“After 34 seasons, 750 episodes, and a decades-long funk, the show innovated its way back to popularity and relevance.”
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“Monorail!” How Conan O’Brien Came Up With an Iconic ‘Simpsons’ Episode
“Thirty years later, Conan O’Brien reflects on the making and legacy of ‘Marge vs. the Monorail,’ one of the best ‘Simpsons’—and sitcom—episodes of all time.”
Let Me Show You the World
Almost everything you think you know about Aladdin is wrong.
Inside the All-Consuming World of Paw Patrol
How six animated pups conquered the psyche of the toughest demographic out there: preschoolers.
On Identity, Miyazaki, and Japanese Bathhouses
On belonging — and not belonging — in two worlds at once.
What Miyazaki’s Heroines Taught Me About My Mixed-Race Identity
On the wonder and strangeness of occupying a perpetually in-between space.
Friendship Is Complicated
Art, commerce, and the battle for the soul of My Little Pony.
Friendship Is Complicated
Art, commerce, and the battle for the soul of My Little Pony.
A Brief History of Disney
Here’s a reading list exploring Disney’s more than 80-year grip on popular culture—the animation, the music, the princesses, and the parents killed off in the First Act.
The Secret Behind Pixar's Storytelling Process
Fast Company has an excerpt from Creativity, Inc., the book by Pixar co-founder Ed Catmull (with Amy Wallace), which goes inside the creative process at the studio. Catmull attributes much of their creative success to their internal process for continually refining stories. It includes meetings with the Braintrust, a group of executives, directors and other […]