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RIP- Maurice Sendak Passes Away at 83

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Necromantic_Lovely Malbolge Joined: December 2011 Posts: 307 Location: The Abandoned Stairwell Gender:	RIP- Maurice Sendak Passes Away at 83 On Tuesday, it was discovered that beloved children's author, Maurice Sendak (Where the Wild Things Are) passed away due to stroke complications. I was very saddened to hear this, which poses a question for everyone: when you were young, did the imagination and work created by Maurice teach you to embrace the idea of thinking differently, and that being different is okay? -Necromantic_Lovely _________________ My goth name: Absinthe Winterberry Papilio enim mortuum puella (butterfly for a dead girl)
Tue May 08, 2012 8:36 am

Nephele Administrator Joined: November 2008 Posts: 6750 Location: New York Gender:	Re: RIP- Maurice Sendak Passes Away at 83 I was just about to post his obituary, and you beat me to it! The New York Times wrote: Maurice Sendak, widely considered the most important children’s book artist of the 20th century, who wrenched the picture book out of the safe, sanitized world of the nursery and plunged it into the dark, terrifying and hauntingly beautiful recesses of the human psyche, died on Tuesday in Danbury, Conn. He was 83 and lived in Ridgefield, Conn. Maurice Sendak, Author of Splendid Nightmares, Dies at 83 I adored Maurice Sendak's work -- both as a child and as an adult. In fact, my thesis for my master's degree in library science was on Sendak's work. The Wild Things are howling in mourning. Rest in peace, Maurice. -- Nephele
Tue May 08, 2012 8:43 am

Dragonwings Malbolge Joined: September 2006 Posts: 457 Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina Gender:	Re: RIP- Maurice Sendak Passes Away at 83 Aw. This is really sad. I hope he rests in peace. I did always like his stuff.
Tue May 08, 2012 9:04 am

PonPon Avernus Joined: April 2012 Posts: 5 Location: Kansas Gender:	Re: RIP- Maurice Sendak Passes Away at 83 I'll admit, where the wild things are isn't my favorite book. But Maurice Sendak was an amazing guy. Whether you like Colbert or not, Mr Sendak was interviewed by him, and he was awsome. http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/406796/january-24-2012/grim-colberty-tales-with-maurice-sendak-pt--1 http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/406902/january-25-2012/grim-colberty-tales-with-maurice-sendak-pt--2
Tue May 08, 2012 3:01 pm

Nephele Administrator Joined: November 2008 Posts: 6750 Location: New York Gender:	Re: RIP- Maurice Sendak Passes Away at 83 PonPon wrote: I'll admit, where the wild things are isn't my favorite book. But Maurice Sendak was an amazing guy. Whether you like Colbert or not, Mr Sendak was interviewed by him, and he was awsome. http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/406796/january-24-2012/grim-colberty-tales-with-maurice-sendak-pt--1 http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/406902/january-25-2012/grim-colberty-tales-with-maurice-sendak-pt--2 That interview made me laugh out loud! Thanks for the links! -- Nephele Still laughing to hear Maurice Sendak cursing out e-books.
Tue May 08, 2012 4:03 pm

Lachrymose Cania Joined: July 2009 Posts: 1094 Location: Zombietown, PA. Gender:	Re: RIP- Maurice Sendak Passes Away at 83 There were suppositions that the monster images "scared children", which at least for me (and probably most of us here) they never did. I thought monsters to look rather endearing and a bit awkward and even cuddly, but never scary. What a great subconscious to have that can enable someone to draw a "monster" with such qualities. _________________ Ahhh...I get to stay inside.
Tue May 08, 2012 5:28 pm

Arquinsiel Nessus Joined: January 2008 Posts: 3034 Location: Dublin Gender:	Re: RIP- Maurice Sendak Passes Away at 83 I don't think I had ever heard of his work until the movie. He's not that big over here in Europe.
Tue May 08, 2012 5:56 pm

ittybittybat Maladomini Joined: August 2010 Posts: 860 Location: Dracula's Castle (aka Charlottesville, VA) Gender:	Re: RIP- Maurice Sendak Passes Away at 83 Aw, poor guy. Hope death is treating him well! I loved Where the Wild Things Are, personally. _________________ "Destiny is always something you must come up with on your own. No matter how much "advice" you receive, or who you receive it from, no one has any answers except yourself." --centurion
Tue May 08, 2012 6:46 pm

Minty Cania Joined: April 2009 Posts: 1845 Location: Joie de l'Eau, Maice Isle, Gothsylvania, otherwise Blackheath, London, UK Gender:	Re: RIP- Maurice Sendak Passes Away at 83 I think I have the book "Where The Wild Things Are" but as Arq said he is not that big over here. I'm sad to hear of his passing though. _________________ Minty's Mumblings Aka: Elodie Eulie SeaMajic... thank you Nephele (see here). Aka: Aimee-Jo LaDélicieuse and Amela Joie Délicieuse, thank you again, Nephele - (see here and here). Gothsylvania's ArchPagan... see here.
Wed May 09, 2012 2:49 am

Igorina Malbolge Joined: January 2012 Posts: 291 Gender:	Re: RIP- Maurice Sendak Passes Away at 83 I remember reading in an interview that he didn't like to autograph books for children because the kids got upset and wondered why a stranger was scribbling on their books. Very interesting guy. _________________ AKA: Autymn Róiseleen Blaize, thanks to Nephele
Wed May 09, 2012 6:40 am

Nephele Administrator Joined: November 2008 Posts: 6750 Location: New York Gender:	Re: RIP- Maurice Sendak Passes Away at 83 I dunno if it's really Christopher Walken reading this. Could be that guy who impersonates him and makes all those YouTube videos. Still funny. Christopher Walken reads Where the Wild Things Are -- Nephele
Fri May 11, 2012 2:52 pm

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