I, like others in the class was never encouraged to read, or even exposed to comics as a young child. Therefore I always believed that they were not as "worthy" as novels or other works of literature. However, seeing the depth of feeling and amount of intricate physical and metaphorical detail that Bechdel puts into Fun Home has definitely gotten me thinking about the relevance of comics. While I am still not convinced that a graphic novel should be treated and discussed in the same way as a one-hundred-year-old classic novel, I do think that this art form deserves to be discussed in more intellectual forums, such as this class.

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Affleck Says Phoenix Documentary Wasn't Real: 

"Virtually none of it was real....'I never intended to trick anybody,' said Mr. Affleck....'The idea of a quote, hoax, unquote, never entered my mind.'”