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These 3D animations could help you finally understand molecular science

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4-year-old character’s ‘big, beautiful’ Afro has the attention of the internet

The upcoming film "Hair Love" stars a 4-year-old girl named Zuri who is getting ready for a big day while her mother is away for an event, forcing her father to step up.

By Kamala Kelkar

Rebecca Sugar, Cartoon Network’s first female creator, on writing LGBTQ stories for kids

Rebecca Sugar, creator of Steven Universe, spoke with us about her new book, attitudes toward LGBTQ themes in children's media and her personal history with fairy tales.

By Corinne Segal

Here’s what a fantasy world full of ‘wayward creatures’ looks like

Artist Amanda Louise Spayd has created a whole world populated by endearing doll-sized creatures. Her fabric creations bring to mind cast-off children’s toys and ill-conceived taxidermy experiments with crooked human teeth.

By Jackie Shafer, WOSU

Artist creates fantasy world in her ‘halfway house for wayward creatures’

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Creating live cinema with puppets and shadow

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President Obama addresses economic agenda at DreamWorks

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Scattering of Light Revolutionizes the Film Industry

Scattering of Light Revolutionizes the Film Industry…

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Conversation: Marjane Satrapi

Jeffrey Brown talks to graphic novelist and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi.

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Music Videos at SXSW: Jeremy Messersmith’s “Tatooine”

Eric Power on animating music videos.

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