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Author: Cara McKeown

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Why the Queer Love Story “In a Heartbeat” Took Over the Internet

August 25, 2017May 9, 2019 Cara McKeownComments Off on Why the Queer Love Story “In a Heartbeat” Took Over the Internet

Here’s how a four-minute animated short triumphed.

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John Wouldn’t Recognize a Good Walk-and-Talk if He Walked Right Into It

July 27, 2017April 15, 2020 Cara McKeownComments Off on John Wouldn’t Recognize a Good Walk-and-Talk if He Walked Right Into It

Part of #JohnWithTheWind — a week-long editorial event.

EDITORS PICKS

MHA Puts Teamwork Front and Center in “RUSH!”

By Sarra Sedghi

Class 1-A shines (and twinkles) as the exam winds down.

We Need to Talk About the Quiet Pain of Pearl on Steven Universe

By Eric Vilas-Boas

We must now reckon with the new episodes of Rebecca Sugar’s emotional ticking time bomb.

The Boondocks and One of the Best Martin Luther King Jr. Tributes of All Time

By John Maher

A Martin Luther King Jr. Day reminder not to whitewash Dr. King, brought to you by—no surprise here—‘The Boondocks.’

The Best American Animation Writing 2019

By The Dot and Line

A roundup of 15 of our favorite stories about cartoons published during the past year by outlets not called The Dot and Line...plus some extras.

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Let’s Jam: The Glorious Explosion That Is Cowboy Bebop’s Opening Theme

By Alex Costello

A truly inspired show intro needs to check at least a few very different boxes. This one nails them all.

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In Defense of “Gateway Shuffle”—The Lamest Entry of ‘Bebop’

By Eric Vilas-Boas

This may be the show’s worst episode, but its final minutes are a sci-fi thrill ride. Pour one out for the space seals.*

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Katara’s Bloody Dance With Death

By Claire Dunderman

Katara was a hero from day one.

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Freaknik’s Back, Baby

By John Maher

A who’s who of 2009 talent—half of which is, somehow, still around!—made an absurd animated musical sing…sort of.

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