Sarah Palin’s Awfulness Equals Disney’s
Just how bad is Sarah Palin’s candidacy for vice-president? It’s like a really bad Disney movie. I’ve replayed Matt Damon’s Disney …
Cartoon Culture
Raymond Scott by Drew Friedman
To commemorate the 100th birthday of composer Raymond Scott (1908-1994), the folks at his official website, RaymondScott.com, have …
Current U.S. Postage Stamps
Anyone been to the post office lately? Anyone still use snail mail? The postage stamps have gotten a lot better — even if I have no …
The Daily Show’s Foghorn Leghorn and Droopy
Jon Stewart made a very funny comparison of some of our current politicians to a pair of cartoon favorites on Comedy Central’s The Daily …
Bill Melendez 1916-2008
Bill Melendez, the Mexican-born American character animator, film director, and film producer, best known for his animation for Warner …
Wallace & Gromit in The Right Trousers
British department store Harvey Nichols has concocted a brilliant advertising campaign starring Wallace and Gromit. It heralds the …
Tom & Jerry the Movie review
I find myself agreeing with that guy with the glasses:
“It’s Always Six O’Clock” by Eva and Franco Mattes
Pooh plays the role of Gulliver, Mickey has hung himself, Superman is a painter, and a cellphone has been kidnapped by the Grinch. These …
Mexican Lobby Cards
A dealer of Mexican movie lobby cards has posted just some of his thousands of pieces online and even created a slide show for some of …
LP Cover Lover
I’ve really been enjoying the posts over at the LP Cover Lover blog. Matthew and Tony have been posting images of their incredible …
Mapping Springfield
Even for someone like myself who hasn’t seen a new episode of The Simpsons in years, it’s hard not to be impressed by the obsessive …
Happy 100th Birthday, Animated Film
Oops, we forgot to mention that yesterday marked the centennial of animated film. The animated film that started it all: Emile Cohl’s …
Irwin and Peppino
This could be one of the “Worst Cartoons Ever” if it WAS a cartoon! Just another insane old children’s record found by Mark Kausler on …
Cartoon Song
Someone made an unauthorized video for Cartoon Song by Chris Rice, a song intended as a parody but taken to heart by the Christian …
New Yorker Cartoon
(Published in The New Yorker August 4, 2008. Drawing by Michael Crawford.)
More Blair Rip-offs
Art Binninger contributes to our never ending parade of Preston Blair rip-offs. Says Art:”The set-up: last night I went over to a …
More Blair swipes
The Preston Blair rip-offs never end. Mark Kausler sent us this 78rpm kiddie record cover, which proves the swiping began a lot …
Sailor Man
Sailor Man, billed as a “darkly comic tribute to the exploits of a beloved spinach-eating seaman,” will premiere Aug. 9-22 as part of the …
Cartoon Culture
Brew readers are always sending us photos of the cartoon culture all around us. Occasionally I post the really odd ones. Elliot Cowan …
Betty Boop: Latino Icon
Apparently lots of Latino people think they look like Betty Boop. This article in Swindle Magazine discusses the popularity of the …
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