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In the News (Wed 11 Nov 09)

  
  Punch.co.uk
Punch, the magazine of humour and satire, ran from 1841 until its closure in 2002.
A very British institution with an international reputation for its witty and irreverent take on the world, it published the work of some of the greatest comic writers (Thackeray, P G Wodehouse and P J O’Rourke among others) and gave us the cartoon as we know it today.
The world’s finest cartoonists appeared in Punch: such great names as Tenniel, E H Shepard, Fougasse, and Pont.
www.punch.co.uk   (147 words)

  
  Who is Mr Punch
The original significance of Punch's face and figure - his enormous nose and hump - are meaningless to an audience of modern times when, perhaps, it is not customary to associate large noses and sexual potency or find hunchbacks mirth provoking.
Punch's own self but the killing of Judy and the Baby are seen as the achieving of dominion over the levels they represent and the beginnings of the work of self discipline and self conquest.
He is, however, the only character in the Punch drama to have legs, the rest are simple glove puppets who leave the existence of their legs entirely to the audiences imagination.
www.punchandjudy.com /who.htm   (2206 words)

  
 Punch Magazine
Unless Punch gets a little back to his original gravities, he'll be sure to suffer.
I was a close student of the bound volumes of Punch that were in my school library.
Whenever Punch has during my lifetime shown strong bias, he has been usually on the side I consider wrong, but a chronicler I discovered, at the age of thirteen, his unique value, and have been grateful for it ever since.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /Jpunch.htm   (1108 words)

  
 PUNCH AND JUDY ON THE WEB, linking Punch professors and enthusiasts worldwide.
As Punch he appears in all English speaking parts of the world with dedicated Professors in Canada and the USA, in Australia and in New Zealand.
His close relatives Polichinelle and Petrouska hold sway in France and Russia, Casper in Austria, Hans Wurst in Germany.
If you are a lover of Punch, a performer of Punch, involved in an academic study of Punch, a student of folklore and tradition, want to see a Punch show or are just interested in booking Punch & Judy for a birthday party, then you should find what you want here.
www.punchandjudy.com   (186 words)

  
 Punch Cartoons - Punch Cartoons Store
Use keywords to find the image you are looking for.
Welcome to the exclusive Print-Shop for cartoons of Punch, the world famous magazine of humour and satire.
Here you will find cartoons and illustrations by many famous names including John Tenniel, EH Shepard and Norman Thelwell.
www.punchcartoons.com   (91 words)

  
 Punch & Judy: The Punch Page
The Punch Page is dedicated to celebrating, remembering and keeping alive the spirit of Punch, one of the most outrageous and surprisingly loveable characters of all time.
The Punch Page was created in 1996 in an effort to collect and present as much information as possible about Old Red Nose and to satisfy the editor's greed for images of Punch.
Also several marvelous new sites devoted to Punch and Judy have been established in the mother country and elsewhere freeing The Punch Page of the responsibility to continue to collect and publish Punch and Judy information.
www.spyrock.com /nadafarm/html/punchpage.html   (341 words)

  
 cbs2.com - Anthony Throws Punch In Nuggets-Knicks Brawl
Denver's Carmelo Anthony and the other nine players on the court at the time were ejected for fighting during a wild brawl between the Nuggets and Knicks, triggered in part by a New York team that felt it was being shown up on its home floor.
Multiple players, including Anthony, threw punches, and New York's Nate Robinson and Denver's J.R. Smith -- fouled hard by Mardy Collins on the play that started the brawl -- flew into the first row of the crowd while fighting during the NBA's scariest scene since Indiana players fought with Detroit fans in 2004.
Anthony threw a punch at Collins, and now awaits what will surely be strong punishment from a league still trying to repair its image after the melee in Auburn Hills, Mich.
cbs2.com /topstories/local_story_351003440.html   (1012 words)

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