For “Best Animated” film, the nominees are: Despicable Me ? Universal Pictures How To Train Your Dragon ? DreamWorks Animation The Illusionist ? Sony Pictures Classics Tangled ? Walt Disney Animation Studios Toy Story 3 ? Disney/Pixar The awards ceremony is scheduled to broadcast on January 16th, 2011.
KPLR in St. Louis is highlighting the career of Mike Peters, editorial cartoonist and creator of Mother Goose and Grimm in their series of those in St. Louis’ Walk of Fame. Mike was inducted in 2002.
After the bomb blasts in Sweden last weekend Slate asks if editorial cartoons are “a big deal” in Muslim countries? Yes. Most state-run and independent newspapers in Muslim countries carry political cartoons. If anything, the art of the political cartoon is more vibrant in those places than it is in Europe and the United States. […]
South African President Jacob Zuma finally made good on his promise to sue Jonathan Shapiro (pen name “Zapiro”), the editor-in-chief and Avusa Media for a cartoon that ran two years ago depicting Zuma about to rape lady justice. The suit was filed back in 2008 but it just now received by the defendants. Zuma states […]