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Here’s What’s Extra-Miraculous About ‘Pushing Daisies,’ Mr. Maher

July 26, 2017April 15, 2020 L.W. RichardsonComments Off on Here’s What’s Extra-Miraculous About ‘Pushing Daisies,’ Mr. Maher

Death becomes it.

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Why Hasn’t My Friend Seen ‘Weeds’ Yet?

July 26, 2017April 15, 2020 Sammy NickallsComments Off on Why Hasn’t My Friend Seen ‘Weeds’ Yet?

More like “‘Weeds’ Is Drugs and Family and Drugs and Grief and Drugs and Comedy and Drugs, and How Have You Skipped It, JOHN?” Part 3 of a 3-part series.

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Why Hasn’t My Friend Seen ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Yet?

July 25, 2017April 15, 2020 Sammy NickallsComments Off on Why Hasn’t My Friend Seen ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Yet?

More like “‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ of How You’ve Somehow Avoided This Show, JOHN.” Part 2 of a 3-part series.

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Why Hasn’t My Friend Seen ‘How to Get Away With Murder’ Yet?

July 24, 2017April 15, 2020 Sammy NickallsComments Off on Why Hasn’t My Friend Seen ‘How to Get Away With Murder’ Yet?

More like “How to Get Away With Not Watching One of the Biggest Shows on TV, JOHN.” Part 1 of a 3-part series.

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It Took Like 10 Years to Get John to Watch ‘The Wire’ and He Bailed

July 24, 2017April 15, 2020 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on It Took Like 10 Years to Get John to Watch ‘The Wire’ and He Bailed

“Makes me sick, motherfucker, how far we done fell.”

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An Announcement from The Dot and Line

July 24, 2017April 15, 2020 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on An Announcement from The Dot and Line

For one week, The Dot and Line is trolling its co-editor John Maher.

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‘Kipo’ and the Art of Hope at the End of the World

By Maya Gittelman

It's not easy to find something to look forward to in the apocalypse. 'Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts' finds a way. Finally.

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At the End of ‘Cowboy Bebop’ All I Could Think About Was My Dead Mom

By John Maher

The best anime of all time can’t help but remind you of that weight you’re already carrying.

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A Final ‘Bebop’ Question on Shinichirō Watanabe’s Legacy

By John Maher

‘Cowboy Bebop’ busted the anime curve. But what is its director’s legacy? And is his greatest work really his, anyway?

A Teacher Explains Why Cartoons Matter in Classrooms

By Rob Ryan

There’s a reason tricky concepts come to life in the classroom fueled by animation.

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Steve Blum Revisits Spike Spiegel 20 Years After ‘Cowboy Bebop’: Exclusive

By The Dot and Line

An exclusive interview with the English voice actor for the protagonist of ‘Cowboy Bebop.’

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Why You Should Still Watch “The Dot and the Line”

By The Dot and Line

This weekend, why not watch ‘The Dot and the Line,’ the lovely but flawed tale of mathematical romance that inspired this site?

Animation Is Film Festival Stays Strong In Third Year

By Ari Howorth

Rounding up the show's successes and reviewing a handful of its films in miniature, including Makoto Shinkai's 'Weathering With You.'

Notes on ‘Belladonna of Sadness’

By John Maher

Viewer discretion HELLA advised.

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