• Dirty Wars star Jeremy Scahill: "It shouldn't be just military families that have to think about the implications of our policies." Interview by Jim Brunzell.
• Gordon Lightfoot hits a figurative high note at the State Theatre. Review by Dwight Hobbes.
• My first annual "Post One" Awards for Excellence in Non-Traditional Arts Journalism. Best citizen journalism sponsored by a theater presenter, best writer at a radio station, most consistent brand on Vine, and more.
SUNDAY PICK | Classic documentary "Crumb" takes a close look at one of America's strangest artists
A great documentary can make even a mundane subject fascinating; when the subject is as deeply weird and widely acclaimed as the illustrator Robert Crumb, the result is indispensable. That's the case with Terry Zwigoff's 1994 Crumb, a fascinating look at the defiantly independent artist. Was Crumb, controversial for his highly sexualized drawings of women and caricatures of African-Americans, the original hipster racist? At the Trylon Microcinema on July 1, you can see Crumb and decide for yourself.
©2012 Jay Gabler
Jay Gabler (jay [at] tcdailyplanet [dot] net, Twitter @JayGabler) is the Daily Planet's arts editor.


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