Art School Fraudbook

I SO want Miles and Miguel to have a moment where they both gripe about having dramatic Spanish-speaking moms.

In The Return, this is all made literal."

As a small-phone stan, I feel seen by this article.

It's sad, but I know that the title of this article is wrong - there are people who will say up-is-down, black-is-white, and refuse to share empathy for any of these women because they have a made-up Reaganite caricature of what an "abortion" is, and will refuse to understand the reality of the healthcare situation or their complicity in the pain, suffering, and death of women.

"...national conversations about systemic biases have made it easier for couples to acknowledge wrongdoings by easing people into the idea of unconscious complicity. Accepting that you are part of a complex social system and implicated in its biases no matter what you tell yourself can also help you accept that in other aspects of your life, you are partly governed by unconscious forces you do not necessarily recognize."

But when all the old certainties are shown to be lies, when the promise of a good life for a working family is shattered as factories close and corporate leaders, growing wealthier by the day, ship jobs abroad, the social contract is irrevocably broken. For two generations, America has celebrated globalization with iconic intensity, when, as any working man or woman can see, it’s nothing more than capital on the prowl in search of ever cheaper sources of labor."

Reminds me of people like John Gruber talking about how the new Steve Jobs book webpage designed by Lovefrom is way better than the ebook or almost even the physical book.

The Nib is one of those things that is a miracle ever issue that happened. Was it ever going to last? Probably not. Comics is a tough business, and 10 years in that world is an amazing run. Still sad to see it go.