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A look at appearances of John Lewis in media

July 29, 2020December 10, 2021 Anthony

A look at appearances and depictions of the late Congress member and civil rights icon John Lewis in media, including comics and animation.

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She-Ra
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2020 GLAAD Media Awards comics and animation nominees announced

January 10, 2020December 10, 2021 Anthony

The nominees for the 2020 GLAAD Media Awards were announced this week. As usual, the GLAAD Media Awards are meant to draw attention to noteworthy

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Mr. Ratburn of "Arthur"
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A look at same-sex weddings in cartoons

May 29, 2019December 10, 2021 Anthony

A lot’s changed since I wrote a 2013 post about same-sex marriage depictions in cartoons. For starters, the United States Supreme Court issued a ruling

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Twin Cities PBS
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PBS’ “Arthur” reveals Mr. Ratburn is gay and getting married

May 15, 2019December 10, 2021 Anthony

It’s not breaking news at this point, but as everyone on Monday learned, the 22nd(!) season premiere of PBS’ “Arthur” saw two big events: the

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LGBTQ pride flag
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LGBTQ characters in kids’ TV animation

October 5, 2018December 10, 2021 Anthony

LGBTQ characters have appeared in adult-oriented Western TV cartoons for some years now, largely dating back to the 90s and characters like Smithers in “The

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iPad and newspaper
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The 2014 Chicago Thanksgiving Day parade cartoon balloons

November 19, 2014December 10, 2021 Anthony

Similar to last year, here’s a look at the character balloons that’ll be seen in this year’s “McDonald’s Thanksgiving Day Parade” in Chicago. Unlike the

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iPad and newspaper
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RIP Tom Magliozzi

November 3, 2014December 10, 2021 Anthony

News came earlier today that Tom Magliozzi, one-half of the “Click and Clack” brother hosts of NPR’s auto repair show “Car Talk,” has passed away

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