‘Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown’: Future ‘Simpsons’ director turns ‘Peanuts’ into a bloodbath
In the mid-1980s, Jim Reardon was at the highly regarded Character Animation program at the California Institute of the Arts, and one of his student…
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It’s been ten years since Matt Groening told The A.V. Club that “I honestly don’t see any end in sight” for The Simpsons because “the…
‘Simpsons’ creator Matt Groening tells the story of The Residents, 1979
The Residents, 1972 The Residents’ first fan club, W.E.I.R.D. (We Endorse Immediate Residents Deification), was founded in 1978, and one of its charter members was…
Dangerous Finds: Harry Shearer back to ‘Simpsons’; Chinese stocks plunge; Jesus found at a Walmart
Harry Shearer—Voice of Mr. Burns, Flanders, More—Is Coming Back to ‘The Simpsons’: Excellent! (Slate) Some people age three times faster than others, study finds: Other…
‘The Simpsons Tattoo’ collects the very best Springfield-inspired body art
The Instagram account The Simpsons Tattoo is surprisingly delightful. I’m not shocked that a lot of people have body art inspired by the show, but…
Thousands of Bolivians take to the streets protesting ‘The Simpsons’ time slot
Austerity, repression, police brutality and skyrocketing unemployment–young people the world over have so much to fight for, but it’s the protesters of Bolivia who have…
Witness ‘Simpsons’ actor Harry Shearer’s total transformation into Richard Nixon
Between playing bassist Derek Smalls in the immortal metal spoof This is Spinal Tap and voicing dozens of characters on The Simpsons, Harry Shearer has…
De Stijl-styled wine bottles inspired by ‘The Simpsons’
Russian designers Constantin Bolimond and Dmitry Patsukevich have created these awesome wine bottles depicting Marge and Homer Simpson in the style of Piet Mondrian–arguably the…
Before ‘The Simpsons,’ Matt Groening drew cartoons for Apple computers
You might remember my post from a while back on Hunter S. Thompson’s truly weird Apple computer commercial, but I think I’ve found something to…
Meet the real-life ‘Simpsons’ kids in a 1969 film made by Matt Groening’s father, Homer
He looks more like a “Bart,” don’t you think? Fans of The Simpsons will enjoy “The Story,” a sweet short film made by Homer Groening…