books

Malaka Gharib at Solid State Books

She's speaking about her new memoir, I Was The American Dream.

Eisner Awards have 3 local nominees

Rob Salkowitz has a good write-up on Forbes. We'll quote him about Tom King:

"Among individual creators, acclaimed writer Tom King got 5 nominations: Best Short Story (from DC's Swamp Thing Winter Special), Best Continuing Series (Batman), Best Limited Series (Mister Miracle), Best Graphic Album­–Reprint (The Vision hardcover), and Best Writer."

Our other local nominations are for Best Comics-Related Book:

• Drawn to Purpose: American Women Illustrators and Cartoonists, by Martha H. Kennedy (University Press of Mississippi)

and Best Academic/Scholarly Work:

• Breaking the Frames: Populism and Prestige in Comics Studies, by Marc Singer (University of Texas Press)

NPR reviews 'American Gods' graphic novel adaptation

This Graphic Novel Brings Gaiman's 'American Gods' To Chilly Life

Etelka Lehoczky

April 27, 2019

https://www.npr.org/2019/04/27/717559159/this-graphic-novel-brings-gaimans-american-gods-to-chilly-life

NPR reviews local author Malaka Gharib's new graphic memoir

In 'I Was Their American Dream,' It's Culture, Not Color, That Matters

Etelka Lehoczky

April 30, 2019  

https://www.npr.org/2019/04/30/718220595/in-i-was-their-american-dream-its-culture-not-color-that-matters

The Post on Iron Man and Robert Downey's successful run

Robert Downey Jr. and Marvel created a box office streak few thought was possible. Now they are doing something even more surprising. [in print as After 'Endgame,' Robert Downey Jr. seeks a third act].

By Steven Zeitchik

Washington Post April 30 2019 p. A15

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/04/29/robert-downey-jr-marvel-created-box-office-streak-that-few-thought-was-possible-now-they-are-doing-something-even-more-surprising/

Malika Kickstarter begins today

From Roye Okepe's newsletter:

It's an amazing day today!

Why? Because after over a year of hard work, Malika has finally arrived.

I have finally launched the Kickstarter for Malika (vol3) - Fallen Queen Part One.

Make sure you follow the link below today for EXCLUSIVE REWARDS (signed books, animation, merchandise, action figures, artwork & more) you won't see anywhere else 😎 
 

Support The Malika Fallen Queen Kickstarter To Grab EXCLUSIVE REWARDS Today!

Dana Maier returns to the New Yorker website

Friendly Reminders

By Dana Maier

April 28, 2019

https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/friendly-reminders

The Post on the INYT cartoon controversy.

N.Y. Times apologizes for anti-Semitic cartoon featuring Netanyahu and Trump [in print as N.Y. Times is 'deeply sorry' for cartoon].

By Paul Farhi

Washington Post April 30 2019, p. C1, 5

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/ny-times-apologizes-again-for-anti-semitic-cartoon-featuring-netanyahu-and-trump/2019/04/29/27832f08-6a96-11e9-a66d-a82d3f3d96d5_story.html

Tonight: Malaka Gharib at Solid State Books

We talked to Malaka a month ago, and now her book is coming out:

Malaka Gharib: I Was Their American Dream

• 600 H Street NE, Washington, DC 20002
   
• Tuesday, April 30, 2019
• 7:00 PM -  9:00 PM

• In Conversation with Shaheen Qureshi

  Event is from 6- 10 pm, with book talk beginning at 7 pm. 
  
  
  One part Mari Andrew, one part Marjane Satrapi, I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir is a triumphant tale of self-discovery, a celebration of a family’s rich heritage, and a love letter to American immigrant freedom. Malaka Gharib’s illustrations come alive with teenage antics and earnest questions about identity and culture, while providing thoughtful insight into the lives of modern immigrants and the generation of millennial children they raised.
  
  Malaka’s upbringing will look familiar to anyone who grew up in the pre-internet era, but her particular story is a heartfelt tribute to the American immigrants who have invested their future in the promise of the American dream.
  
  The daughter of parents with unfulfilled dreams themselves, Malaka navigates her childhood chasing her parents’ ideals, learning to code-switch between her family’s Filipino and Egyptian customs, adapting to white culture to fit in, crushing on skater boys, and trying to understand the tension between holding onto cultural values and trying to be an all-American kid.
  
  I Was Their American Dream is at once a journal of growing up and a reminder of the thousands of immigrants who come to America in search for a better life for themselves and their children.
  
  
  Malaka Gharib is an artist, journalist, and writer based in Washington, D.C. She is the founder of The Runcible Spoon, a food zine, and the co-founder of the D.C. Art Book Fair. She lives in a row house with her husband Darren and her 9-year-old rice cooker.
  
  
  Shaheen Qureshi is a poet, editor, and literary agent. Originally from the DC area, she has previously worked with 826DC and has taught writing workshops at Politics & Prose and Duende District. She is currently pursuing her MFA in writing at Bard and lives in Brooklyn. She is the daughter of immigrants from Pakistan and the Philippines. 
  
  
  600 H Street NE, Washington, DC 20002
  
  
  This event is FREE and open to all. Let us know you’re coming on Facebook.
   

NPR's PCHH says: 'Avengers: Endgame' Is A Satisfying Super-Wrap

'Avengers: Endgame' Is A Satisfying Super-Wrap

Linda Holmes,

Glen Weldon

Stephen Thompson

Scott Detrow

Pop Culture Happy Hour  April 26, 2019

https://www.npr.org/2019/04/25/717176602/avengers-endgame-is-a-satisfying-super-wrap

https://play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/edge1.pod.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/npr/pchh/2019/04/20190426_pchh_pchh_545_avengers_endgame__-_final-f31a248e-0c43-4285-9c08-e8580a35cb52.mp3

Chris Hemsworth returns as Thor in Avengers: Endgame.

Film Frame/Marvel Studios

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has brought us Iron Man movies, Thor movies, Captain America movies, Avengers movies, and many other superhero franchises over the last decade, and they all feed into one epic that ties up many of the loose ends. Today we're talking the juggernaut to end all juggernauts, Avengers: Endgame.

NPR talks to Peter Bagge

From 'Little House' to Libertarianism: Rose Wilder Lane's Troublemaking Life

Etelka Lehoczky

NPR April 21, 2019

https://www.npr.org/2019/04/21/715175808/from-little-house-to-libertarianism-rose-wilder-lane-s-troublemaking-life

Ann Hornaday on the Avengers

An ironclad adieu for Avengers franchise [online as In an era of never-ending stories, 'Avengers: Endgame' is teaching us how to say goodbye]

By Ann Hornaday

Movie critic

Washington Post April 26 2019, p. C1, 2

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/in-an-era-of-never-ending-stories-avengers-endgame-is-teaching-us-how-to-say-goodbye/2019/04/25/bc1a36d4-66a4-11e9-8985-4cf30147bdca_story.html

The Post on women in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

I watched 21 Marvel movies this month — and witnessed a decade of progress for women [in print as Over time, 'Avengers' women gain strength].

By Monica Hesse

Columnist

Washington Post April 25 2019 p. C1, 4

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/i-watched-21-marvel-movies-this-month--and-witnessed-a-decade-of-progress-for-women/2019/04/24/85b04a24-65d8-11e9-8985-4cf30147bdca_story.html

Local media reviews for Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Endgame Is What Happens When Fan Service Goes Wrong

The finale of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's decade-long saga is a facsimile of a satisfying conclusion.

Alan Zilberman

Apr 24, 2019

https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/film-tv/blog/21065856/avengers-endgame-reviewed

With humor and heart, 'Avengers: Endgame' is a fitting send-off for Marvel's superheroes

By Michael O'Sullivan

Reporter

Washington Post April 23 2019

https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/with-humor-and-heart-avengers-endgame-is-a-fitting-send-off-for-marvels-superheroes/2019/04/23/539f3890-6391-11e9-9412-daf3d2e67c6d_story.html

Mourning Has Broken Them: 'Avengers: Endgame'

Glen Weldon

NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour April 24, 2019

https://www.npr.org/2019/04/24/716315111/mourning-has-broken-them-avengers-endgame