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The Race To Animate

  1. vulture lists
    Every Studio Ghibli Film, RankedThe animation powerhouse behind some of the best films ever made is back with The Boy and the Heron.
    By Brian Tallerico
  2. hardest things
    The Hardest Thing I Ever AnimatedSixteen animators and artists from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, BoJack Horseman, Rick and Morty, Toy Story, and more recall their toughest gigs.
    By Rebecca Alter, Brian Moylan, and John Maher
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    How Don Hertzfeldt Survives as an Indie AnimatorThe World of Tomorrow author talks watching his own back, turning down studio work, and whether or not we’re all doomed.
    By Will Leitch and Tim Grierson
  4. the race to animate
    Women Are Taking Over Fox’s Sunday Night Cartoons. What Took So Long?A roundtable conversation with the women behind Bless the Harts, Duncanville, and The Great North.
    By Sammy Nickalls
  5. the industry
    How Walt Disney Animation and Pixar Are Evolving After John Lasseter“I would say, yes, the company’s quite a bit different now.”
    By Chris Lee
  6. music videos
    The Brief and Wondrous Life of MC Skat KatTalking with the animators behind Paula Abdul’s onetime music-video co-star.
    By Brian Boone
  7. the race to animate
    Courage the Cowardly Dog Is Still TerrifyingTwenty years later, the cartoon’s stew of mythology, anthropomorphism, surrealism, and vaudeville seems like a minor miracle.
    By Sean Malin
  8. the race to animate
    The Story of the Beauty and the Beast Screening That Changed EverythingAn in-progress version of the Disney film premiered at the New York Film Festival in 1991, and upended animation as we knew it.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  9. the race to animate
    Here’s 19 Seconds of Tony Hale Screaming ‘Trash!’ As ForkySo what you’re saying is … trash?!
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  10. the race to animate
    The Mythical Endurance of Wile E. CoyoteThe cartoon carnivore’s relentless 70-year pursuit of the Road Runner feels eternal in the best sense of the word.
    By Austin Gilkeson
  11. the internet
    The Best Cartoons of the Early InternetLooking back on some early internet animated classics, from Homestar Runner to Salad Fingers.
    By Ramsey Ess
  12. the race to animate
    What Happened to Rise of the Guardians? The Story Behind an Animation FlopBefore Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, director Peter Ramsey made a DreamWorks movie so strange it feels like we dreamed it.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  13. disney+
    When Disney Gains The Simpsons, What Do We All Lose?The streaming boom has warped our sense of pop-cultural history. And it’s going to get a lot worse.
    By Jen Chaney
  14. the race to animate
    The Token Female Pixar Story ArtistIn 1987, animator Brenda Chapman was the only woman in the story department at Disney. 25 years later, she made Brave.
    By Nathalia Holt
  15. the race to animate
    Inside the ‘Absolute Explosion’ of Animation TodayAs rival studios prepare to saturate streaming platforms with animated content, experts say we’re in the midst of a “seismic shift” in the industry.
    By Chris Lee
  16. the race to animate
    Tony Hale Leaves Forky Voicemails for Friends’ Children, and Now We Want One Too“Hey Jonathan, this is Forky. I just wanted to say hi. I hope we get to meet.”
    By Justin Curto