Lat is a
Malaysian cartoonist whose work earned him the honorific title of
datuk. He was born on 5 March 1951 in a village in
Perak, Malaysia, and started supplementing his family's income at the age of nine by submitting his comics to magazines and newspapers. Four years later, he published his first comic book. In 1970, Lat left school and became a crime reporter while continuing his cartooning sideline. His comic about the Bersunat—a
circumcision ceremony all Malaysian boys of the
Islamic faith have to undergo—made a great impression on his newspaper's editor-in-chief. As a result, Lat became an editorial cartoonist. As he gained popularity through his cartoons in Malaysia, he published his autobiography in the form of two graphic novels—The Kampung Boy and Town Boy. The Kampung Boy was a huge success and gained him international renown. It is published in various countries around the world in several languages. Lat's cartoons provide an unbiased and humorous insight on the lives and culture of Malaysians, who consider him one of their most trustworthy citizens. His admirers include American cartoonists,
Sergio Aragonés and
Matt Groening. (more...)
... that humorist George Washington Harris's comic character Sut Lovingood, who figured in tales attacking
Abraham Lincoln and other politicians, has been described as "Huck Finn on amphetamines"?
A specimen of white coral fungus (Ramariopsis kunzei), a species of
coral fungus found in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The
fruit body is white to whitish-yellow in color and grows typically up to 8 cm (3.1 in) tall and 6 cm (2.4 in) wide. Older specimens may have a pinkish tinge. Although it is
edible, the odor and taste are not distinctive.
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