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...epic political contest that defined Madame Chiang's life has turned a page: the Communists in Beijing have taken the capitalist road and the Taiwanese electorate has eschewed Chiang's nationalism in favor of its own brand, which seeks to break away from Beijing rather than reconquer...
...that poor people want to be where rich people live. Jamal and Enayat are tracing the immigrant journey that created the Americas and is now remaking the face of Europe. In that sense, and for all its flaws and unanswered questions, In This World is the great human epic, rewritten in headlines and heartbreak...
...enlightenment in one of the key moments in the story of the Buddha. Thoughtful comix readers can relate to such limited choices. Even among the more ambitious works of graphic literature there have been few explorations of spirituality or attempts at creating a distinct morality. But now a radical, epic, ambitious, brilliant option presents itself: Osamu Tezuka's "Buddha" (Vertical...
...Filled with beauty, cruelty, drama, comedy, romance and violence, Osamu Tezuka's "Buddha" encompasses the entirety of life in a masterpiece of graphic literature. Deeply moral but never moralistic, "Buddha" merges the delight of cartooning with the epic seriousness of one of the great religions, becoming a thing wholly unto itself. Even if you can't achieve satori with "Buddha," you can open up another world...
...transformation began around the seventh inning. Konesky, who proved to be a bellwether during the 11-inning epic, got increasingly worried as Pedro’s pitch count rose well over 100. “Take him out,” she screamed, taking herself out of Straus Common Room after the Yankees tied the score 5-5 in the eighth...