Japanese filmmaker Satoshi Kon died yesterday at the young age of 47, apparently from cancer. Kon’s films included Tokyo Godfathers, Perfect Blue, Millennium Actress, and Paprika, visually stunning and emotionally resonant works that helped to prove that manga was a medium, not a genre. More here. Watch the parade scene from Paprika. Chaotic eye candy.
Day: August 24, 2010
A Cartoon Review of Lewis Hyde’s New Argument Against Intellectual Property, Common as Air
At Salon, Ward Sutton provides a pictorial overview of Lewis Hyde’s new book, Common as Air. Great stuff. Thanks to BLCKDGRD for the link.
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