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Studio Ghibli’s Movies Are the Goldilocks of Climate Change Critiques

December 11, 2019December 30, 2019 Isabel GalweyComments Off on Studio Ghibli’s Movies Are the Goldilocks of Climate Change Critiques

While the Japanese studio’s films don’t sugarcoat the conflicts between humanity and nature, they don’t oversimplify it, either.

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Twenty Years Later, ‘Princess Mononoke’ Is More Eerily Relevant Than Ever

December 10, 2019December 30, 2019 Rebecca LongComments Off on Twenty Years Later, ‘Princess Mononoke’ Is More Eerily Relevant Than Ever

The year that marked the Miyazaki classic’s two-decade anniversary was rife with oil spills and California fires. Can the movie’s lessons save us from ourselves?

EDITORS PICKS

How to Make Kiki’s Herring and Pumpkin Pie

By Danielle Lagman

A special recipe from ‘Kiki’s Delivery Service,’ courtesy of A to Z Ghibli Food.

7 Animated Spin-Offs That Should Never Have Been

By Alex Costello

There’s no shortage of cartoons based off live-action properties. But there should be.

The Dot and Line’s Best Writing of 2017

By The Dot and Line

A look back at a year of hits.

Fred Seibert on Why ‘Adventure Time’ Became a Hit

By Eric Vilas-Boas

Executive producer Fred Seibert unpacks the show’s secret sauce.

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How the New ‘Looney Tunes’ Can Be Great

By Eric Vilas-Boas

I’m not pessimistic about this. Here are three things I want to see happen.

KyoAni Taught Me What It Meant to Become Special

By Molly Brenan

Remembering those lost in the attack at Kyoto Animation through their work.

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13 American Politicians Who Are Just ’80s Cartoon Villains

By Eric Vilas-Boas

These public figures show just how gross our national discourse has become. The resemblance is obvious, no?

It’s a Great Big Universe, Yakko Warner

By John Maher

And we’re not.

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Real Talk from Moana’s Cultural Appropriation Advisor :  Exclusive

By Tiana Camacho

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.

The Best Animated TV Shows of the 2010s

By The Dot and Line

It’s been a long 10 years. These shows will get you through the next ones too.

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