For once, Pakistan’s state has spoken with a single, coherent voice. The federal government’s formal ban on the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), following the Punjab government’s decisive crackdown, signals an overdue realignment in the country’s relationship with violent religio-political power. It is a moment that belongs as much to the writ of the Constitution as to […]
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An early ‘Tintin’ cover sells at auction for $1.1 million
An original drawing used for the first published “Tintin” cover was sold at auction on Saturday in Dallas for $1.12 million, the Heritage Auctions house told AFP. The identities of seller and buyer have not been released. The illustration, by Tintin creator Herge (the pseudonym of Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi), shows the plucky young reporter […]
Drawing the pain: Sketch therapy for C. Africa’s war-torn children
The scratching of crayons on paper fills the air as the children at Lazare camp in war-ravaged Central African Republic draw scenes from daily life. They draw armed men. Armoured vehicles. And they use red. Lots of red. In a makeshift tent, glasses perched on her nose and her feet in the dust, psychologist Mamie […]
Mandela prison drawing goes under the hammer in US
A drawing by late South African leader Nelson Mandela of the door of his prison cell on Robben Island — where he was held for 18 years — will be put up for auction in early May in New York. Bonhams, which will host the sale on May 2, has put the value of “The […]