Daria had some amazing character development for its time. The show featured superbly colorful characters and the storylines were simple and easily to follow along with. If you’re already caught up with Daria (from either watching it for the first time or a life long fan), you may notice at the end of season three moving into season…
Personality In Design: The High School Stereotypes in Daria
High school is a time to try on identities. You figure yourself out, honing your personality with fewer and fewer apologies along the way. At one point in high school, you’ve probably been called something like: stoner, weirdo, punk, loner, loser, jock, brainiac, or another label like that. Some of these names aren’t all bad, but most of…
The Lawndale Lowdown: An Introduction to Daria
Hello again! In this month’s series of cartoon columns, I’ll be diving into one of the most beloved characters from the 90s. She is one of the best inventions that MTV could ever create, and her name is Daria. The show started in March 1997 on MTV (when it was a hub for amazing and ridiculous things)…
WWAC Reflects On Wes Craven’s Smart Subversive Horror
Wes Craven died August 30th, at 76. During his long career in film he directed over 20 films and wrote even more, many of them revolutionary. With his first film, The Last House On the Left (1972), he joined the wave of New Horror directors like John Carpenter and Tobe Hooper, finding the monstrous in ordinary…
Nickelodeon to Remake Old Classic Cartoons
As we all know, remakes can go very well or very badly. When people start to remake classic things–whether a movie, a song or a television show–it tends to rub people the wrong way at first. These elements of entertainment that used to be in our childhood, or things that just mean a lot to us, are getting…
Classic Anime that Aren’t For Me: What IS the Anime Canon?
What comes to mind when I mention “classic anime” or “anime canon”? What kinds of films are included in the “anime canon”? Paige Sammartino: In terms of films, Studio Ghibli is the first thing that comes to mind, particularly Princess Mononoke. Films like Akira and Ghost in the Shell are not only great on their…
Phone Game Etiquette: Want a Second Date?
Look around you—someone is playing a phone game. They’re addictive, often free, and do anything they can to keep you coming back. Companies pour tons of money into marketing them, everything from infiltrating your dating apps to throwing boobs at your face. They are apps disguised as games disguised as apps to get you to be…
Tiffany Fox: Our Future Batgirl?
There are two things I love more than anything, in Batman, and those two things are: the villains, and the batgirls. The villains and the batgirls have so much textured history in them that it should be a crime not to like them.
What’s So Important About the New Steven Universe Theme?
While the eager fans of Steven Universe wait for the second half of season two on Cartoon Network in September, there was a very overwhelming, emotional, and amazing overnight sensation that took everyone by surprise. Fans were presented with the extended San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) version of the Steven Universe theme song in all its…
Not Just Your Princess: Zelda’s Character Design
Since I was a little girl, I’ve always thought Princess Zelda was the coolest thing. But when everyone around me started to play The Legend of Zelda, I thought I was too uncool to play it myself. I learned a little history about her, discovered the badassery of this beautiful Hyrulian lady, and wanted to learn more…
The Sound of the Universe: The Music of Steven Universe Season 1
There’s a lot of things that drove Steven Universe to be the success that it has become. The characters are flawed, as well as being absolutely flawless, the art is amazing and well put together, the entire world of the Crystal Gems and Beach City are unimaginably cool. And the most important thing is the music…
Decoding Gems: Gem Mythology of Steven Universe
About a month or two ago, I introduced a friend to the wonderful world of Steven Universe. We sat together, backs against the couch and watched it on a small television across her room. I was squeeing with excitement and singing along as she sat confused about the concept of what a Crystal Gem was. She…