Jack Ruttan
@magelly.bsky.social
Writer and Artist. Cat boy.
http://mruttan.ca
http://mruttan.ca
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Cribbed from Steve Lieber, Natalie Nourigat's advice for aspiring comic book artists:
homeiswheretheinternetis.blogspot.com/2015/04/advi...
homeiswheretheinternetis.blogspot.com/2015/04/advi...
Advice for aspiring comics artists aged 14-18
(If you are more interested in storyboarding for animation, please check out this post !) I visited my former high school this week to ta...
homeiswheretheinternetis.blogspot.com
August 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Cribbed from Steve Lieber, Natalie Nourigat's advice for aspiring comic book artists:
homeiswheretheinternetis.blogspot.com/2015/04/advi...
homeiswheretheinternetis.blogspot.com/2015/04/advi...
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Oh non! Il faut garder le Belgo pour les artistes 🧡
“It’s very important that these spaces exist. It’s okay to do experimental not-so-polished art and it’s actually the beauty of Montreal. That’s what makes us different.”
I agree. Good piece by @brendankelly789.bsky.social
www.montrealgazette.com/entertainmen...
I agree. Good piece by @brendankelly789.bsky.social
www.montrealgazette.com/entertainmen...
Montreal’s arts scene faces ‘huge threat’ with sale of Belgo Building, artists say
Arts groups worry that a change of ownership could force them out of the Ste-Catherine St. location, said to house the largest concentration of galleries and studios anywhere in Canada.
www.montrealgazette.com
July 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Oh non! Il faut garder le Belgo pour les artistes 🧡
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Although this article mentions mentions Marjorie Taylor Greene's claim that wildfires were "started by Jews wielding space lasers," it doesn't highlight the degree to which so many of these right-wing conspiracy theories, like QAnon, are rooted in antisemitism.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/b...
Trump’s Return to Power Elevates Ever Fringier Conspiracy Theories
www.nytimes.com
May 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Although this article mentions mentions Marjorie Taylor Greene's claim that wildfires were "started by Jews wielding space lasers," it doesn't highlight the degree to which so many of these right-wing conspiracy theories, like QAnon, are rooted in antisemitism.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/b...
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My cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com books.
![Title: Let's create a Movie for Netflix!
Jason Statham is..
[choose path 1, 2 or 3)]
1. THE EDITOR
2. THE LIBRARIAN
3. THE BOOKSELLER
A heroic special forces officer retires to a sleepy town to follow his true passion of setting up a...
1. Poetry Anthology
2. Public Library
3. Local Bookshop
(image of our hunky hero holding his suitcase looking at a vacant shop)
He settles happily into the routine of small-town life, but when the townspeople are menaced by a...
1. Greedy Billionaire
2. Corrupt Politician
3. Evil Corporation
(the hero puts doen his morning coffee and looks out the window as a sinister black helicopter lands)
He must combine his literary and military skills to protect his new community with the help of...
1. An attractive poet
2. A Young Borrower
3. The Bookshop Cat
(The hero runs through a hail of bullets holding a novel and a machinre gun)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:oflombnj6v6xyohhatfkbzyd/bafkreihiwosnsk7bvcwbigkblttrgusgfgavy3uu33staezhjvm76zdaaa@jpeg)
April 12, 2025 at 9:03 AM
My cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com books.
utopiamoment.ca
April 12, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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this interview...sort of right before she went from famous to mega famous an arguably the most important writer in the genre. www.theguardian.com/books/2015/j...
NK Jemisin: the fantasy writer upending the 'racist and sexist status quo'
Jemisin’s celebrated fantasy novels are about multicultural, complex worlds that stand out in a field that has been traditionally dominated by white men
www.theguardian.com
March 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM
this interview...sort of right before she went from famous to mega famous an arguably the most important writer in the genre. www.theguardian.com/books/2015/j...
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Another day, another protest in Montreal.
March 28, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Another day, another protest in Montreal.
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Outstanding, Dimitra.
February 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Outstanding, Dimitra.
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Charlie Brown ftw.
July 18, 2023 at 1:18 AM
Charlie Brown ftw.
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The Quebec Winter Carnival is currently running!
Founded over 125 years ago, it became an annual event in the 1950s and is a defining part of the winter culture of Canada. Not to mention it has Bonhomme!
Let's learn more about this famous festival!
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Founded over 125 years ago, it became an annual event in the 1950s and is a defining part of the winter culture of Canada. Not to mention it has Bonhomme!
Let's learn more about this famous festival!
🧵1/15
February 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The Quebec Winter Carnival is currently running!
Founded over 125 years ago, it became an annual event in the 1950s and is a defining part of the winter culture of Canada. Not to mention it has Bonhomme!
Let's learn more about this famous festival!
🧵1/15
Founded over 125 years ago, it became an annual event in the 1950s and is a defining part of the winter culture of Canada. Not to mention it has Bonhomme!
Let's learn more about this famous festival!
🧵1/15
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February 4, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Gáayaaw ("for there to be big waves") - the narrative changes depending on the orientation of the painting... an exploration of how a work can welcome multiple interpretations. Now on exhibition at #MOCAToronto
#DaalkaatliiDiaries #nativeamericanartist #acrylicpainting #michaelnicollyahgulanaas
#DaalkaatliiDiaries #nativeamericanartist #acrylicpainting #michaelnicollyahgulanaas
January 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Gáayaaw ("for there to be big waves") - the narrative changes depending on the orientation of the painting... an exploration of how a work can welcome multiple interpretations. Now on exhibition at #MOCAToronto
#DaalkaatliiDiaries #nativeamericanartist #acrylicpainting #michaelnicollyahgulanaas
#DaalkaatliiDiaries #nativeamericanartist #acrylicpainting #michaelnicollyahgulanaas
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For those who need a reminder.
November 28, 2024 at 11:45 PM
For those who need a reminder.
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Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
January 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.