Art Spiegelman's MAUS banned from McMinn County Schools

Art Spiegelman's MAUS banned from McMinn County Schools

It was in Tennessee, but it could have happened anywhere else. The McMinn County school board voted on 10 January to ban (they call it "withdraw") from all schools Art Spiegelman's world-renowned graphic novel MAUS, a work about the Holocaust and remembrance that won the

FOX removes cartoon after Anti-Defamation League accusations of anti-Semitism

FOX removes cartoon after Anti-Defamation League accusations of anti-Semitism

Cartoon by A.F. Branco / Creators.com Fox News removed this A. F. Branco cartoon from its social media following accusations of anti-Semitism by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). According to The Daily Beast: "After the Anti-Defamation League called out Fox News on Wednesday, the cable giant

Persinger's scrapbook, a decade of Great Depression-era drawings and memories

Persinger's scrapbook, a decade of Great Depression-era drawings and memories

Persinger's scrapbook. Not exactly a pocket book. Photos: Columbia University Libraries. Although "scrapbook" can be translated in spanish as "álbum de fotos", the concept of "scrapbooking» which is nothing new, is broader, as it involves capturing memories, emotions or important events with the help of

Two cartoonists among the 50 richest celebrities, or not

Two cartoonists among the 50 richest celebrities, or not

Two cartoonists, Jim Davis and Matt Groening, are among the 50 richest celebrities in the art world. At least that's what they say in another one of those thousand lists of billionaires in which no data is ever provided other than bare, round figures, usually

What books are banned in US prisons?

What books are banned in US prisons?

What books are censored in US prisons? This question will be answered in more depth in the Banned Books Week (Banned Books Week), which starts this month and runs from 26 September to 2 October. Each week leading up to the event, one of the