Archive for April, 2009

The United States Postal Service® Previews Simpsons® Stamps (USPS)

Posted by on April 29, 2009 * Comments(0)

“We are excited to celebrate The Simpsons on postage stamps,” said U.S. Postal Service Executive Director of Stamp Services David Failor. “Eyebrow-raising to say the least, this witty, well-written pop icon continues to irreverently satire its parody of a middle-class family as it lampoons American culture. The Simpsons stamps, which includes known philatelists Bart Simpson, […]

category: Humor, Popular Culture, Rhetoric and Poetics, Television    

Scan: Journal of Arts, Media, Culture (Discourse Chronicle)

Posted by on April 18, 2009 * Comments(0)

This article takes an interesting approach and is potentially a valid addition to the scholarship on comics. However, at present it is seriously flawed and is not publishable in a refereed journal. The author would need to make substantial corrections to the article, rewriting significant sections of the argument, for it to be published. [Here […]

category: Comics, Life, Popular Culture, Revisions, Rhetoric and Poetics