![]() ![]() One comment to “TOONs Thursday: Some Art from ![]() (Click either image to see spread in its entirety)Īll images are posted here by permission of TOON Books. That the sunlight was stained green by the leaves.” Illustrated by Lorenzo Mattotti (October 2014) That conversation is here, and today I follow up with some art from the imprint’s three debut titles - Neil Gaiman’s Hansel & Gretel, illustrated by Lorenzo Mattotti Yvan Pommaux’s Theseus and the Minotaur and Cast Away on the Letter A: A Philemon Adventure from Frédéric Othon Théodore Aristidès, who went simply by Fred. Last week over at Kirkus, I chatted with designer and editor Françoise Mouly about TOON Graphics, the new imprint from TOON Books. From Neil Gaiman’s Hansel & Gretel, illustrated by Lorenzo Mattottiįrom Yvan Pommaux’s Theseus and the Minotaurįrom Fred’s Cast Away on the Letter A: A Philemon Adventure “And then, one morning, their father announced he was taking them with him to work.” ![]()
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We weren't allowed to read the script, though. They brought so much spontaneity to the film. Working with amateur actors was beautiful. Of those, about 200 were selected for an "actors' workshop" lasting several months. About 2,000 young people had turned up after the studio placed an advert in a local paper. I didn't really audition: I just went to Rio and met the actors who had been chosen by the casting director, Fátima Toledo. ![]() ![]() (Judy Garland was originally cast in the film, but then proceeded to either quit the production or was fired for her part, Jacqueline Susann reportedly hated the movie, declaring it a “piece of s–t.”) At one point, the Guinness Book of World Records even declared it “the most popular novel in the world.” The 1967 film starring Barbara Parkins, Patty Duke, Sharon Tate and Susan Hayward also achieved a sort of hallowed “so bad it’s good” status, delighting viewers with its glitzy schlock status. Since then, it has sold more than 30 million copies and spent 28 weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list, staying there for 65 weeks overall. ![]() ![]() The 1966 Jacqueline Susann novel “ Valley of the Dolls” was the top selling novel of that year, a dishy mix of drugs, sex and general escapades. ![]() ![]() Uncertainty grows, and fear spirals into something darker. But just when everything seems picture-perfect, Emma is offered an opportunity that will upend the future they've planned. He saves her, over and over, by loving her more than she thought anyone ever would. And because circumstances of her messy life forced Emma to put aside her dream of pursuing archaeology, Dillon creates a blueprint for a future together. ![]() He provides a refuge from the chaos of her past and the security of a commitment that he promises will last forever. Dillon introduces Emma to friends she can call her own. ![]() Then she meets Dillon Hobbs and something just clicks. After Emma Lorde's parents' divorce forces her to move halfway across the state of Arizona to live with her father, Emma must face her senior year in a new school knowing absolutely no one. Not everything is as perfect as it seems in this dark romance by A Matter of Heart author, Amy Dominy. ![]() ![]() ![]() Suzanne’s other books for Simon Pulse include South Beach Sizzle, a romantic comedy written with Diana Gonzalez. She teaches part time at City College in New York. ![]() She graduated from State University of New York at Binghamton and received her Masters degree from Pace University. Her house is at the edge of the woods and is nearly 200 years old. Suzanne now lives in upper New York State with her husband, two teen daughters and Abby the cat. Suzanne lived pretty close to the ocean and going to Jones Beach was one of her favorite activities Even today, if she goes too long without seeing the ocean, she starts feeling restless. Louisa May Alcott was her favorite author, but she also read every Sherlock Holmes story. As a girl she was very interested in theater and in reading. Suzanne Weyn grew up in Williston Park, Long Island, New York. ![]() ![]() Odell has described where this approach comes from, Many of her artistic projects re-use existing objects or images and put them in context, for example images from Google Earth and Google Maps. Odell's work consists of acts of close observations such as bird watching, collecting screenshots, or trying to parse bizarre forms of e-commerce. ![]() She graduated from UC Berkeley in 2008 with a degree in English Literature and received her MFA in Design + Technology from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2010. Odell was born in San Francisco and grew up in Cupertino, California. She wrote The New York Times best-selling book, How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy (2019). ![]() She taught Internet art and digital/physical design at Stanford University from 2013 to 2021. Jenny Odell (born 1986) is an American multidisciplinary artist, writer, and educator based in Oakland, California. ![]() ![]() ![]() I knew instinctively what it was from the feeling of hollow emptiness that emanated from it. The wind that whipped my face grew warmer, and steam rose from the broken asphalt. The crack widened like a hungry cavernous mouth, waiting to swallow us up. ![]() A deep jagged crack appeared in its center. The highway defied gravity and suddenly reared up in front of us. It was so unfathomable, I felt nothing but a sickening feeling that seemed to come from my core and spread like poison through my body. ![]() Something happened - something I could never have imagined. 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Order may come in multiple shipments, however you will only be charged a flat fee.Ģ-10 days after all items have arrived in the warehouse Items in order will be sent as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Detailed captions accompany each photograph, providing all the key information about the design, the fabric, the embellishments, and the occasion on which each was first worn. ![]() Supreme Glamour complements and extends their inspiring story by interleaving text sections with the cream of Mary Wilson s unparalleled collection of Supremes outfits, showcasing thirty-five of the most eye-catching ensembles, painstakingly re-assembled and photographed on the Grammy museum stage. The Supremes have always been synonymous with glamorous, elegant co-ordinated costumes. Packed with personal ancedotes and reflections from Mary herself, the text is accompanied by rare archive photography and ephemera, much taken from Mary s personal collection. With the assistance of her close friend Mark Bego, founding member Mary Wilson tells the complete story of The Supremes, both on- and off-stage, from their beginnings as The Primettes in June 1959 to their 1964 breakthrough Motown hit, Where Did Our Love Go, and from the departure of Diana Ross to the group s comeback in the mid-1970s. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Politically, the neoliberal turn began later, perhaps with Thatcher’s election in 1979. Intellectually, Milton Friedman’s Nobel Prize of 1976 signalled the shift from Keynesianism to monetarism thereafter orthodox economics was more concerned with low inflation than full employment. In terms of overall growth rates, it was with the recession of 1973-74 that the surge after the Second World War gave way to deceleration across the wealthy world. The precise boundary between the postwar eras gets drawn differently depending on which feature of the terrain is emphasised. 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