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The author and illustrator gets "infected" by his parents’ worries, but once he does fall asleep, finds that "dreams become good metaphors."
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You’ll need a serious technical grounding in art, but more importantly, an instinct for avoiding "over-sophistication."
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Since he first began doodling with crayons on yellow X-ray paper, illustrator David Small has loved art. But it wasn't his first career choice.
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How David Small’s experience with therapy in adolescence inspired the cathartic self-analysis of his memoir, "Stitches."
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David Small doesn’t care if you call his "Stitches" a "comic book," but his inspiration lies with the likes of Tolstoy and Flaubert.
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A conversation with the illustrator and author of "Stitches."
Creepiest incentive ever to exercise: Peruvian cops have arrested a gang that, they say, kills people for their fat. The extracted adipose tissue was then allegedly sold for cosmetics made […]
A website that matches animals' "personalities" with those of humans was just one of the many eye-opening ideas that UT Austin psychologist Sam Gosling shared in his second Big Think […]
Three men have been charged by the feds for a 2008 stunt that replaced cable giant Comcast’s homepage with a message to other hackers – costing the company an over $128,000.
A law banning gay marriage in Texas has effectively banned all marriage according to the Democratic attorney general candidate.
The sun will set on the Oprah Winfrey Show – one of America’s most popular TV shows – in September 2011 after two decades on the airwaves.
New research has revealed how the extinction of mammoths and mastodons changed the landscape of the earth.
A dancer with epilepsy has stopped taking her medication and is hoping to have a seizure on stage to raise awareness about “an invisible disability.”
A gang have been arrested on suspicion of killing people and selling their fat on the black market.
Permission to use embryonic stem cells has been requested by scientists developing a cure for blindness.
Harvard is the latest US University to take up the fictional wizard-sport Quidditch which features in the Harry Potter books.
Senator John Kerry’s daughter was arrested yesterday in Las Angeles on suspicion of driving while under the influence.
Detainees transferred by Canadians to Afghan prisons are “likely to have been tortured by Afghan officials” a former senior Canadian diplomat has claimed.
Are you an eligible prospective immigrant to the United States? Are you feeling lucky? If so, you have 10 more days to apply for the random selection process conducted annually […]
The Guardian says it’s a bad idea for the the Times of London to build a paywall by next spring. Spectator Magazine (UK) only lost 3% of readers after putting […]