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Who is your favorite cartoon character? Oh this a good one😄😄😄. My favorite cartoon character of all time is Bugs Bunny. Why? Because he’s so petty and funny. He has no shame at all. He’s authentically himself. How can you not admire him?😹😹😹
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Mélusine: The Devil’s Daughter, the Serpent Woman, and Another Man Who Couldn’t Mind His Damn Business
Every now and then I fall down one of my historical rabbit holes and come across a woman—real, legendary, mythical, whatever—who makes me stop and say, now who the hell is this? Today that woman is Mélusine. And baby, Mélusine has a story. She has been called the Devil’s daughter, a fairy, a water spirit,…
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Winsome Witch and the Town That Forgot Women
If you’ve never seen Winsome Witch, you’re missing one of Hanna-Barbera’s most charming and underrated cartoon characters. I had forgotten all about this cartoon until MeTv Toons started playing it again. My favorite episode is the one where Winnie lands in a lonely frontier town where the men have gone twenty years without seeing a…
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If you had to get a tattoo right now, what would it be and why? I would get a tattoo of my beloved baby cat. He’s been gone almost two months and it’s still surreal.
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An Ode to Harry
When I stayed in the Washington Park neighborhood, I got to know some of the delivery men who took folks home from the grocery stores in the area. My favorite was Harry. He was an older fella who was a true gentleman. He told great stories about coming of age as a Black man during…
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The Twisted Humor of Tex Avery
One thing about Tex Avery’s cartoons: they were never really just for children. Yes, there were talking animals, slapstick, explosions, and impossible cartoon physics, but sitting right underneath all of that was a layer of humor aimed squarely at the grown folks. Not explicit, of course. He was working during an era when Hollywood censorship…
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Masters of Mischief: The Tricksters of Old-School Cartoons
When I think back on old-school cartoons, I realize they were absolutely crawling with tricksters. I loved those characters—the ones who lied, schemed, disguised themselves, broke every rule in sight, embarrassed authority figures, and somehow still had me rooting for them anyway. Some of the best trickster characters from cartoons of yesterday: What makes these…
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Two Versions, One Spirit
Do you think it’s weird to feel like you haven’t really changed since you were a child? I’m not talking about maturity or life experience. I’m talking about your core personality. Honestly, I still feel like the same person I was as a kid. I’m still questioning everything and everyone. I still find the silliest…
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Share a photo of your pet and tell us one thing that makes them uniquely them. Meet my two little loves. On the left is Diddy, my handsome black cat who crossed the Rainbow Bridge after 17 unforgettable years. He always had this hilariously judgmental face that made it seem like he was silently critiquing…
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I’M BETTING ON MYSELF
I’ve never been good at marketing myself. For years, low self-esteem had me defining myself by where I started: teenage mother. Welfare recipient. High school dropout. I honestly thought I was the lowest of the low. Then I went to college in 2002 and discovered something about myself: I could write my ass off. 😂…
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