‘I’ve Never Had A Cartoon Killed … Until Now’: WaPo Cartoonist Quits After Critical Sketch Pulled From Publication
Anne Ternes, a longtime editorial cartoonist for the Washington Post, quit her job at the paper after the paper refused to run her cartoon satirizing billionaire owner Jeff Bezos. According to Substack, Ternes, who was hired in 2008, became a media critic when the Post failed to publish a cartoon criticizing recent relationships between tech […]
Disney Doubles Down On Little Mermaid Depiction With New Cartoon After Mixed Movie Reviews
According to Variety, Disney Junior will air an animated series “Ariel” inspired by the 2023 live-action “The Little Mermaid” movie. A promotional image for the upcoming series Ariel depicts the titular mermaid with dark brown skin and red dreadlocks, mirroring the depiction of the 2023 film. I got it. (Related: NYT critic laments lack of […]
