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3 weeks ago | 
fresnobee.com | Chip Kidd |Janine Barchas |Isabel Greenberg |Craig Thompson
Four new graphic novels cover a gamut of subjects, from a serious-minded study of Charles Schulz's artistic legacy to the quiet, creatively turbulent life of Jane Austen and a pair of memoirs, one about a trauma-haunted love life and the other about growing up in Wisconsin's ginseng capital. Only What's Necessary: Charles M. Schulz and the Art of By: Chip Kidd. Publisher: Abrams, 304 pages. Has any comic artist besides Charles M.
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1 month ago | 
nytimes.com | Craig Thompson
Craig Thompson's new book revisits his upbringing on a farm in rural Wisconsin, and the farmers - both American-born and not - who made up his community. When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission.
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1 month ago | 
bookbrowse.com | Craig Thompson
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Darlene G. (Allegany, NY)
Honoring Complexity with Compassion
I chose to read Ginseng Roots because I am fascinated by graphic memoirs.
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Nov 30, 2024 | 
libraryjournal.com | Craig Thompson
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Bestselling Eisner Award winner Thompson (
Blankets) offers an introspective examination of his childhood in rural Wisconsin, exploring his family’s experiences working in the ginseng industry, a demanding yet humble line of work that profoundly shaped his upbringing.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
medium.com | Craig Thompson
Craig Thompson·Follow3 min read·--The way we communicate is changing fast. With new technology like smart glasses, how we interact with the world and each other might look completely different in just a few years. A recent Marca article dives into Mark Zuckerberg’s big prediction: smart glasses could become our main way of staying connected, pushing smartphones to the sidelines.
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Apr 4, 2024 | 
onlineopinion.com.au | Craig Thompson
By Craig Thompson - posted Friday, 5 April 2024
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Peter Weir's The Truman Show turned 25 last year. Impressive when it first aired, it remains so in view of its deep engagement with the human condition in our media-ridden post-Christian world, under a cheery comic guise. Yet the film's comedic commitments finally distract us from the problem it seeks to highlight, and so from what life in such a world demands.
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Mar 25, 2024 | 
rsn.org | Craig Thompson
The stress our planet faces from climate breakdown is increasingly apparent from “breaking news” events such as wildfires, hurricanes and flooding. Such reports often emphasize timely evacuations or posthumous accounts of the damage.
A new film, Earth Protectors, focuses more on the trend of climate change and the people around the world who are being forced to adapt.
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Dec 19, 2023 | 
alpineobserver.com.au | Craig Thompson
Football Wandi students keen to follow in Daisy’s bootsteps Dec 20 2023 Updated 8 minutes ago By CRAIG THOMPSONFORMER Melbourne AFLW triple B&F winner and premiership captain, footy commen There's more to this story... Subscribe to Alpine Observer.
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Nov 4, 2023 | 
podcasts.apple.com | Craig Thompson
17 episodes The Vibrant Workplace Podcast is the show where you'll get ideas on how to attract, develop and retain happy, healthy people in your business for better business performance. Hosted by Craig Thompson, founder of Vibrant Talent, each episode explores with industry thought leaders how we can build a better working world for both employers and employees.
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Oct 9, 2023 | 
theaquilareport.com | Craig Thompson
When the Angel of the Lord saw the blood on the houses of God’s people, he “passed over” those houses and all inside the home were allowed to live. The Feast of Unleavened Bread was to serve as a yearly reminder of God’s passing over his people. The blood of the lamb also served as a yearly reminder that the death of an innocent lamb was necessary to preserve the lives of all inside of a household.
