Word: sacco
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...Sacco...
...past and present cannot be so easily disentangled; they are part of a remorseless continuum, a historical blur." It's a fitting thought for cartoonist Joe Sacco to include at the outset of his latest piece of visual journalism. The unique form in which he operates--reportage translated into comic-book panels--is perfect for conflating time: then, now, it's all the same. Especially in the Gaza Strip, a land haunted by decades of bloodshed and oppression. Sacco, whose previous works include Palestine and Safe Area Gorazde, investigates a pair of events, from November 1956, in which Israeli soldiers...
...Symphony Orchestra who left regular work to pursue his ambitions as a composer; later he wrote the score for several of Francis' films. Carmine's brother Anton was, for much of their careers, the more renowned of the two: the composer of a violin concerto and the opera Sacco and Vanzetti. He married and divorced a dancer, then married another dancer. So it would seem that in Tetro, the father and uncle roles are switched, and revenge is a dish best served 50 years late...
...only bigot in the history of this soiled university. This university was built by people who hate people like us. Some people say things change, but Sacco and Vanzetti still sounds a lot like Chiappini and Bilotti to us. Oh, we’ve heard the jokes: “Hey, Linguini Breath,” they say, “are you going to put some Communion hosts on your host-eroni pizza?” Sadly, we do not cry marinara sauce, but real human tears...
...think some people were surprised that the data from existing studies show that while sexual predation on minors by adults remains a serious concern, cases typically involve post-pubescent minors who were aware they were meeting an adult male for purposes of sexual activity,” Sacco wrote. “Somewhat different than the more common image of an older male deceiving and preying on young child...