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Anthropomorphism

Two Artists Let the Animals Speak for Themselves

Arts, Culture & Media

People have always told stories about animals acting like humans. Two artists ask: what if we told stories that were true to animals’ lives?

Two Artists Let The Animals Speak For Themselves

Arts, Culture & Media
Separated at birth? DJ Deadmau5 and Mickey Mouse

Can Canadian DJ Deadmau5 beat Disney when it comes to trademarking mouse ears?

Music

Halloween science

Environment

20 years of Looney Tunes at the symphony

Arts, Culture & Media
The World

Is Disney’s Donald Duck a Secret Nazi Sympathizer?

Donald Duck is in hot water and Disney and Mickey Mouse are boiling mad […]

The World

Mickey And Minnie May Be Undocumented

Conflict & Justice

Costumed cartoon characters delight the tourists in Times Square. Many of the people inside those costumes are undocumented workers from Latin America. Reporter Bruce Wallace tells their stories.

British Defense Chief Steps Down

Conflict & Justice

UK Defense Minister Liam Fox has resigned after a week of pressure over his working relationship with friend and self-styled adviser Adam Werritty.

Sonic Sculptures

A New Mexican audio artist captures sounds, large and small.

The World

Potter Revisited

Beatrix Potter is best known as the author of “The Tale of Peter Rabbit”. She’s less known as a conservationist but Potter played a big role in preserving England’s Lake District, the region that served as a backdrop for many of her stories. Tom Verde reports.