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Author: John Maher

John Maher is news and digital editor at Publishers Weekly and editor in chief at The Dot and Line, which he co-founded. His work has been published by New York magazine, The Los Angeles Times, and Esquire, among others.
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A Poem For Rose Quartz, Wherever I May Find Her

May 11, 2017December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on A Poem For Rose Quartz, Wherever I May Find Her

Here’s one for a mother lost.

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How to Learn Pixar Storytelling for Free

April 27, 2017December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on How to Learn Pixar Storytelling for Free

Pixar and Khan Academy are putting Pixar in a Box, and by a box they mean your computer screen.

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‘Moral Orel’ Still Shreds Trump and the Christian Right

April 14, 2017December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on ‘Moral Orel’ Still Shreds Trump and the Christian Right

Religious hypocrisy, patriarchal abuse, fetishization of violence. Orel is the American Christian, and he’s more screwed than ever.

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Charlie Murphy Is Dead at 57

April 12, 2017December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on Charlie Murphy Is Dead at 57

And the world is way worse now.

so much for so little
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This 70-Year-Old Cartoon Made the Strongest Healthcare Argument Ever

March 25, 2017December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on This 70-Year-Old Cartoon Made the Strongest Healthcare Argument Ever

Chuck Jones’s award-winning short “So Much for So Little” broke down the issue of public healthcare in the Truman era. We still haven’t learned.

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Hayao Miyazaki’s Castles, Ranked

March 6, 2017December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on Hayao Miyazaki’s Castles, Ranked

Dude loves castles.

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It’s a Great Big Universe, Yakko Warner

February 24, 2017December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on It’s a Great Big Universe, Yakko Warner

And we’re not.

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The Secret Hustle of the First ‘Dexter’s Laboratory’ Short

February 8, 2017January 16, 2020 John MaherComments Off on The Secret Hustle of the First ‘Dexter’s Laboratory’ Short

Cartoon architect Fred Seibert reveals the astonishing backstory behind Genndy Tartakovsky’s work on the first ‘Dexter’s Lab’ short.

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Jazz Standards Used As ‘Kids On the Slope’ Episode Titles, Ranked

January 25, 2017December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on Jazz Standards Used As ‘Kids On the Slope’ Episode Titles, Ranked

This one’s for all you Jazz Boys and Jazz Girls out there.

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Everything Is Terrible, But at Least Mark Hamill Is Still the Joker

January 20, 2017December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on Everything Is Terrible, But at Least Mark Hamill Is Still the Joker

Everything is terrible, and everyone’s favorite laughing Batman villain is here to, err, help?

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EDITORS PICKS

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Exclusive Interview: Fred Seibert on How Creativity Flourished at Nickelodeon

By John Maher

Talking Nickelodeon with Fred Seibert, the backstage architect of your childhood.

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13 American Politicians Who Are Just ’80s Cartoon Villains

By Eric Vilas-Boas

These public figures show just how gross our national discourse has become. The resemblance is obvious, no?

KyoAni Taught Me What It Meant to Become Special

By Molly Brenan

Remembering those lost in the attack at Kyoto Animation through their work.

‘A Country Doctor’ Is an Anime Handshake Between Franz Kafka and Kobo Abe

By John Maher

Even Kafka can always get weirder.

There Is No Such Thing As Equivalent Exchange

By Maya Gittelman

One is all, all is one, and in life and love, one thing for another is a mug’s game.

‘Trigun’ Celebrated Its 20th Anniversary Last Month. I’ll Never Forget Its Story.

By Wyatt Erchak

A look back at Vash, Meryl, and one of the most powerful anime series ever.

Kimson Albert Nicknames, Ranked (Pt. II)

By John Maher

The animation director is now at 'OK K.O.!-Let's Be Heroes,' where his tradition of taking a choice quote from each episode as a nickname in the credits continues. We've ranked them here.

The Questing Beast in Arthur Rackham's illustration for Alfred W. Pollard's 'The Romance of King Arthur' (1917). (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Giveth Sir Palamedes and the Questing Beast an Animated Series, Thou Churls!

By John Maher

Hark, thou televisual and cinematic executive knaves! I ask thee: whither the Questing Beast!?

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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.

Adam Muto on Why an ‘Adventure Time’ Reboot Is Inevitable

By Sarra Sedghi

Our Q&A with the ‘Adventure Time’ showrunner covers Bubbline ‘shipping, guest directors, and why the show’s reboot is just a matter of time.

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