This Betty Boop is Broadway's newest star
Jasmine Amy Rogers is starring in her first Broadway musical. Eight years ago, NPR talked with her when she was still in high school.
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Popeye, Tintin and more will enter the public domain in the new year
The copyrights of thousands of 20th-century films, books, compositions and sound recordings expire on Jan. 1, making them free for anyone to share and adapt. Here are some of the highlights.
Iran women's protests are the focus of 'Persepolis' author Marjane Satrapi's new book
The French Iranian author and artist, best known for her graphic novel Persepolis, edited and contributed to a new graphic anthology titled Woman, Life, Freedom, inspired by Iran's recent protests.
Snow, scorpions, Dr. Seuss: What Kenyan kids talked about with top U.S. kids' authors
Newbery prize winners Kwame Alexander, a poet, and Jerry Craft, an author and illustrator, went on a mission to Kenya to encourage reading. The kids learned a lot. So did the authors.
Solo Para Chicos y Chicas: Un Cómic Sobre El Nuevo Coronavirus
Quizás has oído la palabra "coronavirus" en la red o la televisión. Seguramente tienes muchas preguntas. Fijate en nuestro cómic para saber las respuestas.
For A Small State, Vermont Sure Has A Lot Of Speech Bubbles
Vermont is the only state that consistently appoints cartoonist laureates as a ceremonial position that promotes the art of cartooning.
After A 40-Year Detour, 'Squidbillies' Star Takes Home His Diploma
Bobby Ellerbee left his studies to host a radio show, voice a beloved cartoon character, even party with Etta James. Lately, though, he returned to do the one thing he hadn't done yet: graduate.
Phoenix Man Convicted Of Supporting ISIS Over Attack In Texas
It's the first jury trial in the U.S. that involves a homeland attack in the name of ISIS, according to the Justice Department.
How'd A Cartoonist Sell His First Drawing? It Only Took 610 Tries
Tom Toro was a directionless 20-something film school dropout. Then, after an inspired moment at a used book sale, he started submitting drawings to The New Yorker -- and collecting rejection slips.
'Bloom County 2015': Berkeley Breathed Revives Comic Strip
The cartoonist won a Pulitzer Prize for his work on Bloom County in 1987; two years later, he quit producing it.