Arts May 30 ‘Wallace the Brave’ cartoonist provides a glimpse into the coastal town that inspires him By David Wright, Barbara Dury
Arts Nov 27 ‘SpongeBob’ creator Stephen Hillenburg dies of ALS at 57 Hillenburg conceived, wrote, produced and directed the animated series Spongebob SquarePants that began in 1999 and bloomed into hundreds of episodes, movies and a Broadway show. By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press
Arts Nov 15 This cartoonist drew what it was like to lose almost everything in the California wildfires "Well-meaning people say it's just stuff. But it was our stuff. Stuff we created. Stuff we treasured ... Stuff is a marker of time and memory. It's home."… By Kelly Whalen, Farrin Abbott, Gabe Meline
Arts Sep 04 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
World Nov 22 Watch 3:15 This cartoon is teaching children in France how to cope after the terror attacks Cartooning has been a part of French culture ever since King Louis XIV ruled France 300 years ago. This week, the NewsHour’s Stephen Free visited the editors of a French magazine, who are embracing that tradition in explaining the Nov. By PBS NewsHour
Oct 01 Watch 9:54 A decade after Prophet Muhammad cartoons, tension over free expression endures By PBS NewsHour Ten years ago deadly riots broke out across the Muslim world as word spread of several cartoons published in a Danish newspaper depicting the Prophet Muhammad. Today the former editor and some of the artists still live in fear of… Continue watching
Jan 07 Cartoonists stand in solidarity with ‘Charlie Hebdo’ journalists By Colleen Shalby Shortly after terrorists killed 12 journalists from “Charlie Hebdo” -- a satirical Parisian newspaper -- cartoonists began circulating new images and past works on Twitter in solidarity with those who died, including the newspaper's editor-in-chief and three cartoonists. Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch Powerful Rulers Reduced to Laughable Caricature in ‘Art of Controversy’ Powerful Rulers Reduced to Laughable Caricature in 'Art of Controversy'… Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch Fueling Controversy: Political Cartoons With Victor Navasky Fueling Controversy: Political Cartoons With Victor Navasky… Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch No Laughing Matter: A Look at the European Debt Crisis Through Cartoons Lee Buchheit, a lawyer who helped mastermind Greece's debt restructuring earlier this year, and investor Hans Humes explain the wrangling behind-the-scenes of Europe's debt crises to economics correspondent Paul Solman, all with a little help from some cartoonists. Continue watching