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Cartoons and Animation

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2011

    Six Signs of Metallica's Pervasive Influence on Pop Culture

    ​ See more of our Metallica Week coverage: Metallica Kicks off Its 30th Anniversary Week with Notable Guests, Rare Songs, and Lots of Talking Sad But True: How the Black Album Both Made and Ruined Metallica Can't Make It to Metallica's 30th Anniversary Concerts? Celebrate at These Shows In ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2011

    Beavis and Butt-Head Return Tonight. Here Are Six of Their Greatest Musical Insights

    They're back! The horror!​The world-at-large is bound to associate a few things with Beavis and Butt-Head: the '90s, a ballsier MTV, low-grade animation, juvenile delinquency, crude sex talk, and two idiots who loved fire, cappuccinos, and causing mayhem. Another major B&B element that should ... More >>

  • News

    August 31, 2011

    List: What Does Anonymous Want from the City?

    They're back! The horror!​The world-at-large is bound to associate a few things with Beavis and Butt-Head: the '90s, a ballsier MTV, low-grade animation, juvenile delinquency, crude sex talk, and two idiots who loved fire, cappuccinos, and causing mayhem. Another major B&B element that should ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 31, 2011

    Fighting Fire with Laughter

    They're back! The horror!​The world-at-large is bound to associate a few things with Beavis and Butt-Head: the '90s, a ballsier MTV, low-grade animation, juvenile delinquency, crude sex talk, and two idiots who loved fire, cappuccinos, and causing mayhem. Another major B&B element that should ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2011

    MTV at 30: A Reflection on the Journey from Beavis and Butt-Head to Jersey Shore

    ​When I was born, MTV had already passed its eighth birthday. Now that I've dated myself, I'll make another confession: I never had cable television growing up. So I watched MTV take over the planet like someone who lived in a different dimension -- I watched music videos with my friends at th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2011

    Taste the Smug: Feeling Fine at an Outside Lands Pairing Event

    Hard times at an Outside Lands pairing event.​ It wasn't until my second glass of Chardonnay, while remembering my drive to Scribe Winery in the Prius, taking Instagram photographs of beautiful scenery on my iPhone, and savoring Korean BBQ from Namu, that I was reminded of the South Park episo ... More >>

  • News

    May 11, 2011

    Tales of Strange Romance: Stories of Single Life in San Francisco

    Hard times at an Outside Lands pairing event.​ It wasn't until my second glass of Chardonnay, while remembering my drive to Scribe Winery in the Prius, taking Instagram photographs of beautiful scenery on my iPhone, and savoring Korean BBQ from Namu, that I was reminded of the South Park episo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2011

    Beavis and Butt-Head Are Coming Back. But Can They Recapture Their Former Glory?

    There were rumors last year that Beavis and Butt-Head might return to our television screens -- now, it's been confirmed that the brain-dead, music video-critiquing metalheads will reappear on MTV this summer. And while I should be nothing short of thrilled -- I watched this religiously as an eight ... More >>

  • Music

    October 27, 2010

    Apples in Stereo: Show Preview

    There were rumors last year that Beavis and Butt-Head might return to our television screens -- now, it's been confirmed that the brain-dead, music video-critiquing metalheads will reappear on MTV this summer. And while I should be nothing short of thrilled -- I watched this religiously as an eight ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2010

    Free Download: Adult Swim's Righteous Metal Compilation

    ​In their ongoing colonization of the fertile realms beyond the province of television, the indefatigable content-providers of Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block -- in partnership with Scion's weirdly savvy marketing team -- have seen fit to drop another bomb on the internet. Enter Met ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 4, 2010

    Heads in the Clouds

    ​In their ongoing colonization of the fertile realms beyond the province of television, the indefatigable content-providers of Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block -- in partnership with Scion's weirdly savvy marketing team -- have seen fit to drop another bomb on the internet. Enter Met ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2010

    Last Night: Aqua Teen Hunger Force at the Regency Ballroom

    ​Aqua Teen Hunger Force Sunday, April 25, 2010The Regency Ballroom Better than: seeing the middle aged men who voice the Powerpuff girls in real life. Hearing the voices of the beloved characters from Adult Swim's popular late night television show Aqua Teen Hunger Force come from two middle ag ... More >>

  • Music

    April 14, 2010

    Major Lazer introduces electro dancehall fans to animated moves

    ​Aqua Teen Hunger Force Sunday, April 25, 2010The Regency Ballroom Better than: seeing the middle aged men who voice the Powerpuff girls in real life. Hearing the voices of the beloved characters from Adult Swim's popular late night television show Aqua Teen Hunger Force come from two middle ag ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 17, 2010

    Tortured Cels

    ​Aqua Teen Hunger Force Sunday, April 25, 2010The Regency Ballroom Better than: seeing the middle aged men who voice the Powerpuff girls in real life. Hearing the voices of the beloved characters from Adult Swim's popular late night television show Aqua Teen Hunger Force come from two middle ag ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2009

    Track of the Day: SpongeBob SquarePants' Jerky X-Mas

    ​Normally I'm not a fan of cartoon music, but SpongeBob SquarePants is one of those characters that walks the fine line between kiddie and adult humor. Plus, what can I say, I'm a sucker for funny novelty holiday tunes. So today's Track of the Day is SpongeBob's "Don't Be a Jerk (It's Christmas)." ... More >>

  • Music

    January 7, 2009

    Animated punks: Jay Howell's new online variety show

    ​Normally I'm not a fan of cartoon music, but SpongeBob SquarePants is one of those characters that walks the fine line between kiddie and adult humor. Plus, what can I say, I'm a sucker for funny novelty holiday tunes. So today's Track of the Day is SpongeBob's "Don't Be a Jerk (It's Christmas)." ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2008

    A Charlie Brown Ad Agency X-Mas

    Love Mad Men, but have a soft spot for A Charlie Brown Christmas? This excellent "remix" of the old cartoon favorite -- into a bunch of bitter, bickering, advertising execs--is hilarious. PS:"Son of a bitch" is the new "good grief." -- Jennifer Maerz

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2008

    Mr. T Pities the Fools Who Denigrate Loving Same-Sex Relationships!

    During the height of his popularity in the mid-'80s, Mr. T was a merchandising machine. There were the B.A. Baracus action figures, the Saturday morning cartoon show, and the coloring books. An S.F. expatriate (who now lives in Michigan) discovered that one of those old Mr. T coloring books ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 26, 2008

    Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist, and Patients

    During the height of his popularity in the mid-'80s, Mr. T was a merchandising machine. There were the B.A. Baracus action figures, the Saturday morning cartoon show, and the coloring books. An S.F. expatriate (who now lives in Michigan) discovered that one of those old Mr. T coloring books ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 30, 2008

    Like Your Attention Span

    During the height of his popularity in the mid-'80s, Mr. T was a merchandising machine. There were the B.A. Baracus action figures, the Saturday morning cartoon show, and the coloring books. An S.F. expatriate (who now lives in Michigan) discovered that one of those old Mr. T coloring books ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2008

    Jazz Orchestra Plays Looney Tunes March 7

    During the height of his popularity in the mid-'80s, Mr. T was a merchandising machine. There were the B.A. Baracus action figures, the Saturday morning cartoon show, and the coloring books. An S.F. expatriate (who now lives in Michigan) discovered that one of those old Mr. T coloring books ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2008

    Fuzzy Bunnies, Finger Skateboards, and Scrabbel Pop

    During the height of his popularity in the mid-'80s, Mr. T was a merchandising machine. There were the B.A. Baracus action figures, the Saturday morning cartoon show, and the coloring books. An S.F. expatriate (who now lives in Michigan) discovered that one of those old Mr. T coloring books ... More >>

  • Home Entertainment

    November 28, 2007

    Bender’s Big Score, Hot Rod, Waitress - New DVDs reviewed

    During the height of his popularity in the mid-'80s, Mr. T was a merchandising machine. There were the B.A. Baracus action figures, the Saturday morning cartoon show, and the coloring books. An S.F. expatriate (who now lives in Michigan) discovered that one of those old Mr. T coloring books ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2007

    Global Warming Bites Bender's Shiny Metal Ass With Unreleased Futurama Movie

    During the height of his popularity in the mid-'80s, Mr. T was a merchandising machine. There were the B.A. Baracus action figures, the Saturday morning cartoon show, and the coloring books. An S.F. expatriate (who now lives in Michigan) discovered that one of those old Mr. T coloring books ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2007

    DethKlok to Destroy DESTROYS UC Berkeley in Bloody Surge of Destructive Destruction

    During the height of his popularity in the mid-'80s, Mr. T was a merchandising machine. There were the B.A. Baracus action figures, the Saturday morning cartoon show, and the coloring books. An S.F. expatriate (who now lives in Michigan) discovered that one of those old Mr. T coloring books ... More >>

  • Film

    April 11, 2007

    Aqua Teen Hunger Force Review Critique for Newspapers

    ATHFCMFFT is 87 minutes of pure art, with fries

  • Film

    July 26, 2006

    The Metamorphosis

    Boy turns bug in redemptive kiddie-lit adaptation

  • Film

    July 19, 2006

    Unreal Estate

    Cartoon kids poke around Spielberg's Monster House

  • News

    February 1, 2006

    Disney, Reanimated

    The merger between Disney and the Bay Area's Pixar will likely redraw the lines of the animation world, for better or for worse. Find out where you stand!

  • News

    October 12, 2005

    The Little Animation Company That COULD

    After struggling uphill in the difficult yet potentially profitable world of computer animation films, Wild Brain is on the cusp of success

  • Film

    October 5, 2005

    Say Cheese

    Wallace and Gromit make their long-overdue feature debut

  • Calendar

    May 18, 2005

    Sudden and Unexpected

    Art, tunes, and 'toons

  • Music

    May 18, 2005

    Hear This

    Frantic noise and a pornographic stage show means the Boredoms are anything but; Japan's PINE*am brings its comical pop to town

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 11, 2005

    Best Place for Kids

    Frantic noise and a pornographic stage show means the Boredoms are anything but; Japan's PINE*am brings its comical pop to town

  • Film

    November 17, 2004

    Hip to Be SquarePants

    There's nothing absurd about the appeal of SpongeBob's first movie

  • Calendar

    September 15, 2004

    On-the-Spot Animation

    Two men create an animated movie and an original soundtrack while you watch

  • Calendar

    March 31, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Two men create an animated movie and an original soundtrack while you watch

  • Music

    November 12, 2003

    House of Tudor

    A baptism of Firewater, some animated animators, and The Adventures of Prince Achmed

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 14, 2003

    Best Place to Commune With 'Toons

    Cartoon Art Museum

  • News

    December 24, 2002

    Merry Dismemberment to You, Too

    Rhode Montijo and Kenn Navarro created Happy Tree Friends, a set of Web 'toons that put adorable critters to gruesome death. Mondo Media sponsored the DVD. Now, about that happy ending ...

  • News

    March 27, 2002

    Art of the Scare

    How two Bay Area animators hope to revolutionize Saturday-morning TV

  • Film

    August 8, 2001

    Fantasia

    Tips for online animators

  • Calendar

    July 4, 2001

    What's Up, Doc?

    Bugs Bunny on Broadway is a multimedia salute to cartoons and classical music

  • Culture

    December 6, 2000

    Bless the Blockhead

    How A Charlie Brown Christmas almost wasn't, then became a tradition

  • Film

    November 22, 2000

    Zoom Lens

    Holiday Films for Children

  • News

    November 22, 2000

    Death in Toon Town

    San Francisco's digital animation district is foundering, and Duke may be down for the count

  • Music

    May 17, 2000

    House Of Tudor

    Rocky Horror Picture Show; Unauthorized Fab Mab Reunion Show; Ideas in Animation; Slow Poisoners

  • Music

    December 16, 1998

    You're Mired in Controversy, Charlie Brown

    Who really played behind Vince Guaraldi on the soundtrack to A Charlie Brown Christmas?

  • News

    November 19, 1997

    Building the Perfect Beast

    As the movie industry contemplates a new age of computer-generated features, Berkeley's Phil Tippett fights to keep the art of special effects honest, messy, and true

  • Film

    December 18, 1996

    Zoom Lens

    As the movie industry contemplates a new age of computer-generated features, Berkeley's Phil Tippett fights to keep the art of special effects honest, messy, and true

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