Patrick Bender

How an Anime Tech Cult Can Help Us Grasp the Ethics Behind Game Development

A video game designer and purveyor of “mixed reality” takes a long, hard look through his headset at a heady ‘Bebop’ episode.

Nora Twomey discusses why the two-decade-old story is still relevant, what it’s like to work at Cartoon Saloon, and how they brought Parvana to life.

It’s a shame Season 4 is so far away.

Korra of ‘The Legend of Korra’ needs some advice, and our house head shrinker, Dr. Scratchansniff, is here to help.

Hiding in plain sight, he was one of the most relatable cartoons ever drawn.

How Rebecca Sugar and ‘Steven Universe’ set precedents for queer love in cartoons.

I don’t really know how to handle this.

People and climate change and industry are evil, but the late Icelandic composer is a melancholy blessing forever. May he rest in peace.

It’s still a visual and sonic marriage of kaleidoscope dreams.