Cartoons and Animation

Animation Personified

First Wynwood Art Walk of 2008

R. Kelly

"Slow Wind" (Jive)

Danger Doom

The Mouse and the Mask Epitaph

When Superman First Took Flight in Miami

It's hard to imagine now with the CGI effects in big budget Super Hero movies like The Dark Knight, X-men and Watchmen coming into our theaters every spring and summer, but there was a time when audiences were more than happy to settle for animated versions of their comic book heroes. In fact, one o ... More >>

Pee-Wee Herman Needs Your Help

Kid-show creator Paul Reubens allegedly gets caught with his pants down. Only in America could this ruin a brilliant career.

Name That Toon

Kid-show creator Paul Reubens allegedly gets caught with his pants down. Only in America could this ruin a brilliant career.

Last Night: Adult Swim Presents Tim and Eric Live

Ian WitlenTim and Eric backstage at Revolution Sunday night. Click here to view the full slideshow.Adult Swim Presents Tim and Eric LiveRevolution, Ft. LauderdaleSunday, February 8, 2009Better Than: Grammys, ShmammysThe Review: It takes an, um, special sensibility to really get into the Cartoon Netw ... More >>

Make the Homies Say “Hoh”

Dave Willis invades Anime Supercon.

They Got the Beat

Talking with Jane Wiedlin of the Go-Go's.

Art Capsules

Current shows.

Clay Makin’

Meet the creator of the singing California Raisins

The Toyota Prius: Hybrid Hell

It can be a devil to drive.

Touch of Evel

It can be a devil to drive.

More “Bang!” for Your Buck

John Witherspoon is beyond hilarious

Animating Dirty Thoughts

These toons aren’t for kids

Keep Swimming

These toons aren’t for kids

Still Dribbling

The Globetrotters play for a living

Get Your Growl On

Beastie boys and girls hang at Metrozoo

Aqua Teen Hunger Force Review Critique for Newspapers

ATHFCMFFT is 87 minutes of pure art, with fries

A True Horror Classic

DVD releases for the week of December 19, 2006

Burning the Yule Log

DVD releases for the week of November 9, 2006

Insect Insight

Boy turns bug in redemptive kiddie-lit adaptation

Unreal Estate

Cartoon kids poke around Spielberg's Monster House

Clay's the Thing

DVD releases for the week of February 7, 2006

Say Cheese

Wallace and Gromit make their long-overdue feature debut

BEST TV STATION

WSVN-TV (Channel 7)

Cartoon Swoon

For young devotees of Japanese anime, simply watching isn't enough -- they want to become the characters

Bork Torque

Well-traveled activist says Miami cops tormented her

BEST MUSICAL

The Lion King

Groovey Planet Scharf

Former Miamian Kenny Scharf turns his space-age Pop Art into a cartoon

Bless the Blockhead

How A Charlie Brown Christmas almost wasn't, then became a tradition

A Fighting Machine Fights Back

The Iron Giant

Wallace & Gromit's Excellent Inventor

The Iron Giant

Saw Grass Cinema

The Iron Giant

Please Draw Me Some Friends

The Iron Giant

The Beach Chronicles Gives South Beach a Neo-Noir Facelift

Courtesy of The Beach Chronicles​Miami gets animated in a new graphic-animated novel from creators Gianfranco Bianchi and Kevin Sharpley. The duo teamed up to create a sexy, gritty action-thriller set against the backdrop of South Beach.Titled The Beach Chronicles, the series is the antithesis to ... More >>

Q&A with Brendon Small, Co-Creator of Metalocalypse and "Guitarist" for Dethklok, Playing Sunday at Pompano Beach Amphitheater

William Murderface, Skwisgaar Skwigelf, Nathan Explosion, Pickles, and Toki WartoothLate Generation X'ers and Gen Y blasted the notion that cartoons are only for kids. Maybe we didn't want to grow up, or maybe we just didn't want to trade creativity and imagination for the drudgery of eve ... More >>

Concert Review: Dethklok, Mastodon, Converge and High on Fire at Pompano Beach Amphitheater, November 8

photo by Ian WitlenClick here to view a full slideshow of photos from the show.Adult Swim Presents the Dethklok Tour 2009With High on Fire, Converge, Mastodon, and DethklokPompano Beach AmphitheaterSunday, November 8, 2009Better Than: Getting home in time for Robot Chicken.The Review: The curre ... More >>

Is He Joking?

photo by Ian WitlenClick here to view a full slideshow of photos from the show.Adult Swim Presents the Dethklok Tour 2009With High on Fire, Converge, Mastodon, and DethklokPompano Beach AmphitheaterSunday, November 8, 2009Better Than: Getting home in time for Robot Chicken.The Review: The curre ... More >>

One More Reason to be Thankful That You Live in South Florida

A breaking news release from an Israeli newspaper: Ten middle school students in Naples, Florida have been suspended after taking part in what they termed "Kick a Jew Day" at their school, school district officials reported. The one day in-school suspensions were served earlier this week. The inci ... More >>

Ancient Bass Comedy

A breaking news release from an Israeli newspaper: Ten middle school students in Naples, Florida have been suspended after taking part in what they termed "Kick a Jew Day" at their school, school district officials reported. The one day in-school suspensions were served earlier this week. The inci ... More >>

Top 10 List of Whiteys Who Might Get Away With Using the N-Word

Pets 4 Dawn via flickr Oh no she didn't!​ The second the N word left Dr. Laura Schlessinger's mouth on her nationally syndicated radio show last week she must have known she started another N word related crap storm. Dr. Laura doesn't have near the street cred a white person needs to get a ... More >>

Animation Infiltration

Pets 4 Dawn via flickr Oh no she didn't!​ The second the N word left Dr. Laura Schlessinger's mouth on her nationally syndicated radio show last week she must have known she started another N word related crap storm. Dr. Laura doesn't have near the street cred a white person needs to get a ... More >>

No Need to Get Wet

Pets 4 Dawn via flickr Oh no she didn't!​ The second the N word left Dr. Laura Schlessinger's mouth on her nationally syndicated radio show last week she must have known she started another N word related crap storm. Dr. Laura doesn't have near the street cred a white person needs to get a ... More >>

South Park Illustrates Our Worst Fears About Jersey Shore

​When MTV announced Jersey Shore would film its second season in South Beach, Miami became the only place outside of Jersey to become infected by a Jersey-fied reality show. So last night's South Park, in which the mountain town is suddenly overrun by "cabbage-muffed" Jerseyites, hit close to home ... More >>

South Park Continues to Rag on LeBron's "What Should I Do" Ad

​In the thrilling conclusion to South Park's recent three-part super hero themed saga (in which we finally get some incite into why it is Kenny can die every episode but come back alive like nothing happened the next) Cartman once again lampoons LeBron James' now infamous Nike commercial in which ... More >>

Food Sitcoms on Cockroaches, Ex-cons, And Rappers

via Flickr brizzle born and bred"Quiet, Phat E is about to start!"​Some opinions are still acceptable in our increasingly politically correct social climate. While most people wouldn't dare make a joke about the handicapped, African-Americans, or newborns, it is safe to say that Carrot Top is a lo ... More >>

LeBron James to Launch Kids Cartoon Show

​We all know LeBron James makes for good television, but can he actually make good television? We'll find out this Spring when the Heat star launches his own online animated show for kids on YouTube and his own website. Titled The LeBrons, the series will feature cartoon versions of LeBron and the ... More >>

The Illusionist hits a sad, charming note

​We all know LeBron James makes for good television, but can he actually make good television? We'll find out this Spring when the Heat star launches his own online animated show for kids on YouTube and his own website. Titled The LeBrons, the series will feature cartoon versions of LeBron and the ... More >>