March Madness Blog: The Final Four
Adam Underhill03.24.08
Updated March 31; check out page 6 or click here. And now there are four…#1 seeds that is. First time in NCAA history the brackets came down to four #1s, which are UNC, UCLA, Memphis and Kansas. Adam Underhill has been writing the scoop while watching, leading up to this preview. Art by Danny Jock.
Mississippi Dusk: Brett Favre Retires
Adam Underhill03.08.08
Adam Underhill says sayonara to the great Packers franchise player Brett Favre, who, by virtue of his practical risk-taking, quarterback-sneaks his way around the ignominy of riding out his twilight years in the game on the pine. Instead, he bows out graciously like the champion he once was. Drawings by Danny Jock.
Every Name in History is I: Catherine Sullivan & The Triangle of Need
Thom Donovan03.08.08
Thom Donovan dissects the work of Chicago-based visual artist Catherine Sullivan, examining the recurrent themes of Nietzsche that appear throughout the narratives of her projects. Her films and live-action performances have been described widely as "anxiety-inducing" and "disorienting." Unsettling, to say the least, she forms much of her work as a critique of acceptable and ordinary behavior in modern society. Donovan examines three of her major works: Triangle of Need, The Chittendens, and D-Pattern. All images courtesy of the artist and Metro Pictures.
Talk Show 9: with Jami Attenberg, Adam Braver, Nina de Gramont, Ann Hood, and Moon Unit Zappa
Jaime Clarke03.02.08
Got any spring break plans yet? Well, what about your strikethrough list of places not to visit? Host Jaime Clarke talks with authors Jami Attenberg, Adam Braver, Nina de Gramont, Ann Hood, and Moon Unit Zappa about places they plan never to go to. Art by Danny Jock.
Breeders Pt. 3: Faux Pimping
Robyn Weisman02.20.08
In the third segment of Robyn Weisman’s "Breeders" series, we find her with some swagger amidst the breeding set, and for good reason – by her side is a healthy new filly, Birdie, out strutting her stuff with mom and mom.
Super Bowl XLII: Prediction and Preview
Jon Weissberg02.02.08
Lamenting his "off" betting in the championship games, Jon Weissberg returns to assert that it’s time to give a little brother some, Eli that is. Giants meet the Pats on Sunday, and don’t you think Tiki wishes he was there in uniform? (That’s Jon in a – whoops – Jets hoodie overlooked by Ham On Rye from Heaven by Danny Jock).
Talk Show 8 with Allison Lynn, Joshua Neuman, Thisbe Nissen, Dan Pope, and Rachel Sherman
Jaime Clarke01.30.08
In the new Talk Show Jaime Clarke leads the gab with authors Allison Lynn, Joshua Neuman, Thisbe Nissen, Dan Pope, and Rachel Sherman. The theme this time around is "family myths." They say truth is sometimes stranger than fiction, but is your family as disfunctional as the folks on Seinfeld? Or wish they were? Find out about a family who does and more in Talk Show 8. Art by Danny Jock.
Tom Brady Is Handsome
Jon Weissberg01.20.08
It’s the the last day of football before the superbowl. Chargers play the Pats and Bret Favre and crew take on New York’s Giants. Last week, Jon Weissberg and friends finally noticed that not only can Tom Brady execute some pretty fine work in under two minutes, but that he’s also, admitedly (in the most objective terms), pretty fine. Let’s see if Jon’s predictions hold up over the next few hours. Read fast! Undefeated Tom drawing by Danny Jock.
Sarkozy’s Soap Operetta: Eight Months in Office With the French President
Devon Magee01.12.08
Nicolas Sarkozy has yet to complete a full year in office as French President, and yet he’s generated much media copy from French tabloids keeping tabs on his recent divorce and wooing of singer/songwriter, former model, and Italian, Carla Bruni, to The Economist watching his moves closely as he battles the intransigent poverty and rapidly approaching problem of Baby Boomer-age retirement. Devon Magee brings his insight back to Fanzine with his second piece on Sarkozy.
Talk Show 7: Julianna Baggott, Lisa Borders, Maria Flook, Antonya Nelson, Darin Strauss
Jaime Clarke01.08.08
It’s Talk Show time again, and in episode 7 Jaime Clarke talks to authors Julianna Baggot, Lisa Borders, Maria Flook, Antonya Nelson and Darin Strauss about the most monumentally significant pop culture moments in their lives. Art by Danny Jock, who explains in defense of the somewhat baldness of his Tricky Dick spector that "ghosts don’t have hair, silly…"
