I finally caught up with the cartoons Chris Ware has been doing. I was avoiding them because of their association with This American Life, a show I hate. The narcoleptic punctuation of host Ira Glass makes me want to slap him on the back of the head. With the show's tempo, it's like being trapped for an hour with a bunch of Dave Eggers' readers in an elevator designed by Errol Morris. And the cutesy stories of irrelevance make a good argument for Maoism. Ugh. Anyway, here's some good artwork (sound is advisedly optional):
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It's a lonely road I walk, Matt. I did find this blogger who hates the TV version almost as much as I hate the radio show.
Well, if you ever enter my apartment you may wince at the framed this american life poster or paradoxically marvel at its beauty as it was drawn my chris ware.
Is this your apartment? But, yeah, I like that poster.
No but I thought maybe it was for a second.
You're This American Life diss made me laugh out loud. I loathe that show as well.
Thanks, Noah. The show is pure torture.
Awww...c'mon. I like that show. It's better than Prarie Home Companion anyway.