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Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse

Art Spiegelman wrote this comic about his family’s experiences on 9/11

When the Spiegelman family witnessed the towers falling on 9/11, they noticed that the gray of the buildings fell first, leaving bright red beams hanging in the air that slowly disintegrated. Art Spiegelman later depicted this in his comic, “In the Shadow of No Towers.”

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Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse

One of the most important pages of Art Spiegelman’s “Maus”

In this segment of “Maus,” Art Spiegelman illustrated four Jewish victims hung by Nazis in Poland that Spiegelman’s parents knew. The page provides details about the victims as people, humanizing them and asking readers to slow down and acknowledge the horrors of the Holocaust.

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Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse

How Art Spiegelman got involved in the world of underground comix

Art Spiegelman’s “Maus” was featured in the comic book “Funny Aminals” in 1972, with a cover by Robert Crumb, one of Spiegelman’s comic heroes. Being part of “Funny Aminals” helped Spiegelman feel like he had established himself in the comics scene.

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LIZA: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story

Liza Minnelli biography and career timeline

“I was born, and they took a picture,” says Liza Minnelli, expressing the reality of growing up in the flashbulb-popping, gossip-saturated spotlight as Hollywood royalty—as the daughter of Oscar-winning director Vincente Minnelli and screen icon Judy Garland. Liza sought out extraordinary mentors—like Kay Thompson, Fred ...

LIZA: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story

Liza Minnelli created her own family

Liza Minnelli struggled with fertility issues throughout her life and wasn’t able to have children of her own. However, she surrounded herself with close friends and became a godmother to several of her friends’ children, creating her own chosen family.

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LIZA: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story

What Liza Minnelli was like in her relationships

Friends described Liza Minnelli as going into her relationships with fervor and passion, even if they were only for a short period of time. “She throws herself into the relationship with the same passion that she throws herself into a song. But then just like ...

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Liza Minnelli on dealing with the press at an early age

As the daughter of Judy Garland and director Vincente Minnelli, Liza Minnelli learned how to handle the press at a young age, which helped with the media attention that came after the successes of “Cabaret” and “Liza with a Z.”

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Liza Minnelli showcased her talents in “Liza with a Z”

Liza Minnelli made “Liza with a Z,” a concert film made for television, with producer Fred Ebb and choreographer Bob Fosse in 1972. The show highlighted both Liza’s personality and her performance capabilities. “What Fred Ebb did in collaboration with her is to take anything ...

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