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Lynne Murray fires a one-liner!

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
Filed under: Regular ContributorsLynne MurrayThemesThe Skinny on Fat

Quoting regular Irked contributor Lynne Murray, commenting on Laurie Toby Edison’s Body Impolitic blog:

A New Yorker cartoon I liked a lot (and lost so I don’t have the creator’s name) shows a man sitting on the metal table in the paper gown while the doctor looks at his file and says, “I see here you’re 57 years old. We’d like to get that down a bit.”

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A Deaf Youth Orchestra!

Friday, August 28th, 2009
Filed under: Themes, Deaf JamIrked VideosCampaign Watch

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Music and the Deaf was started 2 decades ago by a remarkable man named Dr. Paul Whittaker. Paul, who has a music degree from Oxford University, has been deaf since birth and profoundly deaf since the age of two. In 2007, he became an Officer of the British Empire. Oh yeah, and he trains choirs in his spare time.

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Eating in complete darkness: a review

Friday, August 28th, 2009
Filed under: ThemesBlind Visionaries

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Unique restaurant review…after the jump

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FOLLOW UP: Canada’s First Service Dogpark continues to make headlines…and so does Halifaxgate!

Friday, August 21st, 2009
Filed under: ThemesBlind Visionaries, Campaign WatchIrked Videos

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Interesting developments (and a bonus comic)…after the jump!

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Peabody: a comic strip about depression and anxiety by Jane Goetzee

Friday, July 17th, 2009
Filed under: Regular ContributorsJane GoetzeeThemesThe Wandering AgoraphobeArt Gallery

Peabody

by Jane Goetzee

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Peabody: a comic strip about depression and anxiety by Jane Goetzee

Sunday, June 21st, 2009
Filed under: Regular ContributorsJane GoetzeeThemesThe Wandering AgoraphobeArt Gallery

Peabody

by Jane Goetzee

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Peabody: a comic strip about depression and anxiety by Jane Goetzee

Sunday, June 7th, 2009
Filed under: Regular ContributorsJane GoetzeeThemesThe Wandering AgoraphobeArt Gallery

Peabody

by Jane Goetzee

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Peabody: a comic strip about depression and anxiety by Jane Goetzee

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009
Filed under: Regular ContributorsJane GoetzeeThemesThe Wandering AgoraphobeArt Gallery

Peabody: Special Edition

by Jane Goetzee

 

[Ed's note: Peabs is only one page this week...it's a magnificent take on one of William Blake's Songs of Innocence. Click image to see full size version. Enjoy!]

 

*All comic strips © Copyright by Jane Goetzee and are for viewing only.
The cartoons may not be reproduced in any form without permission.

 

Jane Goetzee is an artist based in the UK. She holds first and Masters degrees in Fine Art at the University of Staffordshire and has worked for many years as a community artist. She writes poetry, makes short films and soundscapes, most of which focus on issues of identity, stereotyping, and representation. As a Person who has Experienced Anxiety and Bouts ODepression for Years (Peabody), Jane uses cartooning to cast a less stigmatizing light on issues of mental distress. She also works part-time as a disability adviser and runs a support scheme for families with disabled children. She is closely involved with the Journal of Literary Disability as copy-editor and keen advocate. She is currently planning a research project that will explore the topic of arts in health from a disability studies perspective.

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Peabody: a comic strip about depression and anxiety by Jane Goetzee

Saturday, May 9th, 2009
Filed under: Regular ContributorsJane GoetzeeThemesThe Wandering AgoraphobeArt Gallery

Peabody

by Jane Goetzee

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Peabody: a comic strip about depression and anxiety by Jane Goetzee

Saturday, April 18th, 2009
Filed under: Regular ContributorsJane GoetzeeThemesThe Wandering AgoraphobeArt Gallery

Peabody

by Jane Goetzee

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