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'Honor Killings' of women: an Islamic tradition yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = '\'Honor Killings\' of women: an Islamic tradition '; yahooBuzzArticleSummary =' Article: Killing in the name of honor; thousands of women in the Middle East are murdered each year for crimes such as being raped or having premarital sex, or getting divorced, crimes that bring dishonor to their families.
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But where Watchmen attempted to say something about the fascistic nature of superheroes, Cereal Killings is more of an examination of modern advertising, business and its corrupting influences.
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An eight-issue mini-series, published by Fantagraphics between 1992 and 1995, The Cereal Killings is an awkward work at times, and betrays the youth of it's creator, James Sturm, both artistically and thematically.
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Perhaps The Cereal Killings is main appeal is to see how a now noteworthy figure learned his craft, but I think there's more to the work that that sort of surface engagement.
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The other thing notable about Killings is Sturm's line, which starts out lean and sketchy in the first few issues and then becomes heavier and thicker in later issues (did he switch from pen to brush somewhere along the way?), slowly becoming more detailed and expressive in his renderings, especially with his characters.
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Oh yes, the topic of Honor Killings is a very interesting one.
BUT WHY? 2008
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THE COVE: The Movie That Actually Stopped Dolphin Killings by
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Ultimately, The Cereal Killings is a tale of how business and advertising can eat one’s soul.
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So called Medea Killings are a result of depressed or mentally unstable women not getting the help they need.
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Among his most ardent fans are William Kennedy and Calvin Trillin, who dedicated his book "Killings" "To the New Yorker reporter who set the standard -- Joseph Mitchell."
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