Ray Pointer on Stu’s Show
Animator, filmmaker, and cartoon historian Ray Pointer will be dispensing his wealth of knowledge for two full hours on Stu’s Show all …
Cartoon Culture
Top Carrot
Tim Hollis sent this in:Last night, while clearing things out of a glass display case, I found the this plastic bag that someone sent to …
Bakshi Coonskin shirts
In the 1950s it was coonskin caps… fifty years later couturier Supreme is offering a line of Coonskin T-shirts, based on the …
Bugs vs. Daffy on Slate.com
The Brew strives to stay apolitical, but this very funny and trenchant Slate article by Jeff Greenfield is worth a mention: Bugs Bunny …
Pebbles & Bamm Bamm on KFWB (1965)
Here’s a fun website to browse: Radio Use Only is a new site devoted to collecting and making accessible downloads of rare radio station …
More on the Bullwinkle restoration
Ric Scozzari, the sculptor who supervised the resoration of the beloved Rocky and Bullwinkle statue on Sunset Blvd. sent in these photos …
Spongebob Musical Rectal Thermometer
Are you ready to put this in your “Bikini Bottom”? I was shopping at the supermarket yesterday when I came upon a unique piece of …
Sondheim with an Animated Twist
The new Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim’s “Sunday in the Park with George”, which has been brought over from London, is notable in …
Mr. Magoo Bar and Fast Food
Does this place really exist? Because if it does, I am so there! (Thanks, Sebastien Dabadie)
Band of Bugs
Gallery Nucleus in Alhambra, California, has an upcoming art show, A Band of Bugs, featuring work from animators and illustrators such as …
Chuck-staposed
Last week an exhibition of original oil paintings by the late animation director Chuck Jones opened for public viewing at Chapman …
Walk Cycle
Animation and comic artist Ryan Sias just published a new installment of his Silent Kimbly webcomic with a cheesy animation-related pun …
WB Studio Store blog
Remember how cool those Warner Bros. Studio Stores were – at least for the first ten years of their existence, before they went all …
Bullwinkle Statue Update
The good news: It’s still there! The bad news: It’s been “improved”. Brew reader Brent Swanson sent in this recent photo. I have …
This Week: Janet Klein & Annie Awards
I know what you’re all wondering. Where will I be later this week? Well, Thursday night (2/7) I’ll be at the Steve Allen Theatre, …
Preston Blair Swipes
Nothing hits the spot after a hard’s day work like seeing a few good Preston Blair swipes. Reader John Luciano writes, “I never get tired …
Who’s Behind the Bottom-Biting Bug
Last August Jerry wrote about one of the newest animation fads sweeping through Japan: a crude, borderline inept, series of animated …
Patapon
If I had a Sony PSP (or played video games for that matter), I’d be looking forward to the February release of Patapon, a visually …
Allan Melvin (1922-2008)
Character actor Allan Melvin – the voice of Magilla Gorilla – has passed away at age 84. He provided numerous voices for Hanna …
Cartoons and Brew
Animator Dan Meth is hosting his second annual Drinking and Drawing event in both New York City and Portland Oregon next Wednesday (Amid …
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