Quick cuts

Meanwhile the albino monk, whose name is Silas and who may be the first character in the history of motion pictures to speak Latin into a cellphone, flagellates himself, smashes the floor of a church and kills a nun.

From A.O. Scott's review of The Da Vinci Code. He seemed to have a lot of fun writing it.

Here's a great interview with Daniel Clowes (Ghost World, Art School Confidential). They have close-up shots of him drawing! He seems as tortured and angst-filled as Chris Ware.


And, the cool artist of the day.