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The Ophelia Cut
When a brutal rapist is murdered, a loving father stands accused of the crime. Defense attorney Dismas Hardy must defend his brother-in-law and old friend Moses McGuire in a thrilling case that hits far too close to home.
Moses McGuire has good reason to be concerned about his beautiful 23-year-old daughter, Brittany. She moves quickly from one boyfriend to the next, and always seems to prefer a new and mysterious stranger to a man she knows something about. But her most recent ex, Rick Jessup, isn't willing to let her go, culminating in a terrible night when Brittany is raped.
Within 24 hours, Rick Jessup is dead, Moses McGuire is the prime suspect in the investigation, and Dismas Hardy has been hired to defend his brother-in-law. Making things even more complicated, McGuire has fallen off the wagon, and his stay in prison could bring to light old secrets that would destroy Hardy and his closest colleagues' careers.
As the overwhelming evidence against McGuire piles up, Dismas Hardy focuses on planting doubt in the minds of the jurors - until, in a feat of legal ingenuity that is staggering in both its implications and its simplicity, Hardy sees a new way forward that might just save them all. But at what price?
For the first time since 2009, Dismas Hardy, the author's most beloved protagonist, returns in a masterful novel that showcases Lescroart's extraordinary storytelling gifts: a cast of flesh-and-blood characters, morally complex situations, and relentless, nail-biting suspense.
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- Consultant
- 11-03-15
Good read
As with all his other work this author does not disappoint. By bringing the story closer to home the depth of the characters we have come to know so well is explored quite deeply.
Highly recommended
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- Jane
- 29-05-13
Entertaining but unconvincing plot resolutions
I looked forward to listening to David Colacci's performance (always very well done) of John Lescoart's latest work The Ophelia Cut, and revisiting the many characters he has established so very well.
This book is not a stand alone work -- it is number 14 in the Dismas Hardy series (all books are available in Audible, thanks!) and the plot is linked to number 9, The First Law (which is difficult to listen to due to the reader and it would be good if it was re-recorded by Colacci).
I felt that The Ophelia Cut lacked some of the discipline and care of his previous books. So, what was happening to the author?
Tired? (I hope not -- I'm looking forward to his next novel!) My feeling is that he opted for easy answers to the plot lines that he initially established in his usual intriguing way, and as a result the resolution to the problems were not satisfying. Or was he being overly ambitious? Anyway, disappointly, the overlay of credibility was missing. And, apart from Hardy himself, he did not manage to create that deeply personal involvement with the protagonists that Lescroart normally develops so skilfully.
But this is, none the less, an entertaining listen.
10 people found this helpful
- Cholmondeley
- 08-10-14
Remember the shootout at the pier?
This is a full-on "mature" Dismas Hardy story. You get what you pay for and the value is good. This is a bit of a clean up story for Hardy fans who read and remember the over-the-top 'on the pier' shoot out where Abe, Dismas and Moses kill a lot of bad guys (six?) and SPLIT. (Only in SF.) Well, this story starts off with everyone worried that Moses is going to start talking six years after the fact and it goes on from there.
The Incident at the Pier is more or less central but so is the date rape of Franny's niece, who happens to be Moses's daughter who may or may not have murdered the man responsible. There seems to be an underlying premise that most fathers would want to murder a man responsible for the date rape of his beautiful and very sexually active twenty-something daughter. I doubt it's the attitude of most of those men or very many of those daughters.
Then, there's a muddled conclusion with muddled implications that should haunt Dismas for the rest of his life even though it was none of his doing. As I recall, Moses was kind of interesting as a philosopher bartender, but he doesn't wear well during his trial with either the other characters or with the reader.
5 people found this helpful
- Jean
- 23-06-13
Dismiss defends Moses
I have read most of the Dismiss Hardy series over the years and have enjoyed them. In this story Moses McGuire, Dismiss's brother in law, daughter Brittany is beaten then later raped by Rick Jessup. Hardy then has to defend Moses who is charged with the murder of Jessup. Lots of politics, family stress and Lt Abe Glitsky, Hardy's long time friend, is forced to retire from the police force. The defense has a few people as suspect but the judge will not let Hardy call them as witness. I will not spoil the story you will have to read it to find what happens. The ending sets up for the next book in the series. David Colacci is great narrating the story.
10 people found this helpful
- Robert E. Orlando
- 08-07-13
What a let-down.
Spoiler alert!
I'd been waiting for a new Dismas Hardy novel from John Lescroart for too long a time, and when I saw this one available here on Audible.com, I jumped right on it. All I can say is it was a big let down. Only mildly entertaining. Unresolved plot elements. Weak and/or unlikeable characters (even my old time favorites). Brittany was a shallow, empty-headed bimbo till the end. And Tony... this jerk was a totally unnecessary distraction. I fail to see the purpose of his undeveloped character. I know he was a hit man, but was he really an ex-cop? Does it matter? Abe and Dismas were thin self-interested shadows of their former selves. I still don't know who killed Jessup. The reader is to believe it was probably/possibly the sex-trade guy and the county supervisor, but that red herring went nowhere. Thank goodness David Colacci was reading; otherwise this would have been a big "zero". This was not one of Lescroart's best efforts. Felt more like an outline of a possible novel.
4 people found this helpful
- laall
- 04-06-13
I was disappointed
I have long been a Lescroart fan and enjoy the Dismas Hardy and Abe Glitsky characters. I did not enjoy this book as well. I was annoyed with the trivialization of underage drinking, which he harped on extensively...while ironically also having a main character that is an alcoholic. I also found the excessive use of "Jesus Christ" as an expletive to be both annoying and offensive. And just overall felt the plot was weak and the plot resolutions either weak or non-existent. Definitely not his best, in my opinion.
6 people found this helpful
- Sharon in Surrey
- 16-04-15
So??? Who Dunnit???
Would you listen to The Ophelia Cut again? Why?
Yes. I really enjoyed the Ophelia Cut. But, then, I like Thrillers. And Legal thrillers are great. There were more twists & turns & characters doing stupid things in this book but it was still enjoyable. It kept me listening into the wee hours because I couldn't figure out who the murderer was. Maybe I'll figure it out when I listen to it again. Dismas Hardy is one of my favorite characters - I've bought or read most of the books in the series. I'll keep on buying them as long as Audible keeps bringing them in.
Have you listened to any of David Colacci's other performances before? How does this one compare?
Yes. He performs a lot of the Lescroart books & does a very good job. I hope he becomes the ONLY performer in the rest of the series. His characters are believable & he's able to accurately pronounce all the technical terms & multisylabic words.
Any additional comments?
Bring em on!!
2 people found this helpful
- Edgar
- 03-02-15
I'm listening to all of JL's books for the second time. They are close to the top of the 800+ audiobooks I've listened to. In the past four years. Each one leaves me thinking he can't possibly write another one better than this and I'm always proven wrong. I unfortunately can't recommend this book and all of the Hatdy/Glitsky/Hunt:/Roake novels higher than five stars. Every second gives so much pleasure.
2 people found this helpful
- 15-04-14
A bit of a let-down
Can't say I loved it.
The other reviews here give you an idea of the story. The book was certainly interesting enough: well-paced and engrossing. Still, there were several things I didn't like. For one, Hardy and Glitsky were very mortal, and produced no brilliant stuff. Disappointing; I would have preferred Superman or at least for one of them to do something out of the ordinary. For another, the ending was weak. It was very plausible, but very ordinary for all that. There was a feeling of having been let down, of something left hanging. I have been looking for the next book to see if there is some sort of closure. Lescroart's next book is "The Keeper" but (reading the publisher's summary) I don't think The Keeper provides this closure. There is a fair amount of courtroom, er, stuff, in The Ophelia Cut, but it's quiet. I wouldn't really call it "courtroom drama".
2 people found this helpful
- Richard Delman
- 24-08-13
Time to try something different now, Mr. Lescroart
I have been a happily entertained reader of this series for about 25 years now, initially in print, and then for the last 7-8 years in audiobooks. It is fair to say that I have loved this work. The characters of Dismas Hardy, Abe Glitsky and their supporting crew have almost become real humans to me. It does help that I live and work in the same area, both geographically and professionally, as these people do, but really, that's not a big part of the appeal of the series. Mr. Lescroart and Mr. Colacci are a perfect combination, with complementary skills and genuine affection for their characters. One thing that really appeals to me is the fact that Dismas and Abe and the others have what seem to be real lives, with births and deaths and marriages and the range of complications that all of us live through during our brief stay here on planet Earth. It would take an encyclopedic review to attempt to give you the flavor of Mr. Lescroart's primary accomplishments. So, I won't attempt that. You would be happily advised to listen to many of the prior books. They are legal thrillers, and Part II is often a bit slow going, as we get to slog through the trials, but even when things begin to get a little boring, our entertainers come up with something new and quirky, or particularly knotty, or emotionally fraught.
The Ophelia Cut (not a good title, which might be a warning) centers on the rape of a young woman and the apparent revenge killing of the man by the young woman's father, Moses McGuire. Of course Dismas represents Moses at the trial, and I won't be a spoiler here about the end of the book. But, the book can at times be forbiddingly complex, and it often assumes that the reader is aware of the details of a massacre involving a number of the main characters here. The group of allies (Hardy, Glitsky, D.A. Wes Farrell, attorney Gina Roake, deceased attorney David Freeman) keeps a volatile secret amongst them. The exposure of this secret threatens them all, providing an underpinning of drama and intrigue to which only some of us readers can relate. In this book we are introduced to a city supervisor (Liam Goodman, whose chief clerk is the victim of the murder) a new chief of SF police, a Korean gangster and trafficker of human flesh named John Lo) and others. The plot gets spread out among these people too far, so that it is hard to keep all the players identified without a scorecard, so to speak. At times I felt a curious mix between boredom and a genuine interest in knowing how things turn out. I could have lived without the boredom, for sure. I think this is another result of the convention by modern novelists to make their books last a standard 300-350 pages in print, or about 12-14 hours in audio. Many younger writers are now shuffling off this mandate, thank goodness. As the late, great Elmore Leonard said, "I leave out the parts that people tend to skip." All writers should have this byword as a sampler knitted and framed on the wall of their writing rooms.
At the end of the book there is a true deus ex machina, which tries our patience a bit because it is implausible, and clearly a desperation move by the defense team. All along I had been thinking, Mr. Lescroart, you have been wildly successful, beyond your most outrageous dreams, but it is time to stop now. Shift gears. I know that he has done that for a couple of earlier books which I haven't read. I get the impression that they weren't as well received as the Hardy/Glitzky books. By this point in his career, the author must be in a position to take truly meaningful risks in doing what he does. I challenge you, Mr. Lescroart, little pipsqueak that I may be: And now it is time for something completely different.
11 people found this helpful
- will
- 16-05-13
Classic Hardy
I have read or listened to every one of the Dismas Hardy novels, along with most of John Lescroarts other books. In the past several novels there has been an absence of real substance. This book is written with the same zeal and character driven plot that his older books were and in that it excels. Its full of interesting little ethical questions and conundrums, along with a great story. You wont be disappointed with this book. Just like all of the other Hardy novels this one will twist and turn and throw you off your seat every time you think you've got something figured out.
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Multimedia: York Memorial honors neglected historical figure
April 14, 2010
This spring, a new memorial appears on Lewis & Clark's campus, honoring a key member of the Corps of Discovery too long ignored by history. Dedicated on May 8, 2010, York: Terra Incognita memorializes a man who served on the expedition as the slave of William Clark, who became a crucial contributor to the expedition's success—and who, after the completion of the journey, shared in none of the fame and fortune enjoyed by other members of the corps.
The following video offers context about York's historical significance and tells the story of how the memorial came to be at Lewis & Clark.
Located near Watzek Library, the York sculpture stands six feet tall and is mounted on an approximately two-foot bronze base with scattered text fragments embedded around it. Neither the physique nor facial features of the sculpture claim to represent what York actually looked like.
"Because there are no known images of York," artist Alison Saar explains, "I felt a realistic portrait would only continue to misrepresent the man."
Partly for this reason, Saar made the sculpture's back a focal point and a symbol of the burden borne by York during the Lewis and Clark expedition. One of William Clark's maps is inscribed—"scarred" might be more accurate—on the sculpture's back and shoulders.
In her proposal to the York Committee, Saar wrote, "I have a personal interest in the recognition of unsung heroes, particularly those who have been overlooked due to their race or gender." She has previously completed several sculptures addressing this theme.
By funding and commissioning this work by a nationally recognized artist, Lewis & Clark strives to welcome people from minority populations to our campus community and to join the ongoing work to recognize historical figures, like York, who contributed greatly to our country but without acknowledgment or reward.
"The sculpture stands as a visual metaphor for a historic moment that we must regard more thoughtfully if we are to understand American history," says York Committee Chair Linda Tesner, director of the Ronna and Eric Hoffman Gallery of Contemporary Art.
Dedication event details–the public is welcome to attend:
Saturday, May 8, 2010 at 10 a.m.
At the statue site located on the lawn west of Aubrey R. Watzek Library
J.R. Howard Hall lobby in the event of rain
Learn more about the York Memorial Project:
- Information and resources about the memorial
- Text fragments featured on the base of the memorial, drawn from the journals of Lewis and Clark and other sources
- York Memorial Project history
- York Project Committee


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And that's why many people are apparently appalled. Not necessarily because CBS foreign correspondent Lara Logan was surrounded by an angry mob in Cairo, and beaten and raped. It was because she was taking unnecessary chances. (Read: risk-taker) She was doing it to advance her career (Read: ambitious). She was daring to go where she did not belong. (Read: brazen)
While none of the naysayers have been so brutal as to come out and say she got what she deserved, the fallout from the news of her hideous assault has been almost as ugly as the assault itself. Here's the background via the New York Times:
Lara Logan, the CBS News correspondent, was attacked and sexually assaulted by a mob in Cairo on Feb. 11, the day that the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was forced from power, the network said Tuesday.
After the mob surrounded her, Ms. Logan "suffered a brutal and sustained sexual assault and beating before being saved by a group of women and an estimated 20 Egyptian soldiers," the network said in a statement. Ms. Logan is recovering at a hospital in the United States.
The evening of the attack, Ms. Logan, 39, the network's chief foreign affairs correspondent, was covering the celebrations in Tahrir Square in central Cairo with a camera crew and an unknown number of security staff members. The CBS team was enveloped by "a dangerous element" within the crowd, CBS said, that numbered more than 200 people. That mob separated Ms. Logan from her team and then attacked her.
Heinous, right? And yet. Comments on talk radio and the interwebs Wednesday were cascading into blame the victim mode. NPR, for that matter, had to take a number of comments off its site completely, and issue a plea for civility. Meanwhile, according to Time.com, reporter Nir Rosen, a fellow at NYU, resigned from his position at the university after he sent an ugly tweet suggesting that Logan was some kind of brazen careerist, trying to outdo CNN's Anderson Cooper (who had been beaten in Cairo a few days before) and capped it with this:
"at a moment when she is going to become a martyr and glorified we should at least remember her role as a major war monger"—a reference to his criticisms of Logan over her coverage of Iraq and Afghanistan.
Over at Salon, Mary Elizabeth Williams (we love her) took on Rosen and others, too. (According to Williams, Rosen also tweeted this: "It's always wrong, that's obvious, but I'm rolling my eyes at all the attention [Logan will] get." Yeah, ugh.) She also added this, referring to yet another hater:
And the ever-heinous [right-wing blogger and Fox News regular] Debbie Schlussel was quick to jump on her regular line of racism, noting how the assault happened in a "country of savages," because that never ever happens anywhere else, and it's never committed by light-skinned people! She then twisted the knife by going after Logan herself, saying, "So sad, too bad, Lara. No one told her to go there. She knew the risks. And she should have known what Islam is all about. Now she knows… How fitting that Lara Logan was 'liberated' by Muslims in Liberation Square while she was gushing over the other part of the 'liberation.'"
But here's the thing. If she is shamelessly ambitious, who cares? Are we not over that? If she took an unnecessary risk — and nowhere does it suggest that she did — isn't that what foreign correspondents are paid to do? Right? But that's not the point. Or at least not mine. At the midpoint of the protests in Tahrir Square, when things started going ugly, reporters were roundly encouraged to get the hell out of Dodge. Many stayed. Including Anderson Cooper. He was beaten up.
We called him a hero.
P.S. Within minutes of posting this, we got an ugly comment suggesting that Logan got what she deserved. We have declined to approve it.photo credit: CBS


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Country Legends Croon Classics at the WSJ Cafe
Emmylou Harris warmed her voice with Red Zinger tea, Rodney Crowell sipped some Throat Coat, and then they launched into some songs from their new collaborative album during a performance this week at the WSJ Cafe. The singers became fast friends nearly 40 years ago, when Ms. Harris was scouting songs for an album. Mr. Crowell, then a songwriter on the rise, gave her the tune "Bluebird Wine," a song they reprised for their new release, "Old Yellow Moon," their first album together. In the WSJ's studio, they performed two songs—"Dreaming My Dreams" (written by Allen Reynolds) and "Chase the Feeling" (Kris Kristofferson)—then sat down to talk about old times, mutual trust, and singing in harmony.
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Catholics. Protestants. Evangelicals. Jews. Buddhists. While Durango welcomes congregations of many faith traditions, it is home to only a few followers of Islam. The most prominent, perhaps, is the Youssef family.
In a town thats far away from the nearest mosques in Grand Junction, Albuquerque and Abiquiu, N.M., Dr. Jim Youssef of Spine Colorado said following his faith hasnt always been easy.
But Islam is pretty individualistic, he said. It doesnt require fellowship. Its your personal duty to interpret the Quran.
Youssef, whose parents immigrated to the U.S. from Egypt, said he and his family have experienced some discrimination, including the vandalism of their home in New Hampshire after the Oklahoma City bombing when it originally was thought to be the work of Muslim terrorists.
And after Sept. 11, he decided to drive to Los Angeles for a medical conference rather than fly because he was worried about being detained at an airport.
But he said the response he has gotten in Durango is acceptance.
All the things that have happened in the past 10 years have created a little fear, he said. Durango evolved for me, and now I feel happy and appreciated here. Ive never been judged on anything but my skill set. Im so touched by the hugs on the street.
Interfaith love story
Youssef and his wife, Melissa, who was raised Catholic, had a whirlwind courtship. After meeting on a blind date, they moved in together after six weeks, were engaged after 10 weeks and married within a year. Theyve now been married for 20 years.
But religion didnt even come up until we were living together, he said. She said Arent you Mormon? I realized we had some talking to do. We both had devout mothers, so there were a lot of interventions from both sides to break us up.
The couple attended spiritual retreats in both faiths and had long talks.
It forced us to explore the commonalities: the Old Testament, the New Testament, the concept of life after death, heaven and hell, Muslims including Jesus, as the son of Mary, among the prophets, he said.
The couple had both a Catholic priest and an imam presiding over their marriage. The imam was a cardiothoracic surgeon with whom Jim Youssef had interned.
It also helped that both are quite ecumenical in their friendships. Youssef has been the best man at seven Jewish weddings, he said with a grin.
Ultimately, though, they decided it would be too confusing to raise their children in two religions.
I was the one who was more passionate about my religion, while Melissa had some problems with hers, including how it treats women, Youssef said. So we decided to raise our children in the Muslim faith.
A delicate balance
I wouldnt say religion rules our lives in Durango, Youssef said, But its not hard to see God with all the beauty here. Rather than interpreting my religion to criticize others or following a strict life that may not be practical or using it as an excuse to do bad things, I try to extract the pillars and live them in my life.
Giving to those in need is a Youssef family value imparted to children Nathan, 17, Natalie, 16, and Amina, 12, and it follows one of the Five Pillars of Islam.
Youssef goes on humanitarian surgical trips once or twice a year, and their mother is president of the board of directors for Animas High School and the former president of the board of the Durango Discovery Museum.
Every night, I think about what I did that day to follow the core principles of my faith, Youssef said. And every morning, I think about what Im going to do that day. When I come home, I always ask my kids, Did you contribute today? If the answers no, I say, Well, take out the garbage or something.
Nathan started his volunteer efforts by helping establish Animas High School and will be a member of its first graduating class in May.
Not only has he given time to local political and environmental causes, he has traveled to Southeast Asia twice on Loop Abroad volunteer trips, trips designed to give students an international experience that teaches the complexities of solving some of the worlds issues.
His first was to the Elephant Nature Park in Thailand, where elephants that have been abused find sanctuary, then to Cambodia, where he worked on the beginning stages of a similar refuge and developed an advanced English curriculum at an orphanage.
His experiences led to an extensive blog, which he has turned into a book, 101 Ways to Contribute.
Theres not much of a Muslim community to be found in Durango, and by not much, I mean none, he said.
But he has discovered through volunteering that one can become accepted by reaching out and helping.
I dont think kids realize how much we can do, Nathan said. We can draw attention to causes that matter. And most importantly, we can give our time and energy and help our neighbors.
Nathan has been made uncomfortable by remarks from friends, he said, but its mostly ignorant, said in a joking manner.
He lost 35 pounds while on his six-week trip to Thailand in 2010, mostly, he said, because the food was healthy, and he wasnt going to the freezer for ice cream every day.
He came back with a new appreciation for local, sustainable food, greatly expanding the familys garden.
When he was growing up, Jim Youssefs family mostly followed halal, the prescribed diet for Muslims. (Its most well-known tenants are prohibitions against pork and alcohol.) A healthy diet is the family focus today.
We dont eat pork, and we dont eat carnivores, he said. And I drink a little, but for the first 12 years we were in Durango, I was on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, so I didnt drink at all.
A family of moderation
When Youssefs parents fled Egypt after Gamal Abdel Nasser took power in 1952 and ended up in America a few years later, they brought with them their faith and culture and a commitment to be part of their new country.
It was 1961 in Middle America, and you can imagine the climate for dark-skinned people, Youssef said about his familys journey to America, when his father was accepted to the doctoral program in business management at the University of Minnesota. We had nothing, but I just remember how happy my parents were.
His father, born Abdel-Fattah, which he changed to Leon after coming to the U.S., was the son of an Islamic scholar who taught at a mosque in Cairo and at Ain Shams University.
Once in the U.S., he and his wife, Carmen, née Kariman, wanted their children to be Americans.
Moderation was my dads mantra, Youssef said. My parents were friends with other immigrant families and saw how they imposed their culture on their kids, and how hard that made it for the kids to assimilate.
Youssef said he feels 100 percent American.
They took their American citizenship (went through the citizenship process) as soon as they could, Youssef said about his parents. My dad was a staunch Republican with an American flag at the front door. He kept a picture of Reagan in the living room.
He saw how his father lived his faith every day, and learned more about him at Leon Youssefs death at the age of 67.
It was my first Islamic funeral, Youssef said. I bathed my fathers body and wrapped it in linen. There were so many people there: the checkout lady from the grocery store, the postman who said my dad always greeted him. He was fundamentally such a kind person.
A lack of opportunity
What people dont understand in America is that prior to the Arab Spring, most Islamic countries in the Middle East were under dictatorships that took opportunities off the table for young people, Youssef said. Those young people have been politically leveraged to twist the meaning of martyrdom to commit random violent acts.
The young people in the militant groups are bound by religion rather than nationality, he said, but even more by hopelessness and anger.
If they tell a young persons father that if they do this suicide bombing or whatever, theyll go straight to heaven, and their family will get a lot a money, thats pretty persuasive, Youssef said, But I have great hope for democracy because the true meaning of Islam is peace.


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President's Equity Commissions, Forum on Black Affairs support Amaechi
President's Equity Commissions, Forum on Black Affairs support Amaechi
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Groups composed of faculty and staff in support of diversity efforts at Penn State have voiced their support of John Amaechi, grand marshal for the 2013 Penn State Homecoming parade.
Amaechi, Class of 1995, is a former Nittany Lion basketball star who wrote a New York Times best-seller, "Man in the Middle," about his experiences as a gay athlete. In August, the Homecoming committee announced that he will serve as the grand marshal for the 2013 parade.
Members of Penn State's Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equity, the Commission for Women, the Commission on Racial/Ethnic Diversity and the Forum on Black Affairs issued a statement announcing that they are "deeply saddened to hear of the malicious threats and hurtful comments that are being directed toward alumnus John Amaechi, the 2013 Grand Marshal for Penn State's Homecoming parade.
"Although opinions of students, faculty, staff and alumni are critical to the discourse that makes Penn State a robust and thriving academic community, it negatively affects us all when comments sink to the level of racist slurs and homophobic insults. We support the Penn State Homecoming committee, John Amaechi and the thousands of Penn Staters who are proud to convey a welcoming and positive Penn State spirit during Homecoming festivities."
An All-Big Ten and a two-time Academic All-American at Penn State, Amaechi went on to play five seasons in the NBA. In 2011, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in recognition of his athletic accomplishments and charitable works. He also is the founder of Amaechi Performance Systems, a professional and management consulting firm.
Homecoming activities begin Oct. 5, and the parade begins at 6 p.m. Oct. 11.


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IHOP celebrates National Pancake Day on Tuesday. Diners can enjoy a free short stack of buttermilk pancakes, and in exchange will be asked to make a donation to the Children's Miracle Network.
The organization raises money to help support 170 nonprofit children's hospitals across the country.
This year's goal is to raise $3 million, according to the IHOP website.
Since starting National Pancake Day, IHOP has raised more than $10 million to support community charities.
Check here to look up the closest IHOP.


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| This video was a rough one for Tanner - from the silly string to the zombie survival kit, he was LITERALLY in the fire seat for this one! If you enjoyed this video, be sure to check out "I Bought… Nothing?! | Ridiculous Amazon Products" www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn9uUjwBaEk
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| 19:25 highly pure oxygen can be toxic for long spams of time - but it is not that simple: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxygen_toxicity and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperoxia
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| "Violet you're turning Violet Violet"
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| 19:14 property of o'hare air
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| Oxycodone and THC.
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Matt: I read it and he said "let's get Taco Bell"
Tanners wife: he always had something wrong
Fire fighters from the scene " he must have had a supreme Taco"
Press F in chat rip hi5 studios toilet
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What u came for
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| 3:15 sounds like a dying squirrel
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| Don't try drugs at home. Oh so I can do it in a private place?
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| The boost is 95% oxygen unlike ours it is healthier
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| I would use the useless box for school when I'm bored
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| R.I.P The Yankees Jersey
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| In Colorado they sell Boost Oxygen at the Safeway (grocery store) pharmacy. It's super common at high elevation areas. Sometimes I get it if I'm feeling sluggish or hung over. It's legit and safe.
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| Does anybody think mat is peeing 5:56
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| 19:10 Guys don't do drugs AT HOME. Like can they do it outside?
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| My guenia pig was freaking out when you tested the pooter
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| This was posted the day before my birthday! My birthday is August 30
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| Farts so hard
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| He hate a fire starter. I call it from the get-go.
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| Tanner and Matt looks so young in this one😂
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| Those ears
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| "Guys don't try drugs at home"... it's just oxygen 😍😍
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| Humans: breathing is easy and not scary
Matthias: 😨 "breathing oxygen makes me uneasy, im not comfortable with this"
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| @19:00 I think you can tell matt has never smoked anything lolol
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| I am Currently smoking drugs. do not do drugs.
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| It might not be called sparkle but I doubt "shake for head" would be the marketing their going for😂
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| U could put petrol
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| 95% oxygen he says with no worry..
I'm like what about the other 5%... I think it's drugs that is why Tanner said it felt drug like. I think...
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| the oxygen boost is for mountain climbing when your low on oxygen.
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| They used to put candy in the survival kits on rafts, i believe in WWII. It has enough calories to survive for a while.
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| Hey my name's Tanner
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| ....you made him eat the fire-starter....
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| Is anyone else thinking cum shot
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| 2019 anyone? tanner looks hella weird!!
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| 3:12 the fart is identical to tanners laugh
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| Hey I knew this is an old video but do you think you could do a my hero acidamia anime product dope or nope??? If you do I think the best place to get the items is on amazon.com, but I would love to see that from you and I think others would to but yeah. Like I said I would love to see that from you guys on dope or nope!! I love you guys hope you do the video idea
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| Lol my dog's name is Pooter😂 also, I think the zombie gun isn't one use, o think you can just refill it with regular cans of silly string after the first can runs empty. And "fancy dress" parties are what customers parties are called in some other countries👍🏻
I wonder if the oxygen could be good for people who have severe anxiety attacks (like myself) and/or hyperventilate, to open up airways and give them oxygen??
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| The boosted air said "95%oxygen,pure oxygen
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| Anyone else watching in 2k19 and not recognise either of 'em? XD
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| Buy stuff from vat19
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| The tenth item could be for a stress reliever.
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| I made a LEGO technic pneumatic useless box, and when you get it up to pressure, it will flip the switch back faster than you can York your hand away. About 50 times faster than that one.
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| He was baymax for five minutes....
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| Dope or Nope: Kids don't due drugs
Kids with Cancer: Ok "MOM, I'M NOT GOING TO USE MY MEDICATION BECAUSE A FAMUS YOUTUBER TOLD ME SO!!!"
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| Matthias pass gas
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| in the begging you made me laugh so hard
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| Eats fire starter cube.
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I had watch that one over five times. And I will probably come back several days later and do it again. Then repeat.
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This week on Blu-ray Kristen Stewart's summer fairy tale hits home video, James Cameron's epic love story gets a multi-disc upgrade, and Vampires of a different sort come home. Briefly:
- Snow White and the Huntsman (Two-Disc Combo Pack: Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy + UltraViolet)
- Titanic (Four-Disc Combo: Blu-ray 3D / Blu-ray / Digital Copy)
- The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Fifth Season
- The Vampire Diaries: The Complete Third Season
- The Devil Inside
Hit the jump for more details.
The Devil Inside [Blu-ray]
This low-budget horror film wasn't exactly a hit with critics, but it made a box office splash on opening weekend. That said, it also netted an insane drop in revenue on its second weekend. The Blu-ray disc is bare bones, with literally zero special features included.
Snow White and the Huntsman (Two-Disc Combo Pack: Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy + UltraViolet)
Though the Kristen Stewart-fronted gritty take on a fairy tale classic is a bit tainted by certain goings-on behind-the-scenes, Snow White and the Huntsman is now headed to home video complete with an extended cut of director Rupert Sanders' solemn actioner. The Blu-ray disc comes with the 127-minute theatrical cut as well as a 131-minute extended cut of the film, along with a commentary by Sanders, visual effects supervisor Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, and co-editor Neil Smith. The pack also comes with a "second screen" feature in which viewers can access extra content on tablet at home, a photographic tour of the soundstages and sets, a 21-minute principal featurette on the film and a few other featurettes that cover the visual effects, fairy tale elements, and specific characters.
To catch up on all of our coverage of the film, click here.
Titanic (Four-Disc Combo: Blu-ray 3D / Blu-ray / Digital Copy)
To celebrate the 3D re-release of James Cameron's epic period piece, the film is now hitting Blu-ray in grand fashion. Fans can pick up the insanely loaded 3D/2D Blu-ray combo pack that also includes a digital copy. The regular set is packed with special features including three different commentaries from 2005 (Cameron, cast & crew, and historians), two hour-plus long documentaries (Reflections on Titanic which is a four-part making-of featurette and The Final Word with James Cameron which examines what really happened to the RMS Titanic), deleted and extended scenes, and a bounty of mini featurettes, videomatics, and diving videos.
The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Fifth Season
The fifth season of the geek-friendly (or not, depending on your view of the series) comedy The Big Bang Theory is hitting home video just in time for the new season. All 24-episodes are included on this set, along with a featurette centering on hitting the 100-episode milestone, a 15-minute featurette taking views on a tour of the series' many production facilities that put each episode together, and a featurette that involves the actors reflecting on season five memories. As always, a lengthy gag reel is also included.
The Vampire Diaries: The Complete Third Season [Blu-ray]
The combo pack for The CW's vampire soap comes complete with Blu-ray, DVD, and Ultraviolet digital copies of each episode. The 22 season three episodes are supplemented with four new featurettes: one looking into the creative process behind each episode (writing, fx, score, etc.), one looking back on the series' "favorite scenes", another centering on Stefan's Descent into Darkness, and finally a featurette that allows fans to trace the timeline, family tree, and mythological roots of the show's vampires. A batch of deleted scenes and a gag reel are also thrown in for good measure.
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Ban Spending Earmarks, But Not Tariff Cuts
Republican leaders in Congress announced Monday that they are all on board to ban spending "earmarks" when the newly elected Congress convenes in January. That is all to the good. While not a large share of the federal budget, the designation of tax dollars to fund specific pet projects in member districts has come to symbolize out‐of‐control spending in Washington.
Those same leaders should clarify that the earmark ban applies only to spending projects—not to the kind of tariff suspensions including in a recent miscellaneous tariff bill.
The U.S. Manufacturing Enhancement Act approved by Congress in July suspended tariffs on hundreds of imported items of special interest to U.S. manufacturers. House Republican leaders made the mistake earlier this year of including such tariff suspensions in an earmark ban they announced in March.
The overly broad definition of an earmark boxed the leadership into opposing a perfectly sensible trade bill. Despite the half‐hearted opposition of the GOP leadership, the U.S. Manufacturing Enhancement Act passed overwhelmingly in the House on July 21, by a margin of 378–43, with Republicans supporting it by a 3–1 margin.
Most members of Congress already understood what the Cato Institute pointed out in a September 2010 study recommending reform of future miscellaneous tariff bills—that tariff cuts are not the same as spending earmarks. Here is what I wrote in the study about the difference between tariff cuts and the kind of spending earmarks that has angered voters:
Spending‐bill earmarks distribute tax dollars not for any public purpose authorized under the U.S. Constitution, but rather to benefit a certain special interest or a specific city or district. They grant favors to a small group of beneficiaries at the public's expense. In contrast, a tariff suspension repeals a narrow tax that falls disproportionately and unfairly on a small group of producers. Instead of granting a favor at the public's expense, a tariff suspension relieves individual producers of a burden that falls on them and nobody else. Unlike a spending earmark, a tariff suspension creates no new claim on public resources. It does not expand the scope or size of government.
Including tariff suspensions in the moratorium is not a matter of curbing the power of lobbyists. There is a world of difference between lobbying for a $500,000 government grant for a project with narrow benefits, and lobbying to remove a $500,000 tax bill that only a handful of enterprises are required to pay. The former seeks an expansion of the government's power and influence, the latter a reduction. Republicans who rightly complain about the growth of the federal government should be the first to embrace the suspension and repeal of hundreds of nuisance taxes distorting the economy and burdening American producers.
The new Congress may soon consider another miscellaneous tariff bill to further reduce discriminatory tariffs that impose real costs on U.S. companies trying to compete in global markets. Republican leaders should join with their Democratic counterparts in the new Congress to clarify that suspending or repealing unfair tariffs should not be banned but should be vigorously pursued.


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Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Falling Circulations
What are the causes for this continued decline in comics and magazine sales? Falling levels of literacy? The recession? Boredom? High cover prices? Or perhaps our climate of fear, where kids are no longer being allowed to go out and buy comics on their own, is responsible?
All valid reasons perhaps. Comics are considerably different to how they were 40 years ago, - and that's to be expected. British comics have always evolved with the times. Perhaps it's time they evolved again?
The current mixture of strips and lightweight articles / activities has been around for several years now. Perhaps this generation wants something new? Perhaps a generation in tune with soaps and reality shows wants more depth to the characters? More excitement and unpredictability to the stories? Perhaps they're bored with bagged free gifts and posters?
However, a comic can have as many revamps as it chooses, but if the kids can't see the finished product it's not going to attract them. Comics are gaudier, glossier, and bulkier (with gifts) than ever before, but when crammed into the shelf display of supermarkets and newsagents it's hard for individual titles to stand out. The displays often soon become untidy, with comics sprawling in all directions and even spilling onto the floor. Unless one is looking for a specific title it's very difficult for a comic to uniquely grab the attention of a passing customer. How is a child expected to discover The Beano or Toxic for the first time when comics are rammed into displays that are so overwhelming and unkempt? As retail giants charge a premium for front-of-shelf displays most titles are stuck at the back, in darkness in some cases! (See photo.)
(Interestingly, Viz, and 2000AD, which are displayed on other shelves, free from the clutter of the children's section, have stable circulations. However that could simply be because their readers are older and more inclined to buy out of habit.)
The DFC has made moves in a direction of a story-led comic, and is bypassing the retail trade by being subscription-only, but it's unlikely its sales are anything to shout about just yet. However, if it does build into a big success perhaps more established titles may follow the subscription-only route? The current downward circulation trend would suggest they may have nothing to lose by trying.
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Are these the comics and magazines that are actually sold, or just the ones that are circulated (most of which seem to end up unsold on shelves like that)?
- Wednesday, 20 August 2008 at 01:06:00 BST
- Richard Starkings said...
By Climate of Fear, do you mean knife crime?
- Wednesday, 20 August 2008 at 06:09:00 BST
- dennis the menace said...
lew i agree its a disgrace i wish we could show kids what comics really are. how much fun they can be should start a campaing save the british comic
- Wednesday, 20 August 2008 at 09:03:00 BST
- Matthew Rees said...
I fully agree with your comment about the way that children's comics are displayed. The other periodicals are organized by topic and are presented neatly but anything with a "children's" tag is just thrown into the same space so the Marvel/DC reprints find themselves next to comics for very young girls.
- Wednesday, 20 August 2008 at 11:02:00 BST
- Lew Stringer said...
I understand those are circulation figures, so actual sales are even lower unfortunately.
- Wednesday, 20 August 2008 at 11:04:00 BST
- Lew Stringer said...
Hi Rich, Knife crime is the latest thing the media here are panicking about but generally parents are afraid their kids will be abducted / bullied / whatever. It's very rare to see kids going to shops on their own now as we would when we were young.
- Wednesday, 20 August 2008 at 11:09:00 BST
Do you think that the market could be over saturated? Too much choice perhaps? In the 90's when I was at the age that comics are aimed at I can only remember The Beano and Dandy on the shelves now when I go into WHsmiths I have to dig through a pile of glossy bags and free toys before I find my Beano! Is this trend similar to the one in the mid 70's when IPC released a shedload of kids mags? Is history repeating itself or is my history a bit iffy?
- Wednesday, 20 August 2008 at 12:34:00 BST
- Lew Stringer said...
There's about the same amount of comics out there as there has been for decades. The problem is free gifts used to be a rare treat, but now they're part of the bagged package so it makes shelving difficult with such bulky products. Also, the shelving system is different now that retail giants charge thousands for positioning. It's in their interests to have shelf designs that have a pecking order, as an incentive to make publishers pay more, but sadly it means some titles are hidden at the back.
The solution is to go back to the days of sporadic free gifts, no bags, less bulk, - and equal prominence for all titles. Unfortunately that doesn't seem likely.
- Wednesday, 20 August 2008 at 13:10:00 BST
Lew, I found your latest article very interesting. I've long thought that British comics have somehow evolved into miniature 'Toys R Us' catalogues, giving priority to the advertising of computer games/action figures etc, while relegating the few(and often poorly drawn)comic strips to second fiddle.This aspect,coupled with the actual comic cover being obscured behind bagged toys has also prevented potential readers taking a look inside. The current crop of comics is primarily nursery age, with just 3 or 4 'proper' comics still on sale - and even these are targeted at a young audience. If I were a 12 year old boy now I would be very embarrassed at seeking out something to read amongst the piles of bagged nursery comics. Comics URGENTLY need to evolve away from free gifts/bags/articles on toys/games. You are right,today's more sophisticated kids require exciting and challenging stories to read. The 'TV soap' aspect is particularly missing from comics. The future?:I think that a smaller (American sized?) comic format, with many more pagesof comics(some black on white) would allow more complex stories to be developed, which would interest older kids(12+yrs)..and would also be hopefully less expensive(without some colour and those obligatory free gifts). DFC is a big step in the right direction. The kids today know what they want to read, but there is little being published for them.With luck things might change before the plug is pulled on all comic publications.
- Wednesday, 20 August 2008 at 15:03:00 BST
- John Freeman said...
Your suggestion of shelf overcrowding is an interesting one Lew, although it's hard to test as we don't know what the sales figures are for most of the comics that aren't crammed in with all those plastic bags and free gifts, as 2000AD, Panini's Marvel reprints and Titan's DC Comics titles aren't ABC rated. My guess though is that given the overall decline in print magazine sales in other sectors, reported in The Guardian on Monday, they are down too.
It's my understanding that some titles have recovered since these ABCs were compiled, although overall sales are, as in other sectors, well down.
I think I tend to agree with Steve Holland's main suggestion for sales decline and that licensing is an issue -- and, perhaps, titles like Doctor Who Adventures are suffering from overkill on the shelves -- you've got Doctor Who Magazine, Torchwood, Battles in Time and as I've mentioned on my blog, there's talk of a Doctor Who DVD Files in the offing from Fabbri. That's a bubble that was bound to burst.
The danger for comics of course is that there's no chance a licensed title can turn itself into a 'brand' like the lad magazines have done such as Nuts or Zoo, and exploit their potential audience online or on TV. The Beano has done that to some extent but not many other titles have.
I don't think this is totally bad news for British comics creators because there are so many other outlets for them to create comics now -- on the web, on mobile, as graphic novels. The problem is ensuring that these new media opportunities also deliver the means for those creators to make money from the markets opened up, and that's a major challenge, I think.
- Wednesday, 20 August 2008 at 16:30:00 BST
- Norman Boyd said...
I'll tell you how messy those displays are... nobody I know wants to even TRY looking for a comic in that mess. I would love to think there might b a reversal to clean looking comics with NO free gifts, but as I get older, I begin to see that this may be my wishful thinking!
- Wednesday, 20 August 2008 at 18:32:00 BST
I always read the beano but since i'm 13i didn't know what the ones from years ago where like but for my birthday my Mum and dad bought me the first Beano and a bundle of 60s comics and I really liked them.I don't like free gifts in the beano i think its every 2 weeks and it means that people only buy it for the gift and now I know why the Beano is lumped at the back of the Store also this is annoying as my mum nd think its sold out when it's really behind a load of comics
- Wednesday, 20 August 2008 at 19:02:00 BST
- Lew Stringer said...
I'm not entirely convinced that today's kids are more sophisticated Dave. I don't see any evidence of that as today's product is a result of kids having a *shorter* attention span, hence adventure serials being dropped.
However I do feel the format of comics needs to change and involve the readers more. Keep the slapstick but have a few ongoing sub-plots too.
All irrelevant unfortunately, if the comics can't stand out on those cramped shelves.
- Wednesday, 20 August 2008 at 19:12:00 BST
- Lew Stringer said...
I see your point John. I think most of us would be happy to switch to web based comics tomorrow if we could earn the same money as in print media. Does anyone earn a living from drawing comics online?
- Wednesday, 20 August 2008 at 19:15:00 BST
- George said...
Rather than too much choice I'd say there's too little choice. Or perhaps I should say too little variety?
As Steve says in his blog there's a huge pre-school presence on the shelves but that, by its very nature, is transitory. The children grow out of that phase very quickly, and the trends in children's programming (which most comics appear tied in to) turn over quite rapidly - who talks about Teletubbies now? Where are the comics at the next level for them to move on to?
I have two god children, both girls, one 9 years old, the other just 6. They both love to read so when I visit them I like to take them a comic as a gift. Once I exclude the nursery ones (if I can get them and their cheap plastic toys out of the way) what are my options? Thank god for The Beano - if that's out of stock I really struggle. There's Classics from the Comics but, unfortunately, children today are used to things being in full colour and baulk at black and white (the same appears to go for TV these days). Other than the Beano/Dandy picture libraries, that's it. Unfortunately The Dandy has moved itself away from the 'young girl' market and, rightly or wrongly, superhero comics are (mostly) aimed at a much older age group.
If children are no longer able to buy comics for themselves then their parents (or godparents...) are the gateway to getting access. If that's going to be successful then comics have to be better value for money than they are now. With the honourable exception of The Beano most of them are really, really poor value. If there's a comic strip it'll be four panels a page; if there's an article it'll have the depth of skin. If you flick through them in the store you can see they'll barely hold a child's attention for ten minutes. The adult who holds the purse strings is going to put the comic back on the shelf.
I don't think these figure are the sign of a genuine fall in literacy, any more than the fall in sales of "Lads' Mags" indicates that young men are getting more literate. I fear the UK comics industry has painted itself in to a corner and now only knows how to licence a programme and/or toy and then sell that with as little investment as possible. Once the target audience dries up (or moves on) then the business finds itself with plummeting sales with out having the necessary experience on how to turn that around.
Incidentally, the older god-daughter gets, and loves, National Geographic for Kids. Not a comic in it I'm afraid but it engages her in a way that the British comics market has singularly failed to.
- Wednesday, 20 August 2008 at 19:40:00 BST
- Lew Stringer said...
I agree with most of what you say there George. However I'm not sure which comics only have four panels a page but we always ensure that the strips in Toxic have around 9 or 10 panels a page (like The Beano). Although Toxic is boy's mag so I appreciate you wouldn't consider it for your god-daughters.
By the way; have you tried them with Manga? (Very popular with girls.) Or The DFC?
- Wednesday, 20 August 2008 at 21:25:00 BST
- George said...
Hi Lew,
All I'm really doing is railing against the failings of the British comics industry, or at least my perception of the same.
Comics as a medium does offer a lot more choice for me, though usually more as a Birthday or Christmas gift. The oldest, who in common with a huge percentage of Children loves Harry Potter and The Famous Five, gets Tintin; the youngest, who enjoys the Beano, gets Asterix.
Manga is great, Female friendly, and means that for the first time in years I see young women/girls going in to comic shops alone (not looking bored while their boyfriend buys that week's pile).
The problem with buying Manga for god children is that... well, as they're not my children I tend to be a bit more conservative in my approach than I perhaps would otherwise be. I'm trying to please myself, the children and, just as importantly, their parents. The parents are non-comic readers and there's a problem with manga. To the uninitiated it does tend to look a bit, how can I put this? Pervy! However, if I find a good adventure story in manga form that'll certainly be on my list. Manga is, incidentally, excellent value.
The DFC? I get that for myself and I have to say I don't think they've got the formula quite right yet. There's manga pacing, but in 5 page chunks.
And for my next trick I'll sort out the NHS...
- Wednesday, 20 August 2008 at 22:39:00 BST
- Lew Stringer said...
I understand your reticence about buying them Manga George. I agree with your comment about The DFC too. Far too few writers know how to pace a comic serial in short chunks, and it also seems they're also too influenced by low budget tv shows as much of the action happens "off camera".
- Wednesday, 20 August 2008 at 22:52:00 BST
You need to set Sonic the Comic on them, Lew. :) Always got five-page story pacing right there...
- Wednesday, 20 August 2008 at 23:23:00 BST
I agree with the point on the shelves - trying to find Transformers is always a pain in the arse, involving searching through teetering piles of bulky bags. 2000AD, by comparison, just involves scanning the shelf for the logo.
Without proper shelving, everything gets lost; you can barely even _see_ the cover, making attractive cover art nearly pointless.
Re web-based comics: some creators do indeed make a living from it, though I'm not sure how many. I do know Pete Abrams of Sluggy Freelance makes a living from his, due to trade paperback collections, merchandise, and fans paying to see extra background material.
- Charles RB
- Thursday, 21 August 2008 at 23:51:00 BST
Do these include online subscriptions? Because the Beano's must be high now with that 70 for £70 hype last month. It's no. 1 on the DCT Subscriptions chart.
- Friday, 29 August 2008 at 17:55:00 BST
- Lew Stringer said...
Good question Conor. I assume it must include subscriptions but I couldn't say for sure. Anyone out there know?
- Friday, 29 August 2008 at 18:44:00 BST
Over the last few weeks we've failed to find our daughter's favourite (the Beano) amongst that pile of rubbish captured so perfectly on this page. The comic market is flooded with TV licensed material - could you imagine trying to start a new original comic brand today? How the hell would you get noticed without being deliberately controversial?
- Tuesday, 2 September 2008 at 00:09:00 BST
- Lew Stringer said...
I think there'll have to come a point when publishers sit down with retailers and sort this out. Admittedly comics don't make a lot of money for retail giants so perhaps they're unlikely to change anything without even MORE incentive (ie: money).
I've often wondered if comic publishers have tried getting comics into places where kids actually go these days, such as video game shops? Or if there's a way to present cheap pocket sized comics as "impulse purchases" next to the till by the sweets?
- Tuesday, 2 September 2008 at 00:52:00 BST
Australian childrens magazines (mostly a mix of small articles and licenced comics). Typically they are digest-sized and come bagged with free gifts. They are normally sold through supermarkets and placed on every till next to the chocolate bars/womens magazines (often at child friendly height).
- Tuesday, 14 October 2008 at 05:23:00 BST
Australian childrens magazines (mostly a mix of small articles and licenced comics). Typically they are digest-sized and come bagged with free gifts. They are normally sold through supermarkets and placed on every till next to the chocolate bars/womens magazines (often at child friendly height).
- Tuesday, 14 October 2008 at 05:23:00 BST
- Lew Stringer said...
Sounds like Australia have it right. I've often wondered why DC Thomson don't sell their "Fun-Size" Beano & Dandy comics next to the til. (Perhaps retailers expect too much money for such a prime position?)
- Tuesday, 14 October 2008 at 10:12:00 BST


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