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Real Talk from Moana’s Cultural Appropriation Advisor :  Exclusive

March 3, 2017May 9, 2019 Tiana CamachoComments Off on Real Talk from Moana’s Cultural Appropriation Advisor :  Exclusive

A conversation with Minnie Degawan, an indigenous rights activist who was part of a test screening audience for Moana. Degawan sheds light on the cultural implications and message surrounding the film.

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Why Eliza Thornberry Was the Perfect Champion for a Greener Future

August 19, 2016May 9, 2019 Kelsey AmenttComments Off on Why Eliza Thornberry Was the Perfect Champion for a Greener Future

The Wild Thornberrys never questioned its heroine’s competence based on her sex, and that made its environmental message all the more powerful.

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Which SpongeBob Character Would Survive the Oil Spill?

August 15, 2016May 9, 2019 Katie Van BruntComments Off on Which SpongeBob Character Would Survive the Oil Spill?

Is Bikini Bottom ready for a disaster?

EDITORS PICKS

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

By Eric Vilas-Boas

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.

“Roaring Upheaval” Masters Teamwork and Terror

By Sarra Sedghi

The plot thickens with some revelry in the dark.

The Dot and Line, Which Took on Tales of Toons, Dies at 4

By The Dot and Line

The website grew over the course of four years from scrappy, puckish up-and-comer to perhaps the best cartoon journalism publication on the internet. (Fight us!)

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Communist China’s Animators Made Traditional Ink Painting Into Cartoons

By Isabel Galwey

Even in communist China, traditional arts informed budding ones—and ink painting informed some of the greatest Chinese animations of all time.

An Urgent Question About ‘Freakazoid!’

By Sean Fitz-Gerald

IS IT STILL GOOD!?

What Would ‘Game of Thrones’ Characters Look Like as Cartoons?

By Jack McKean

Look familiar?

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My Hero Academia Gears Up for an Epic Fight in “Symbol of Peace”

By Sarra Sedghi

Character development and a last-chance rescue heat up the conflict.

The Director of ‘Tehran Taboo’ Breaks Down His Shocking Film

By Sam Reynolds

Ali Soozandeh's film is a striking portrait of sexual prohibition.

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