November 2013 – Philip Nel

Dallas 1963, New York 1980, Washington 1981

November 22, 2013Philip NelAssassination, Autobiography, Death, Don DeLillo, John F. Kennedy, John Lennon, Ronald Reagan, Steinski, The KinksAssassination, Autobiography, Death, Don DeLillo, John F. Kennedy, John Lennon, Ronald Reagan, Steinski, The Kinks4 Comments

On the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy, I happen to be staying at the Washington Hilton – the hotel in front of which President Reagan was not assassinated 32 and a half years ago. Don DeLillo called the Kennedy assassination, “The seven seconds that broke the back of the American century.” But

Fantagraphics and Kickstarter Capitalism

This past week, Fantagraphics launched a $150,000 Kickstarter campaign to fund its Spring 2014 season. The sudden death, in June, of co-founder Kim Thompson had an economic impact on the independent publisher: 13 books he was to translate or edit had to be postponed or delayed, creating a drain on the company’s cash flow. The