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This 19th-Century Book Chronicles Victorians' Strange Cat Fears And Fascinations

A cartoonist illustrated and wrote accounts of weather-predicting and love spell-binding cats.

Lauren Young January 17, 2017

Watch Early Rotoscoping Turn Cab Calloway into the Ghost of a Walrus

Simultaneously eerie, cute, jazzy, and artistic.

Molly McBride Jacobson September 21, 2016

You know Smokey the Bear—but have you met Woody the Smiling, Animated Log?

Smokey the Bear Has Nothing on These Forgotten Forest Mascots

Meet The Guberif, Johnny Horizon, Howdy The Good Outdoor Manners Raccoon, and more!

Cara Giaimo August 24, 2016

Puzzlers Just Got a Little Closer to Solving Gravity Falls' Final Mystery

Dipper and Mabel's epic summer is still keeping it weird, months after the show went off the air.

Sarah Laskow and Eric Grundhauser July 26, 2016

I Made a Shipwreck Expert Watch The Little Mermaid and Judge Its Nautical Merits

How realistic was the shipwreck Ariel looted?

Sarah Laskow July 21, 2016

How a Mythical Imp that Snuck Up People's Large Intestines Became a Symbol of Japan

The kappa may be adorable, but it has very few boundaries.

Abigail Walthausen July 19, 2016

Andy Capp & Flo at the Cartoon Museum

London, England

The Cartoon Museum

A collection of comics, graphic novels, animation and caricatures devoted to exploring this often overlooked art form.

Buffy the Neighborhood Watch Slayer

Toronto, Ontario

Toronto Neighbourhood Watch Signs

The Incredible Hulk, Yoda, Mulder and Scully, and many many others watch over the mean streets of Toronto.

Spend a Night in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Secret Sewer Lair

The turtles are AirBnB-ing their home base for a limited time.

Jessie Guy-Ryan May 28, 2016

Pickle Barrel House, 2015

Grand Marais, Michigan

Pickle Barrel House

This little barrel-shaped cottage by Lake Superior was once a cartoonist's summer retreat.

How Pollution Spawned a Gang of 1990s Cartoon Villains

Hexxus, Captain Pollution, and the heyday of animated eco-villains.

Eric Grundhauser March 15, 2016

It's Not Just Tony the Tiger: Tijuana Bibles and the History of Cartoon Sex Icons

Jessie Guy-Ryan January 30, 2016

Why We Picture Bombs As Round Black Balls with a Burning Wick

Jaya Saxena January 21, 2016

Henderson, Nevada

The Simpsons House

Originally built as a promotional giveaway, this suburban house was designed to be an IRL version of the Simpson home.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh's Snoopy Doghouse

Despite being stolen multiple times, this civic electrician's street corner Snoopy won't be stopped.

Inside the Derelict Flintstones Theme Park Being Sold for $2 Million

Rachel B. Doyle June 10, 2015

Comic Strip Route

Brussels, Belgium

Comic Strip Route

This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."

Giant Unicorn GUNDAM Robot

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.