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Speedy Ortiz founder and frontwoman Sadie Dupuis has always loved comics, so when she spotted a French language version of Ghost World as a tween, she didn’t let the language barrier stand her way.
On this episode of The Spark Parade, Dupuis explains how her connection grew even deeper when she bought a copy in English and why she felt such an immediate kinship with its teenage protagonists.
“What I really like about Ghost World is that it is never at all condescending to these characters,” she explains. “They are so astute and sharp and [moments of insecurity] are treated with such seriousness and care.”
Though she was initially disappointed by Terry Zwigoff’s film adaptation (a radical departure from the source material), she has since come to appreciate it as an alternate version of the same events. It now stands as yet another aspect of the Ghost World universe of which she can’t get enough.
Listen to Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz talk about Ghost World in this episode of The Spark Parade. For another look into Speedy Ortiz’s favorite media, check out their 10 essential Records from Philadelphia.
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Host Adam Unze (The Opus) explores creativity in all its forms on The Spark Parade by asking musicians, artists, comedians, and other creators to share the single cultural work that has most inspired them. Whether it comes from the world of music, film, comedy, visual art, or literature, we all have something that sparks our own creative desires. On The Spark Parade, guests reveal the single piece of art that ignites within them to fire of creation.
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