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REVIEWS
As ‘Space Jam’ Turns 30, It’s Still Not a Very Good Movie. That May Not Matter.
Michael Jordan can’t act, Bugs Bunny can, and the strangest sports movie ever made has somehow become a generation’s Casablanca.
September 30, 2026
OBITUARY
Bugs Bunny, Looney Tunes Icon and Warner Bros. Legend, Dies at 86
The Oscar-winning screen legend became the defining face of Looney Tunes.
September 29, 2026
REVIEWS
‘Digger’ Keeps Digging Long After It Hits Bottom
Tom Cruise goes big, Alejandro G. Iñárritu goes bigger, and an ambitious climate satire mistakes volume for altitude.
September 29, 2026
FILM & TV
Meet the Cast of the New Season of ‘The Traitors’
Alan Cumming opens the castle to 24 new players.
September 26, 2026
TELEVISION
Space Ghost Gets Canceled — Again
The Mars revival is a hit. Warner says it is still ending.
September 22, 2026
FILM & TV
Inside the Toon Stunt Economy
Toon stunt performers are pushing for clearer credits, safer sets and enough time to reinflate between takes.
September 22, 2026
BUSINESS
ACME Recall Expands After Another ‘Unexpected Gravity Event’
The company says customers should stop using several products immediately, especially near cliffs, tunnels or coyotes.
September 22, 2026
TECH
Who Owns a Cartoon Character’s Face?
A cross-studio performer coalition says digital replicas need consent, pay and provenance.
September 22, 2026
REVIEWS
Duck, Duck, Snooze
A one-duck career retrospective stretches past two hours, three acts and the patience of everyone in the first three rows.
September 22, 2026
TECH
The CGI Surgery Boom
Why aging Toons are going 3D to stay employable.
September 21, 2026
TECH
Too Clean: Why Restoring Classic Cartoons Can Make Them Look Wrong
Restoration technology can fix nearly anything. Preservationists increasingly ask what should be left alone.
September 21, 2026
AWARDS
‘Obsession’ Is Officially an Oscar Campaign. Horror Knows What Happens Next.
Focus is campaigning Inde Navarrette and Curry Barker across a broad Academy push.
September 21, 2026
BUSINESS
Paramount-Warner Fight Now Has a $1.88 Billion Anvil Hanging Over It
DOJ says a court should consider the financial damage of delaying the proposed deal.
September 21, 2026
SPORTS
Tune Squad Turns 30 — and the Monstars Are Back
The 2024 TBL champion Tune Squad is preparing for its first official Monstars game since 1996 — against the league’s reigning champions.
September 21, 2026
CULTURE
Last Call at the Ink & Paint Club
After nearly 80 years, Hollywood’s most impossible nightclub is closing.
September 20, 2026
FILM & TV
Streaming Continues to Reshape Animated Content as Toon IP Heats Up
Animation libraries now build franchises, launch reboots and keep characters working long after release.
September 20, 2026
BUSINESS
Cartoon Violence Is Down. Anvil Sales Are Not.
Collectors, influencers and private buyers have created a booming second market.
September 20, 2026
BUSINESS
Paramount Floats an Exit From Hollywood — and L.A. Hears the Moving Truck Back Up
The studio has raised the possibility of moving major operations out of California.
September 20, 2026
CULTURE
Vewy Quiet, Vewy Vegan
Elmer Fudd shares his plant-based lifestyle and signature three-bean chili.
September 20, 2026
FEATURE
After the Last Frame: What Happens to Toons When Hollywood Moves On?
What happens when a Toon outlives the part that made them famous?
September 19, 2026
CULTURE
Welcome to the Age of the Nepo-Toon
A new generation of Toon performers is inheriting famous names — and scrutiny.
September 19, 2026
AWARDS
The Animation Awards Race Gets Weird
The contenders are familiar. The campaign strategies are not.
September 19, 2026
CULTURE
The Show Is the Record Now
Music is everywhere. The scarce product is the ticket, the room and the experience of being there.
September 18, 2026
CULTURE
Why Every Toon Suddenly Has a Podcast
Microphones, legacy stories and an industry-wide rush into long-form conversation.
September 18, 2026
POLITICS
The Rooster Who Would Be Senator
The longtime performer takes his business record onto the campaign trail.
September 18, 2026
CULTURE
The Most Expensive Props in Animation History
Collectors are paying real money for objects built to survive impossible gags.
September 17, 2026
BUSINESS
Toon Insurance Premiums Soar Again
Insurers are repricing a business where explosions, falls and structural damage are routine.
September 17, 2026
BUSINESS
Streaming Residuals Are Still a Mess for Animated Performers
Classic contracts were written for theaters and television, not permanent availability on demand.
September 16, 2026
BUSINESS
California Post Workers Want a Tax Credit for Everything That Happens After “Cut”
Editors, sound teams and VFX workers are pressing for a standalone post-production incentive.
September 16, 2026
BUSINESS
Acme Acres Was Animation’s Affordable Backlot. Now It Has a Housing Problem.
Rents are climbing around Acme Looniversity as more industry workers move outward.
September 15, 2026
BUSINESS
Yosemite Sam Keeps Betting on the Next Gold Rush
Casino cash, crypto mines, data centers and AI: Hollywood’s loudest serial entrepreneur keeps reinventing himself.
September 14, 2026