At UCLA, Political Cartoon Collection Gift Includes Provisions for Maintenance, Instruction By April Witteveen From the first known caricature of Abraham Lincoln to a Pulitzer Prize–winning cartoon satirizing the Tammany Hall political machine, the Michael and Susan Kahn Political Cartoon Collection contains thousands of individual images, periodicals, books, and ephemera dating back to the late 17th century. On September 19, the UCLA Libraries announced the receipt of this collection, itself valued at $4.2 million, along with additional monetary gifts from the Kahns to support accessioning and processing of the collection and a fund to develop a “10-year interdisciplinary education initiative for the study of graphic arts as political speech.” |
SPONSORED BY INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND A Remarkable Journey to Economic Stability and Development
Morocco’s progress over the last few decades is a useful example for many developing economies still in search of building the foundations of macroeconomic stability. Despite rough waters, the government stayed the course and remained focused not only on immediate stability, but also on the long-term needs of the Moroccan economy.
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Magic Words (and More): Magic and Illusion at UT Austin and the American Museum of Magic | Archives Deep Dive By Elisa Shoenberger Magic tricks may be momentary, but the annals of performance magic leave a record, commenting on and reflecting the political, cultural, social attitudes of their day. Two collections, the University of Texas at Austin Harry Ransom Center’s Magic and Illusion collection and the American Museum of Magic’s Archives and Library, hold a wealth of information about magic and performers, with a focus on the 19th and 20th centuries. |
Jean-Baptiste Andrea Wins Prix Goncourt | Book Pulse By Kate Merlene Jean-Baptiste Andrea wins France’s Prix Goncourt for his novel Watching Over Her. Finalists for the Barnes & Noble Book of the Year are announced. The 2022 Endeavour Award shortlist is announced. |
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