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Everything Is Terrible, But at Least Mark Hamill Is Still the Joker

January 20, 2017December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on Everything Is Terrible, But at Least Mark Hamill Is Still the Joker

Everything is terrible, and everyone’s favorite laughing Batman villain is here to, err, help?

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It’s a Trump Presidency, Huey Freeman

November 9, 2016January 7, 2021 John MaherComments Off on It’s a Trump Presidency, Huey Freeman

The words I return to today in a world in which hate is winning.

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Schoolhouse Rock Is Still the Best Explainer Video for Election 2016

November 8, 2016December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on Schoolhouse Rock Is Still the Best Explainer Video for Election 2016

This ‘Schoolhouse Rock’ clip — first aired 14 years ago — will tell you exactly how the United States works.

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It’s 2016, and Eustace Bagge Is an Angry White Trump Supporter

November 3, 2016December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on It’s 2016, and Eustace Bagge Is an Angry White Trump Supporter

17 years ago, ‘Courage the Cowardly Dog’ presented us with a prescient window into America in 2016: Eustace Bagge, perhaps the worst person in animation history, who embodies every wrongheaded notion Trump supporters are known for now.

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10 Years After ‘Boondocks,’ the Block Is Still Hot

September 28, 2016December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on 10 Years After ‘Boondocks,’ the Block Is Still Hot

With ‘The Boondocks,’ Aaron McGruder told a story of racial disparity, injustice, and violence that has not gone away.

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Doug Dimmadome Looks Awfully Familiar

August 30, 2016May 9, 2019 Evan FonsecaComments Off on Doug Dimmadome Looks Awfully Familiar

Make Dimmsdale great again?

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“Game Start” May Be a Teaser Disguised as an Episode, But It Brings the Fun

By Sarra Sedghi

It’s summer and our babies are about to go fight in the woods! Look how cute everyone is at the pool!

John Wouldn’t Recognize a Good Walk-and-Talk if He Walked Right Into It

By Cara McKeown

Part of #JohnWithTheWind — a week-long editorial event.

The End of the Universe

By The Dot and Line

'Steven Universe,' its feature-length musical film, and 'Steven Universe Future' are now in the rearview. Let's talk about it.

‘BoJack Horseman’ Makes Sense If You Know About Intergenerational Trauma

By Amelia Kidd

You can lead a horse to self-awareness, but you can’t re-write the traumas of his family history. Or something.

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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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What ‘BoJack Horseman’ Season 5 Gets Right About Asexual Relationships

By RoAnna Sylver

Even if we share an orientation, we’re not a monolith.

Notes on ‘Belladonna of Sadness’

By John Maher

Viewer discretion HELLA advised.

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‘Cowboy Bebop’ Isn’t the Only Show with a “Mushroom Samba”

By John Maher

Rounding up some of the silliest, spookiest, and all-around best trip episodes and sequences from your favorite cartoons.

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The Hey Arnold Episode That Changed Everything

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“Helga on the Couch,” AKA The One Where Helga Sees a Therapist is an episode ‘Hey Arnold!’ fans love. I re-watched it to see if it holds up.

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Why I love one of the most beautiful films in the cartoon canon—especially for its dialogue.

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