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'I'm still emerging from confusion'
An article in the Ohio State University student newspaper starts out as an interview with alumnus Paul Hornschemeier -- a "comic artist on the rise," the headline tells us -- but quickly veers into "comics are gaining mainstream acceptance" territory.

Eventually, though, the writer makes his way back to Hornschemeier, who says: "I thoroughly believe it takes a good ten years of constant work before you have much idea what you're doing in comics. Well, I've been at it for about seven years, so I think I'm still emerging from confusion."

Chabon talks comic books, genre
Meanwhile, The Stanford Daily covers a campus appearance by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon, who discussed the short story, comic books and genre: “I like to look at guys like Italo Calvino and Borges. They were right on the lines where they couldn’t be easily defined in terms of genre.”

'One time I just couldn't get the burp up'
AfterEllen.com profiles Emmy Award-winning actress Maile Flanagan, who voices the lead character in the English-language dub of Naruto:

According to her the young ninja-in-training is always eating ramen, so Flanagan has to make a lot of noodle-slurping sounds. Naruto also does a lot of kicking, shouting and jumping—making for a physically challenging voice acting role.

Voice acting frequently involves stunts, and Flanagan has even had to make convincing vomiting sounds. She says belching is particularly fun. “But one time I just couldn't get the burp up,” she recalls, “so this kid who was my co-star was a stunt burper for me, because she could really belch.”

Flanagan won an Emmy for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program for Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks.