Why is Australian cartoonist Stuart McMillen inside a box?
Speaking from inside a box, I discuss the story of my proposed comic Rat Park, about the science of drug addiction. This is the second video from my crowdfunding campaign. stuartmcmillen.com; All things.
View ArticleLessons learnt from crowdfunding
Good news! My crowdfunding campaign was successful. This blog post shares all of my lessons learnt from crowdfunding. Including many tips I wish I'd known beforehand. stuartmcmillen.com; All things.
View ArticleRat Park crowdfunding rewards: printed comics have been dispatched
Some good news: the War on Drugs and Rat Park printed comics were delivered to me on 16 May. I have now posted these rewards to my crowdfunding supporters, and will soon upload the comic to my website....
View ArticleA bustle in the cage-row: the making of Rat Park
This is a lengthy blog post about the behind-the-scene 'making of' Rat Park. Includes historical photographs of the actual Rat Park experiment from the 1970s, and interesting tidbits which I couldn't...
View ArticleMy Drug Period
By 'drug period', I refer to the 12 months I spent researching, writing and drawing War on Drugs and Rat Park. This blog post discusses everything I think and feel about drugs as a result of this...
View ArticleThe unguarded side door: reflections on my storytelling style
I reflect upon the storytelling approach used in my Rat Park comic. Cartoonists like me are creating little 'landing pads' for readers to understand unfamiliar issues. We create accessible ways for...
View ArticleBest of 2014
A list containing my favourite musical album, book, graphic novel, comic, film and article from 2014. stuartmcmillen.com; All things.
View ArticleBuckminster Fuller’s Chilling Domes
Exactly 75 summers ago, Buckminster Fuller accidentally discovered a self-air conditioning house. How did he do it? stuartmcmillen.com; All things.
View ArticleHitler Denial
Today, global action to stop climate change is inconceivable. Yet, in 1938, global action to stop Nazi Germany was also inconceivable. The world was in Hitler denial. stuartmcmillen.com; All things.
View ArticleDeviance in the Dark
A classic behavioural psychology experiment. In the 1970s, researchers took eight strangers and shut them inside a dark room for an hour. What happened next? stuartmcmillen.com; All things.
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