Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Mexicans lament family's triple tragedy as illustration of country's state of lawlessness - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — A daughter is found dismembered. Her mother is shot dead trying to bring the killer to justice. Two days later, a brother-in-law's body is dumped on the street after his lumber business is torched. No one is under arrest for

iBooks 1.2 adds Collections, full-illustration support - Network World Fusion
While e-books may not take up a lot of room on your physical shelves, start to amass more than a few and your digital shelves will begin looking a little cluttered. Fortunately, Apple's Wednesday release of iBooks 1.2 will have you exercising your library

John Serba's list of the best (and worst) movies of 2010 - MLive.com
I often struggle with best-of lists. So this year, I didn't. It must be said that 2010 was an exuberant year for film – so much so, I had one clear favorite and many others that seemed equally terrific, and can't really be ranked in any meaningful order

The World of Illustration- a Companion of Game - Gamasutra
[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource GamesPress .] It may be an eye-stimulating graphic which firstly draws attention of users out of many components composing of a

Factory Worker Inspired Iconic Poster - Wall Street Journal
Only in the decades after the war did the image become known to the public, which came to associate it with Rosie the Riveter—an icon of women joining the wartime work force and subject of a popular song and a 1943 Norman Rockwell cover illustration for

Obama and McConnell: The Odd Couple - Time
It wasn't unusual that Barack Obama used 11 ceremonial pens to sign his name to the new $857 billion tax-cut bill in December. Or that he gave one as a souvenir to Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell, who was standing nearby in a polka-dot tie, showing, as is

Quentin Blake on the art of illustration - BBC
Ahead of an auction of works by some of the world's best-known illustrators, Quentin Blake talks about his work with Roald Dahl, and how he is taking art into hospitals. "I'm trained as a teacher, that's the only thing I've got a certificate for," admits

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Storybook brings slain child's imagination to life - Washington Post
When a children's book illustrator, Tyler Hollis, heard of the girl's killing and her proclivity for writing, she offered her help. Makayla had penned several stories while being homeschooled by her mother and had always wanted to publish a book. Within a

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