From Caravaggio to Mark Millar

Welcome to another week of What Not to Talk About Over Dinner. You can listen to the show this Saturday 12-1pm PST on kuci.org or KUCI Irvine 88.9FM. If you miss the live show, check out the podcast posted by Sunday afternoon.

This week, we will be discussing religious and secular art through the ages. Which have been the most outstanding and have changed our ways of thinking about art and its purpose? Caravaggio? Rivera? Or is art just for art's sake good enough?


Although we will be covering several points in art history, the latter half of the show will focus on current religious and secular commentary through the media of graphic novels and comic art. Thus, on this week's Dinner Supplements, I've provided a few links that direct you to some great resources on the top comic art media, which will get you revved up for the show!

The Ultimates
The Preacher
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
Thor
R. Crumb
Maus

Prop 8

Welcome to another week of What Not to Talk About Over Dinner!

This is a rather late blog entry, but I did want to mention that last week's show featured the debate surrounding Proposition 8 both in California and across the nation. Whether you are for or against it, this is the show for you to gain more knowledge about the current dialogue surrounding the issue and what you can do to get involved. This is the biggest Civil Rights issue of our generation, so I greatly encourage everyone to become more knowledgeable about it.

If you would like to read more about it, I highly recommend the following websites:

Equality California

Human Rights Campaign
Latest from New York
Latest from Maine
Why this is a Civil Rights issue