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Fairfax Connector Fare Increase Proposal
2008-10-23 15:24:00 I feel like I?m up on my current events. I read the Express everyday so I can discuss Pearls Before Swine and the Blog Log with everyone on the Metro. (You should hear the deliberations as the entire car solves the Sudoku puzzle together!) I generally watch the first 20 minutes of Good Morning America and read the headlines on both the Washington Post and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette websites. However, I?m in my own little bubble when it comes to local news. I usually have no idea what?s going on in the DC area unless someone tells me. So when my colleague asked me about the proposed fare increase on Fairfax Connector buses, which I ride to and from work everyday, I had no idea what she was talking about. Perhaps it?s that bubble thing, but I haven?t seen or heard anything about this. When Metro fares or Metrobus fares go up, the news seems to be everywhere. While the 20,000 Connector riders a day is much smaller than those who use Metro and Metrobus, this is still a fairly sign...
By: Sean's Ramblings
Stephan Pastis, PEARLS BEFORE SWINE, cartoonist: Mr. Media Audio Interview
2008-04-29 03:07:00 (Mr. Media is on vacation this week, so we're rewinding to some of the podcast's earlier, most popular interviews to catch up new listeners!)Stephan Pastis is a big fan of Ricky Gervais, creator of "The Office" and "Extras," and Larry David, co-creator of "Seinfeld" and creator of "Curb Your Enthusiasm." He also loves him some Cheryl Hines. As a matter of fact, I think the only reason I landed him on the show today is because I interviewed the "Curb Your Enthusiasm" co-star, and that gets him one degree closer to her.Pastis? ?Pearls Before Swine? comic strip has twice been named Best Newspaper Comic Strip of the Year by the National Cartoonists Society, in 2004 and again in 2007, and it is that funny and that weird.Well, Zeeba neighbors, prepare yourself for Stephan Pastis.LISTEN to STEPHAN PASTIS NOW!ALSO AVAILABLE AS A PODCAST ON iTUNES.Subscribe to Mr. Media's RSS Feed.CLICK HERE TO READ A TRANSCRIPT OF THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW!
By: Mr. Media
Somebody Alert the ASNE!
2008-02-20 18:05:00 Thanks to "Pearls Before Swine" cartoonist Stephan Pastis, the American Society of Newspaper Editors can stop worrying about whether they're to blame for falling sales of daily newspapers. It's those pesky lions in circulation! (If you missed Mr. Media's interview with Stephen Pastis, it's never too late. Click here to read it or hear it!)
By: Mr. Media
Stephan Pastis, "Pearls Before Swine" cartoonist: Mr. Media Interview, Part
2008-01-19 04:06:00 (Return to Part 2)(Return to Part 1)BOB ANDELMAN/Mr. MEDIA: If you?ve ever had a question you wanted to ask Stephan, now is your chance.STEPHAN PASTIS: Tell Mark Tatulli to call in. Where are you, Tatulli? Call in.ANDELMAN: He helped feed me some questions, and of course, he introduced us so I know he?s out there. I know he?s listening. What do we have here? Kirkman answered back. He says, ?I haven?t been able to do much because oh, I keep losing the connection.? Several people in the Mr. Media chat room are very fond of the ?Baby Blues? parody. I want to ask you: character-wise, you were talking about your fear of dogs, and if I?m not mistaken, I think the only dog in ?Pearls? is chained up and never goes anywhere.PASTIS: Yes. He?s a new character and in fact, I just did like five more of those strips. You won?t see them till May or June. But that little dog, it?s a little dog that sits on a chain, and for whatever reason, he really resonated. You never know what characters will re...
By: Mr. Media
Stephan Pastis, "Pearls Before Swine" cartoonist: Mr. Media Interview, Part
2008-01-17 18:07:00 Stephan Pastis is a big fan of Ricky Gervais, creator of "The Office" and "Extras," and Larry David, co-creator of "Seinfeld" and creator of "Curb Your Enthusiasm." He also loves him some Cheryl Hines. As a matter of fact, I think the only reason I landed him on the show today is because I interviewed the "Curb Your Enthusiasm" co-star, and that gets him one degree closer to her. Pastis? ?Pearls Before Swine? comic strip has twice been named Best Newspaper Comic Strip of the Year by the National Cartoonists Society, in 2004 and again in 2007, and it is that funny and that weird. Well, Zeeba neighbors, prepare yourself for Stephan Pastis.LISTEN to STEPHAN PASTIS NOW!ALSO AVAILABLE AS A PODCAST ON iTUNES.Subscribe to Mr. Media's RSS Feed.BOB ANDELMAN/Mr. MEDIA: How long have the animals been talking to you?STEPHAN PASTIS: Oh my goodness. I drew Rat in the very first strip I did back in?I drew him in law school so in 1991, I think. It goes back quite a ways.ANDELMAN: Is there a connec...
By: Mr. Media
Stephan Pastis, "Pearls Before Swine" cartoonist: Mr. Media Interview, Part
2008-01-17 16:55:00 (Return to Part 1)ANDELMAN: We have a couple people in the chat room who have some questions so I?m going to step in and ask for them. It?s funny because some people are asking questions, and then other people are answering them, for example.PASTIS: You don?t need me.ANDELMAN: They don?t need me either. I think they can do better themselves. When you were talking about that Minnesota Senator, the suggestion was that that was Paul Wellstone.PASTIS: That?s right.ANDELMAN: See, we just rely on this. And then someone asked, ?Where did you get your pre-law degree?? and then the answer came: ?UC-Berkeley.?PASTIS: Yes. It wasn?t pre-law, though. My major was, as all law students I think have, is political science. Yeah, that was Berkeley. Then law school was UCLA. ANDELMAN: Do you draw by hand? Do you use the computer? I?m trying to think of the device. I saw Chris Brown (?Hagar the Horrible?) use it.PASTIS: Yes. I don?t know how to pronounce it, but I would say Wacom. I tried that, and I ...
By: Mr. Media
Mort Walker, "Beetle Bailey," "Hi & Lois" cartoonist: Mr. Media Interview,
2007-11-30 04:54:00 Mort Walker is the dean and -- in some ways -- the curator of American cartoonists.Best known for his long-running strips ?Beetle Bailey? and ?Hi & Lois,? Walker, 84, is also a bedrock member of the National Cartoonists Society, and he?s the founder and energy behind the National Cartoon Museum.This is the third time I?ve had the pleasure of Mort?s company over the last 20 years. I enjoy interviewing him because he says what?s on his mind, and what?s on his mind is never dull.But just in case my questions aren?t sharp enough for this American comic strip master, I?ve called in reinforcements.Ray Billingsley, creator of the ?Curtis? strip and an old friend of Walker?s, kindly contributed questions today. So did a newer member of the fraternity, Mark Tatulli, creator of ?Heart of the City? and America?s fastest-growing new strip, ?LIO.?DOWNLOAD THE MP3; LISTEN RIGHT NOW!ALSO AVAILABLE AS A PODCAST ON iTUNES.Subscribe to Mr. Media's RSS Feed.Mr. MEDIA/BOB ANDELMAN: Mort, welcome t...
By: Mr. Media
A "Pearls Before Swine" Look At Faith
2007-05-21 01:37:00 This is a comic strip from "Pearls Before Swine" by Steven Pastis. If you haven't read "Pearls Before Swine," you're missing out. Is this comic an example of how many of us view God? We don't have a relationship with him, but we still ask for things. Then, when we don't get it, our faith dies.Thoughts? |
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