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The Perfection of Hayao Miyazaki

January 5, 2017May 9, 2019 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on The Perfection of Hayao Miyazaki

A brief note on the genius of the world’s most beloved animator on his 76th birthday.

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'Steven Universe,' its feature-length musical film, and 'Steven Universe Future' are now in the rearview. Let's talk about it.

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By John Maher

Satoshi Kon's films are master classes in cinematic editing, and his final work, the minute-long short film 'Ohayo,' is no exception.

Titmouse Brings ‘5 Second Animation Day’ to Twitch in Wake of Coronavirus

By Marley Crusch

A jolt of energy to your #quarantoon diet.

Why ‘The Dragon Prince’ Understands Sibling Love

By John Maher

Sometimes, it means trusting siblings to handle themselves while you do your duty. Others, it means sacrificing everything.

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Steven Universe Is the Cartoon Hero Made for These Dark Times

By Eric Vilas-Boas

'Steven Universe' advances a positive, important argument for the future. We need his radical empathy now more than ever.

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By John Maher

The longtime Adult Swim animator and voice actor joins Space Ghost far too soon.

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By John Maher

And other things you don’t know about the popular scientist and his cartoon career.

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Pixar’s First Nonverbal Autistic Protagonist Sets a New Standard in ‘Loop’

By Jessica Levine

Autism is rarely presented in the media with this kind of dignity and accuracy.

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