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

November 18, 2016May 9, 2019 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off

Celebrate by watching ‘Steamboat Willie’ again.

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Uncle Tito’s Ancient Hawaiian Sayings™ Illustrated With GIFs

August 16, 2016May 9, 2019 Ari WeinbergerComments Off

Let’s see what sound advice they could offer today.

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Sex, Violence, Monsters

By The Dot and Line

Harry Chaskin, Dan Lippert, and Justin Michael (of Batman: The Animated Podcast) just released “Monster Island,” a fun stop-motion short about two giant monsters—an ape and a dinosaur named Zog and Java, respectively. Upon watching the three-minute clip below, you will become acutely aware of the following: “Monster Island” is great because it understands monsters […]

How Can I Still Love Dory When Ellen DeGeneres Sucks So Much?

By Elly Belle

There’s something fishy about the talk show host's politics, and I can’t just let her off the hook.

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Why The Great Pumpkin Still Haunts You and Me

By John Maher

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

What to Expect When ‘Samurai Jack’ Returns in March

By Eric Vilas-Boas

Here’s what you have to know about Season 5.

‘The Boondocks’ Really Is ‘The Story That’s Just Begun’

By John Maher

Aaron McGruder will return to his most beloved property in a new show reimagining the Freeman family's adventures for the modern era.

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The ‘Batman: Hush’ Trailer Is Here

By Eric Vilas-Boas

'Hush' drops later this year.

Notes on ‘Belladonna of Sadness’

By John Maher

Viewer discretion HELLA advised.

There Is No Such Thing As Equivalent Exchange

By Maya Gittelman

One is all, all is one, and in life and love, one thing for another is a mug’s game.