TALE OF TALES (Year of the Month)
I had the good fortune to meet Yuri Norstein in 2010, during one of his…
Year of the Month: DARIA
When Daria premiered in March 1997, I was a closeted high school sophomore whose attitude…
1997: The Year in the Simpsons Roundtable
BurgundySuit: The Simpsons is obviously a show that means a lot to all of us,…
Lunch Links: FIRE IN CARDBOARD CITY
OK, so this was featured by The New Yorker…which seems so WEIRD. I’m just going…
Lunch Links: HI, IT’S YOUR MOTHER
When you decide to come out to your family, you expect a variety of reactions.…
Lunch Links: OPEN RECESS
As Waking Life demonstrated, animation can elevate even the most mundane conversations into an ecstatic celebration…
Lunch Links: THE PHANTASMAGORIA OF OFFENSE (THE MALE VERSION)
Art is loaded with nudity and controversy. With art comes censorship. Jess Irish’s film The Phantasmagoria…
Lunch Links: POOCHINI
I’m declaring November “Animation Month” for Lunch Links, and Poochini feels like the best transition…
Lunch Links: CIPKA (Pussy)
Warning: NSFW Have you ever had those long lazy do-nothing days where you just wanted…
Year of the Month: Miller on One Froggy Evening
Saturday morning cartoons were always a crapshoot. Late in the day, you could count on…