i'm here as art spiegelman's front. art, makes art. he makes words, he combines visual art with literary art. and he makes magic. art studied cartooning, at the high school of art and design in new york city. he became an underground cartoonist joining the underground comics movement, inspired and descended from creators of mad magazine. the first thing about art that i have a read, i would've been about 14, maybe 15. and it was every parent of a three-page autobiographical comic. about the jewish mouse who was a holocaust survivor. telling his son a bedtime story. about jewish mice and nancy katz. that was the first time i read anything by him. and the first time i notice that arch was a genius. art is a genius. it's important for you to remember this, he's a manchin, but he's a genius. art taught at the school of visual are, in 1979 to 1986. where my school friends, had the life that i was convinced i should be having. because jeff had somehow gotten out of england, made it all the way to new york, and was being taught our art spiege

it's with incredible pleasure that i get to give medal to art spiegelman. thanks, neal, for lending yourself to this occasion and for so consistently being a good friend as well as a world class black belt storyteller of black because he looks good in black. so thanks to the national book foundation that has done so much to champion literature, but now welcomes me and comics into that category with this medal. milestone in my life. i'm also thankful that i didn't mispronounce milestone as milestone. since i was so terrified about together an acceptance speech for this event and for this august crowd. i even contemplated sending a suicide note instead. but hey, i had writer's block. nothing like a lifetime achievement award to make me feel like my lifetime might be over. so this award is for my distinguished contribution. american letters and really do feel honored. but what about the pictures. i now know that everyone euphemistically calls them graphic novels. i've even been a father of the graphic novel, but i'm still demanding a blood. for me, comics with

to spiegelman or lay today as are the journeys chancellor has a side to send the tanks, if a deal has, it would come ahead of a major possible offensive by the russians as early as a strain. perspective now from john kirby, coordinator for strategic communications at the national security institute. >> admiral kirby, appreciate you joining us tonight. we know there has not been an announcement on the united states sending abrams tanks to ukraine. can you just talk, though, a little bit about what the debate has been internally about sending the abrams? there's been a lot of reporting about concerns that they're not, they're too complex, their training is too long, the type of fuel they need the spare parts are unique. is it that or is it concern that russia would see it as an escalation? >> i think, you know, with any system, particularly an advanced system that we're providing ukraine throughout the last 11 months, we have always gone through a very iterative conversation about, does it meet the needs that ukraine has on the battlefield now and in the future? and if the answer is yes

beloved by tony morrison, and some others who planned to feature this year like malice, by art spiegelmanace from the bottom of my heart. was a book club without its members? you should all take a page from grace's book and sent us the title she wants to read and the authors from which, from who you want to hear. email us at my story i feel she thought calm right there on your screen. after a quick commercial break, today's meeting is in session. we're digging into their eyes were watching god, by the unparalleled zora neale hurston. you are watching velshi. e watching velshi. if your business kept on employees through the pandemic, getrefunds.com can see if it may qualify for a payroll tax refund of up to $26,000 per employee, even if it received ppp, and all it takes is eight minutes to get started. then we'll work with you to fill out your forms and submit the application; that easy. and if your business doesn't get paid, we don't get paid. getrefunds.com has helped businesses like yours claim over $2 billion but it's only available for a limited time. go to getrefunds.com, powered by