The Center for Scholars and Storytellers, a US/Canadian research group backed by UCLA, Toronto’s Ryerson University, and others, has released a study of children’s TV
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Tag: United States
Amazon’s narrowed its HQ2 candidates down to 20 cities
Late last week, Amazon issued an update on its plan to set up a new headquarters (dubbed “HQ2”) in another city. Which city will get
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Where should Amazon’s new headquarters be located?
Earlier this month, online giant Amazon announced it wants a new secondary headquarters (dubbed “HQ2”) in another North American city. Amazon listed their desired criteria
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Animated cartoons set in the South
A list of cartoons set in the southern United States, from “King of the Hill” to the short-lived Cartoon Network series “Class of 3000.”
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Animated cartoons set in the West
A list of animated cartoons that are set in the western United States, plus Alaska and Hawaii, from “Gravity Falls” to “Molly of Denali.”
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Animated cartoons set in the Northeast
A look at animated cartoons set in the northeastern United States, from the various Marvel superhero cartoons to “Family Guy.”
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Animated cartoons set in the Midwest
A look at cartoons set in the Midwestern United States, from “Rocky and Bullwinkle” to modern depictions versions of Superman’s Smallville.
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How American media reported this week on mass shootings and gun control
Today’s edition of the “New York Times” comes with a front page editorial, the first one the paper has run since 1920. This editorial is
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The metric system in animation
The metric system, the measurement system used by the entire world save the United States (and Myanmar/Burma and Liberia) saw a short-lived promotion in the
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Pixar on stamps in 2011 (plus all US stamps to become “forever stamps”)
Some of Pixar’s characters will become United States Postal Service stamps in 2011. Here’s what they’ll look like: Yes, they’re all from recent Pixar films,
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