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An Ode to ‘Up’ a Decade After It Broke Our Hearts

May 28, 2019December 30, 2019 Isabel GalweyComments Off on An Ode to ‘Up’ a Decade After It Broke Our Hearts

A personal reflection on Pixar’s most poignant tearjerker, 10 years after it came out.

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‘Borrowed Time’ Will Leave You Inconsolable

October 19, 2016December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on ‘Borrowed Time’ Will Leave You Inconsolable

Borrow six minutes of dusty sadness from this tremendous short.

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10 Years Later: Is ‘Cars’ Good?

June 9, 2016May 9, 2019 The Dot and LineComments Off on 10 Years Later: Is ‘Cars’ Good?

On its decennial, our experts investigate a question that just turned ten years old.

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The Brown Girl Pokémon Trainer I Needed—Finally

By Amanda Ramsaran

Has the Pokémon anime at long last figured out that girls of color might want to be the very best too?

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Why ‘Breath of the Wild’ Is a Ghibli Movie: A Legal Resolution

By The Dot and Line

Like, really, it’s ‘Castle in the Sky’ fan fiction. In the best way.

Why the Queer Love Story “In a Heartbeat” Took Over the Internet

By Cara McKeown

Here’s how a four-minute animated short triumphed.

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Ode to the Strongarm Alchemist

By Alex Costello

A poem for Alex Louis Armstrong.

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What Diane’s Role on ‘BoJack Horseman’ Says About the Media (and Diane)

By Eric Vilas-Boas

Her big interview in ‘BoJack’ Season 4 worked marvelously.

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The Only Way Out Is (Not) Through (Alchemy)

By John Maher

All traumatized children would bring their parents back to life if they could. The Elrics show us why the past should stay dead.

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At the Start of 2016, Rebecca Sugar Gave Garnet Something Entirely New

By Maya Gittelman

How Rebecca Sugar and ‘Steven Universe’ set precedents for queer love in cartoons.

One Week of ‘Steven Universe’ Just for You

By The Dot and Line

Say hello to ‘Across the Universe.’

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