Education

Neil Gaiman Reads His Manifesto on Making Art: Features the 10 Things He Wish He Knew As a Young Artist

I think you're absolutely allowed several minutes, possibly even half a day to feel very, very sorry for yourself indeed. And then just start making art. - Neil Gaiman It’s a bit early in the year for commencement speeches, but fortunately for lifelong learners who rely on a steady drip of inspiration and encouragement, author Neil Gaiman excels at putting old wine in new bottles. He repurposed his keynote address to Philadelphia's University of the Arts’ Class of 2012 for Art Matter...
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Riddell Intends to Vigorously Defend Its Reputation Against Hernandez Lawsuit

Riddell Intends to Vigorously Defend Its Reputation Against Hernandez Lawsuit The post Riddell Intends to Vigorously Defend Its Reputation Against Hernandez Lawsuit appeared first on Legal Reader.
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Illustrator Chris Riddell attacks school tests with 'Sats beasties' drawings

Children’s laureate and political cartoonist draws series of ‘grammar monsters’ in response to warnings that current system is bad for childrenThe children’s laureate Chris Riddell has waded into the row over the value of Sats with a series of surreal sketches.Riddell, an illustrator and political cartoonist who was appointed children’s laureate last year, has sketched a series of what he calls “Sats beasties” in response to warnings by authors and parents that the current system of testing prim...
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