When you think about it, the real world doesn’t have much to do with your favorite newspaper’s comic section. If you were a cartoon character, canaries would erupt from your cracked skull and fly ...

“Journey to Yourland,” “Lumières!” and “Sex Symbols” proved standouts at Cartoon Next, a new event launched by European association Cartoon Media to explore the ever more hybrid reality of the ...

The simple answer is: they weren’t chosen, not really. Any child at bedtime asking his or her mother “Mommy, where do emoji come from?” will no doubt go to sleep disappointed. There is no committee ...

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Pepe the Frog, an internet meme closely associated with the Donald Trump campaign, has been declared a hate symbol. Getty Images As far as hate symbols go, this one may be the least alarming. After ...

Fancy snowboarding in a kimono? Want to get over a broken heart with a dirty weekend? Or perhaps you just want to tell someone your day has been, frankly, a big pile of Number Two. If you’re under a ...

What do Mickey Mouse, Homer Simpson, and SpongeBob SquarePants have in common? Not much, apart from the fact that they're all beloved, easily recognizable cartoon characters. But they also share one ...