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The Best American Animation Writing 2016

December 9, 2016December 29, 2019 The Dot and LineComments Off on The Best American Animation Writing 2016

A roundup of our 25 favorite pieces about cartoons published during the past year by outlets not called ‘The Dot and Line.’

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Just Look at the Nicktoons Art Hitting This Austin Gallery

December 2, 2016May 14, 2019 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on Just Look at the Nicktoons Art Hitting This Austin Gallery

Nicktoons, in a gallery. Goddamn.

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Hail, Zeon! Terrific Gundam Shows Are in a Renaissance Again

November 30, 2016May 14, 2019 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on Hail, Zeon! Terrific Gundam Shows Are in a Renaissance Again

For years I doubted Gundam could ever replicate the joy I felt at 12 years old watching giant robots pummel each other. I was wrong.

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We’ve Got Some Thanking to Do

November 22, 2016May 27, 2019 The Dot and LineComments Off on We’ve Got Some Thanking to Do

Thanks for tuning into toons with us over the past ten months or so.

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Mickey, Mouse of Our Hearts, Whistles His Way to 88

November 18, 2016May 9, 2019 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on Mickey, Mouse of Our Hearts, Whistles His Way to 88

Celebrate by watching ‘Steamboat Willie’ again.

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Schoolhouse Rock Is Still the Best Explainer Video for Election 2016

November 8, 2016December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on Schoolhouse Rock Is Still the Best Explainer Video for Election 2016

This ‘Schoolhouse Rock’ clip — first aired 14 years ago — will tell you exactly how the United States works.

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It’s 2016, and Eustace Bagge Is an Angry White Trump Supporter

November 3, 2016December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on It’s 2016, and Eustace Bagge Is an Angry White Trump Supporter

17 years ago, ‘Courage the Cowardly Dog’ presented us with a prescient window into America in 2016: Eustace Bagge, perhaps the worst person in animation history, who embodies every wrongheaded notion Trump supporters are known for now.

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Bump “Unga Bunga Bunga” This Halloween

October 31, 2016December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on Bump “Unga Bunga Bunga” This Halloween

There’s nothing more worthy of a listen today than this 10-year-old Flavor Flav ode to animation and absurdity.

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Why The Great Pumpkin Still Haunts You and Me

October 28, 2016December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on Why The Great Pumpkin Still Haunts You and Me

Halloween, the descendent of Samhain, is about the overlap between the realms of the visible and invisible. Isn’t that enough?

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‘Borrowed Time’ Will Leave You Inconsolable

October 19, 2016December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on ‘Borrowed Time’ Will Leave You Inconsolable

Borrow six minutes of dusty sadness from this tremendous short.

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EDITORS PICKS

‘The Breadwinner’ Director On How Her Film Came Together

By Isabel Galwey

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.

Charlie Murphy Is Dead at 57

By John Maher

And the world is way worse now.

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Why So Many Early ’00s Cartoons Couldn’t Escape the Male Gaze

By Shelby Peake

Animation has long been a boys’ club—and the 21st Century has mostly been no exception. Until now.

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Princess Carolyn Nailed the Best Joke in the 4th Season of ‘BoJack Horseman’

By Katie Van Brunt

It’s the crux of the show.

With Affection, a Few Words for Ray Gillette, the Voice of Reason

By Eric Vilas-Boas

The secret agent and former Olympic skier is the best character on ‘Archer.’

Your Favorite Cartoon Voice Actors’ Favorite Cartoons

By The Dot and Line

A brief dispatch from last weekend’s ‘Saturday Morning Cartoons’ panel at Vulture Festival.

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Here’s Your Chance to Talk With the ‘Tuca & Bertie’ Team About Mental Health

By Sammy Nickalls

The delightful, surreal, quirky animated show is hosting a Twitter chat with one of The Dot and Line’s own.

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Bob’s Burgers and the Stark Truth of Dreams

By Marley Crusch

Loren Bouchard’s show is all about what happens when you chase your dreams, never “make it,” and deal with the aftermath.

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How an Animated Film Powerfully Documented Gun Violence in America

By John Maher

Director Keith Maitland and journalist Pamela Colloff discuss the historic University of Texas shooting and how the animated film 'Tower' captured it.

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That Time Akira Kurosawa Left Hayao Miyazaki Speechless

By Eric Vilas-Boas

This is what two legends meeting looks like.

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