Affichage des articles dont le libellé est Art Spiegelman. Afficher tous les articles
Affichage des articles dont le libellé est Art Spiegelman. Afficher tous les articles

dimanche 5 mai 2013

Gun Control (ou pas)

Le 29 Décembre dernier, Art Spiegelman (l'auteur de Maus) publiait sur sa page facebook cette couverture, dessinée en 1993 pour le New Yorker, accompagnée du commentaire suivant :


I did this New Yorker cover in 1993. Colombine happened in 1999, Newtown in 2012, nearly 20 years later. My wish for 2013: let Newtown be remembered as the turning point—I'm hoping that kids with guns can become ironic again.

Aux Etats-Unis, en 2013, les enfants sont toujours armés.
(CNN) -- A Kentucky mother stepped outside of her home just for a few minutes, but it was long enough for her 5-year-old son to accidentally shoot and kill his 2-year-old sister with the .22-caliber rifle he got for his birthday, state officials said.