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Kids' TV study recommends various diversity improvements

May 07, 2019 3 min read animation Canada Cartoon Network Disney Channel Media Nickelodeon TV United States

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 programming in the

Amazon's narrowed its HQ2 candidates down to 20 cities

January 21, 2018 3 min read Amazon Canada Seattle Tech United States

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 the new headquarters has sent the

Where should Amazon's new headquarters be located?

September 18, 2017 4 min read Amazon Canada Seattle Tech United States

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 in their press release: In choosing

Animated cartoons set in the South

January 10, 2017 3 min read Media animation southern United States United States

A look at animated cartoons set in the South, including the few that don't adhere to regional stereotypes.

Animated cartoons set in the West

January 05, 2017 3 min read animation Media United States West

The Western United States is a popular setting for animated cartoons. Westerns alone ensure it’s definitely not underrepresented in media. California’s also (disproportionately) treated by media as a “

Animated cartoons set in the Northeast

December 22, 2016 2 min read animation Media Northeast United States

The east coast is the setting of plenty of animated cartoons, thanks to the prominence of Boston, Philadelphia, and New York City. So, on the heels of my Midwestern animated cartoons post, here&

Animated cartoons set in the Midwest

December 04, 2016 4 min read animation Media Midwest United States

Animated cartoons sometimes set their series somewhere in the American Midwest. Non-Midwestern characters might also occasionally visit a specific locale in the Midwest, such as for the Indianapolis 500. Here’s a

How American media reported this week on mass shootings and gun control

December 05, 2015 3 min read CNN gun control Media MSNBC New York Daily News New York Times United States

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 on the lack of

The metric system in animation

February 26, 2011 2 min read Media animation Canada metric system United States

A look at examples of the metric system in Western animation.

Pixar on stamps in 2011 (plus all US stamps to become "forever stamps")

December 29, 2010 1 min read animation Media Pixar United States

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,