Cats are full of personality and provide constant amusement. It makes perfect sense, then, that they've inspired many an iconic cartoon character. For practically as long as cartoons have been around, ...

Garfield was the OG Grumpy Cat, boasting his signature look of being absolutely done. He originally appeared in a comic strip by Jim Davis, accompanied by his human Jon and his dog brother, Odie.

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Yano even dissected Hello Kitty's behavior. "She's never depicted on all fours. She walks and sits ...

Albany, Ind.? Cartoonist Jim Davis never imagined that a cartoon tabby cat with the failings of a middle-aged man would appeal to millions. The lasagna-loving Garfield was Davis’ second effort, a ...

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

If you've been online for more than a few minutes, you've come across cat content, and for good reason: Cats aren't just adorable. They also have a fascinating history with wide-ranging cultural ...

Tuesday marks the close of National Poetry Month, a 30-day celebration of all things versified and all people versifying. And in tangentially related news, for more than eight months, a book of ...

In the streaming era, animation is big business. Vulture takes a look at where we are, and how we got here. An animation cel with MC Skat Kat and Paula Abdul for “Opposites Attract.” Photo: Courtesy ...

I grew up in the era of VHS board games and later, DVD special features that occasionally included little trivia games or interactive fiction (the Home Movies box sets have some particularly good ones ...

Desperate times call for desperate measures, and across Asia, communities are responding to an extreme and deadly heat wave, which has battered the region since last month and has left few options for ...