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This article appeared in the July 14, 2008 edition of The Nation.

June 25, 2008

Media Vampires of Sodom

Seattle

Having just unplugged my Comcast cable, I read the headline on the June 16 issue ["Who'll Unplug Big Media?"] and said, "I will!"

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About Robert Grossman

Robert Grossman is a New York native and an accomplished artist in many media. He studied fine art at Yale and has won accolades for his comics, illustrations, paintings and cartoon-like clay sculptures. He was also nominated for an Academy Award for an animated short in 1978. A longtime Nation contributor, his work has appeared on the covers of more than 500 national magazines. more...
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