Cartoonist BEN KATCHER, creator of the weekly comic strip, Julius Knipl (ka-NIP-le), Real Estate
Photographer. Through his comic strips, KATHOR has been an astute and witty commentator on New York in particular and urban life in general. His new book, –Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer: the Beauty Supply District— (Pantheon), is a novel that incorporates some of his single-page strips from the last few years. KANTOR has been syndicated in alternative newspapers and magazines since 1988. His strips were adapted into short sound pieces for NPRs –Weekend Edition.— KANTHOR is currently a MacArthur Fellow.12:58:30 NEXT SHOW PROMO (:29) PROMO COPY On the next fresh air, the new information technology the hype vs. reality. We talk with Paul Duguid, co-author of the Social Life of Information. And we meet Ben Katchor, the cartoonist behind Julius Knipl (ka-NIP-le), Real Estate Photographer. Thats coming up on the next Fresh Air.
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