Word: legendizing
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Last year, so-hip-it-hurts literary journal “McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern” (with Dave Eggers as editor) published an “all-comics issue” featuring graphic novel artists. The contents included contributors as diverse as bawdy comic legend R. Crumb, the understated Canadian Seth, and existentialist horror artists Charles Burns and Adrian Tomine. Chris Ware, fresh from the impressive critical success with “Jimmy Corrigan, Smartest Kid on Earth,” served as editor...
...given such a pedigree of talent. Talib’s rhymes on reminisce-fest “Old School” is decent, but the sunny beat feels more appropriate to a Kweli album and the prominent hook feels sorely out of place on a Doom album. Atlanta legend Cee-Lo, who lends his Southern-fried crooning to “Benzi Box,” has stolen tracks from the likes of Jay-Z and Outkast with his ridiculous flow, and his rapping skills are sorely missed here...
...among city agencies and between the city and community agencies,” said Assistant City Manager for Human Services Ellen Semonoff. The winners were chosen by a selection panel comprised of national leaders from a variety of fields, including United Way of America President Brian Gallagher and baseball legend Cal Ripken, Jr. Communities submitted applications outlining their commitment to kids and young adults. This was the competition’s first year, and McGill said America’s Promise hopes that other communities will rethink their own youth-based programs. “We want to hold...
...curiously named after a geographic region. Next time, though, turn the corner past the Middle East and visit its gritty next-door cousin: t.t. the Bear’s Place. t.t.’s has as much street cred as any place in Boston—according to legend, Nirvana played there for a crowd of 14—and you’re less likely to run into that obnoxious future i-banker from your Justice section. At t.t.’s you can party with the pierced and enjoy some of the best acts...
...Ultimately, Shenk just wrote another book about the Lincoln legend. To his credit, Shenk does bring modern psychological knowledge to bear on our understanding of the sixteenth president...