Cartoon Culture
Billy Collins, a former U.S. poet laureate, writes about his love
for Warner Bros. Cartoons in today’s Wall Street Journal. This …
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Bedrock City, the kitschy little theme park in Custer, South
Dakota, was created in 1966 by a coalition of local concrete …
Dakota, was created in 1966 by a coalition of local concrete …
Cartoon Culture
Comedian George Carlin has died at 71. Below is the 1985 short
Drawing on My Mind, written and narrated by Carlin and …
Drawing on My Mind, written and narrated by Carlin and …
Cartoon Culture
Tom Hignite, the Wisconsin home builder who thinks he’s Walt
Disney, is back – in a series of local infomercials which …
Disney, is back – in a series of local infomercials which …
Cartoon Culture
Just because a drawn-character is translated into 3D, doesn’t
mean it needs to look unappealing, ugly and clumsy. These …
mean it needs to look unappealing, ugly and clumsy. These …
Cartoon Culture
“Chase” is an art project from 2005 that I only heard about
recently. In it, animated cartoon characters participate in a …
recently. In it, animated cartoon characters participate in a …
Cartoon Culture
This clip from the TV series 30 Rock offers an entertaining
explanation of the “Uncanny Valley” (aka “Robert Zemeckis-style …
explanation of the “Uncanny Valley” (aka “Robert Zemeckis-style …
Cartoon Culture
“Untooning” cartoon characters seems to be turning into a bit of
a trend, as evidenced by Jerry’s last post about live …
a trend, as evidenced by Jerry’s last post about live …
Cartoon Culture
There isn’t much to say about this:
Cartoon Culture
“Alice” is an electronic piece of music by a young South African
artist named Nick Bertke. He explains that “90% is composed …
artist named Nick Bertke. He explains that “90% is composed …
Cartoon Culture
Talk about dedicated cartoon buffs. There’s a group of Pixar
fanatics who are spending months building their own life-size …
fanatics who are spending months building their own life-size …
Cartoon Culture
“Bugs Bunny, Greatest Banned Player Ever”, a ridiculously long
and deadpan examination of Friz Freleng’s Baseball Bugs …
and deadpan examination of Friz Freleng’s Baseball Bugs …
Cartoon Culture
The illustration above appears in the latest issue of Southwest
Airlines inflight Spirit Magazine. This month the magazine …
Airlines inflight Spirit Magazine. This month the magazine …
Cartoon Culture
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Designer Allister Roberts
recently created a chart documenting the use of jazz in animated …
recently created a chart documenting the use of jazz in animated …
Cartoon Culture
Apparently the Clinton’s are watching the Looney Tunes Golden
Collection on their flat screen in this Mike Luckovich …
Collection on their flat screen in this Mike Luckovich …
