Marjane Satrapi passed yesterday, which led me to reread some of the posts she did for the NY Times back in the mid-2000s. They're elegant and charming, and remind me of what I loved about her work when Persepolis first made such a splash. One piece I wanted to share:
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I'm sure I'll be thinking about her as I wander around TCAF this weekend. Maybe a few memories will be shared by people who knew her.
Yes, but I filled it out and let them know this is a shit idea in any case.
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"That we Iranians were not an abstract concept but rather human beings for whom the words pride, dignity, patriotism and life mean exactly the same things they do to Americans."
archive.nytimes.com/satrapi.blog...
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So glad that @jeetheer.bsky.social has written this obituary for Marjane Satrapi. I can't think of anyone better to provide the thoughtful and informed appreciation that her work deserved. www.thenation.com/article/cult...
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If you’re coming to TCAF with kids, check out the kids programming, as well as all the Kids & YA exhibitors!
(And come say hi to me & @brianmcl.com at table 322!)
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Catch up with @librarylandia.bsky.social on @truenorthcomics.bsky.social ahead of @torontocomics.bsky.social next weekend!
truenorthcountrycomics.com/2026/05/27/a...
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We're kicking off the 20th in-person TCAF with a PWYC panel event!
Feat. TCAF poster artists @battan8.bsky.social, @funeralbeat.bsky.social, Chris W. Kim & Maurice Vellekoop with moderator @librarylandia.bsky.social
6-7pm Friday June 5
Mattamy Athletic Centre
www.torontocomics.com/event-detail...
The radical legacy of the cartoonist and filmmaker who created Persepolis.
