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...observation: unlocking the imagination lies in seeing, hearing, and feeling the world to its fullest. But Millhauser’s stories only nudge his readers toward certain themes that may or may not enlighten them. Divided under three headings, his stories are introduced by an “Opening Cartoon,” a story of a cat-and-mouse chase reminiscent of a psychologically insightful “Tom and Jerry” episode, with all its hilarity and absurdity intact. In this overture, Millhauser seems to be flexing his literary muscles for what is to come. With...
...Currier House. She hails from Vermont, where the natural environment is similar to Massachusetts, except that the squirrels there don’t eat human babies for breakfast. She hopes her brother, TJ, will make it to the NHL so he can support her art career. Check out her cartoon on Wednesdays...
...impact of the insane response to my cartoon will last for the rest of my life.' Kurt Westergaard, cartoonist for the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, after Danish police arrested three men in an alleged plot to kill him over his 2005 cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad that triggered riots around the world...
...deeply shocking and disturbing. It shows that there are presumably Islamic fanatics who are willing to make a reality of the threats and who respect neither freedom of speech nor the law," wrote national daily Politiken in its editorial. Politiken was among the 17 newspapers that ran a cartoon this week...
Moller points out that in September 2007, neighboring Sweden was faced with a potentially similar crisis when a small newspaper ran a critical cartoon of the Prophet. The Swedish Prime Minister immediately called in the ambassadors from Muslim countries and told them that he personally didn't sanction the drawing but he couldn't stop freedom of speech. The ambassadors explained the situation to their home government and the issue died down. Says Moller, "I think they are rather trying to deflate this incidence." But Denmark's authorities and embassies worldwide remain on high alert...