There’s a scene in the ‘90s Nickelodeon cartoon Rugrats where Stu wakes up in the middle of the night to make chocolate pudding. “It’s four o’clock in the morning,” his wife exclaims. “Why on Earth ...

Portlander Brooke Barker has been fascinated with strange and sad animal facts for years. Some turtles breathe through their butts, for example. For a sampling of her cartoons, flip through this ...

LONDON -- We might think most animals have simple, care-free lives, but the truth is much, much sadder than that. Did you know, for instance, that wolves who are unlucky enough to get booted out of ...

Many of the modern cartoons that have connected with audiences are melancholic and beautifully tragic, focusing on characters’ deepest issues and turning away from traditional narrative storytelling ...

For the most part, the animated world doesn’t get too heavy. Unless you’ve called up some Ghiblian tragedy on your streaming service of choice, you can rest relatively assured of a soothing few hours ...

Apart from Eeyore, Droopy, and maybe a couple of low-energy Smurfs, there aren’t too many sad, mopey characters in the pantheon of Western animation. Cartoon characters tend to be upbeat, confident, ...

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