Saturday morning no longer means kids in front of TV sets across the country, glued to the latest in hip cartoons. Why? Gerard Raiti investigates the death of an era.

Mark Simon continues his series of twelve excerpts from his new book Producing Independent 2D Character Animation: Making and Selling a Short Film, with some helpful advice on storyboarding.

Karl F. Cohen continues his investigation into animation being used as a tool in the Cold War with this look at a selection of films produced in the 1950s.

While the Pimp believes that a complete picture should be created when depicting "heroes"…how does this complete picture, flaws and all, impact how we view their accomplishments?

Most animation books I’ve read leave out one of the most important things an animator needs to know: how to make a contract! Do it yourself and retain your hide.

What's in a name? Everything according to the Career Coach, Pamela Kleibrink Thompson. From making sure yours is known to learning others, the name game is an important one to play.

In these sequel happy times, why are we not seeing more of Roger Rabbit? What has befallen this could be star? Martin “Dr. Toon” Goodman investigates.

Mark Simon begins his series of twelve excerpts from his new book Producing Independent 2D Character Animation: Making and Selling a Short Film, with some helpful tricks of the trade. Includes a QuickTime movie clip.

Fans of the television series have been waiting diligently for Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, which opens in limited release, Friday, April 4, 2003. Fred Patten takes us through the history of this successful franchise and tells us what is in store on the big screen.

Estonia's puppet animation studio, Nukufilm recently celebrated their 45th anniversary. Chris Robinson traces their intriguing roots.

Gene Deitch talks succinctly about why contrast is so essential to not only good animation, but all art in general.

Another successful Cinanima Festival was underscored by the pending closure of Portugal's new Casa de Animação, a cultural institution initiated by Abi Feijò and a small team of enthusiasts.

Jon Hofferman reviews five short films fresh from the festival circuit: The Affectionate Punch by Thor Adam Goodall, Les Chasseurs de Poissons (The Fish Hunters) by Rosana Liera, The Dark Side of the Morning by Erik Rosenlund, Dog by Suzie Templeton, and From the 104th Floor by Serguei Bassine. Includes QuickTime movie clips!

Darlene Chan interviews nine leading voice actors and finds out what surprised them most after making it in the business.

An Oscar nomination has indeed transferred into real business for Ireland's Darragh O'Connell and Cathal Gaffney of Brown Bag Films. Give Up Yer Aul Sins came out of nowhere it seemed to capture the Academy's heart last year…by this year it has transformed itself into a phenomena. Article includes QuickTime movie clips.

The Animation Pimp discusses the Academy's choices for Best Animated Short Film and suggests that some changes are made to their nominating process.

Oliver Wade reviews the book Animating Real-Time Game Characters by Paul Steed and gives the potential buyer some good advice on whether or not to make the purchase.

Karl F. Cohen investigates the CIA funding of animated propaganda during the Cold War, namely, in Part I of this two part series, the production of Halas and Batchelor’s Animal Farm.

Gene Deitch believes that measuring animation in footage does not help the creative process or make much sense in these global times, therefore, he proposes to make time the global unit of animation production.

Jean Detheux continues his series on the nature of art and draws us to understand that perhaps mimicking reality isn't a true representation of the world.