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Maurice Sendak: “And now let the wild rumpus start”

Maurice Sendak with Wild Things Characters

Award-winning author and illustrator, Maurice Sendak, died Tuesday at the age of 83. He leaves behind a legacy of broken rules in literature, mythical places and inspiration that has always driven our creativity at Invisible Children. Sendak, author of “Where the Wild Things Are,” created with an authenticity to himself and his ideas making his [...] Read More


Vaclav Havel and Kim Jong-Il: the 20th century’s best and worst

Vaclav Havel with demonstrators in 1988

Yesterday, December 18, 2011, representatives of the best and the worst of the 20th-century’s leaders died:  Vaclav Havel and Kim Jong-il. One was Vaclav Havel, former president of the Czech Republic and the man who, after several stints in Communist prisons, led Czechoslovakia’s revolt against the Soviet Union in 1989. The revolt is known as [...] Read More


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