Is it time for SpongeBob to move to Adult Swim? According to a report [PDF] entitled "The Effect of Fast-Paced Cartoons" in the American Academy of Pediatrics's journal, four-year-olds who watched 9 minutes of SpongeBob SquarePants performed significantly worse in mental function tests than those who watched "educational television" like PBS's Caillou. However, those who watched PBS described being "so bored my eyes hurt real bad" and had an unslakable thirst for complimentary tote bags. more ›

Did you know that there are children growing up in this country with no understanding of why Americans are spending trillions of dollars fighting endless bloody wars in Iraq and Afghanistan? Come to think of it, we still don't really understand it either, but thankfully Mike Huckabee is here to teach young and old alike about what happened on 9/11, and why we had no choice but to fight our so-totally-worth-it War on Tactic. Pour yourself a bowl of Little Chocolate Donuts and press your face close to the screen; it's a cartoon! And it's available now for just $19.95 (plus shipping and handling). Here's a preview: more ›

30 Rock will celebrate five seasons of Reaganing, Dealbreakers and Werewolf Bar Mitzvahs tonight with their double-sized 100th episode. Michael Keaton and Condoleezza Rice will guest star in the hour-long episode, which is all about TGS trying to avoid cancellation by putting on a spectacular 100th episode. NBC is also celebrating, with a planned trio of animated 30 Rock web adventures. Below, you can watch the first one, in which Alec Baldwin’s Jack Donaghy uses his superpowers to mess with Brian Williams (who really should consider joining the cast fulltime next year): more ›

In case you missed it, here's our list of ways to celebrate Cinco de Mayo around town; if you aren't in the mood for margs tonight, here are some alternatives: more ›

Sure, you know Dave Eggers as the celebrated author and founder of McSweeney's, that plucky independent book-publishing house in San Francisco, but were you aware that back in the day he was on track to be an art curator? While it’s been a long time since he’s organized an exhibit, he’s in town now to put together a show at apexart that explores, in Eggers's words, “a very small and specific type of artmaking exemplified by contemporary people like David Shrigley, Raymond Pettibon, Nedko Solakov, and Tucker Nichols. This kind of art, which we refuse to name, is somewhat crude, usually irreverent, and always funny. It exists somewhere between one-panel cartoons and text-based art.” Over 100 works will be on view, including pieces by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Leonard Cohen, R. Crumb, Henry Darger, Kurt Vonnegut and many more. The opening reception is tomorrow night from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., with the work on view through May 10th. more ›

Cartoons just got a little more real with The Three Thug Mice, an online series set in New York City. The 35 animated shorts follow the tales (and tails!) of three rodent crooks named Vic, Tik and Brik. Described as an "ongoing ghetto saga" set in some of the seedier sectors of the concrete jungle, the trio's home turf is light years away from Disney World. (Though that is the Hotel Chelsea in the background, which isn't so seedy; wonder if that frog jumped after BD Hotels took over management.) more ›

What's a Saturday morning without Saturday Morning Cartoons?! Okay, so maybe you haven't watched them in a while, but MoCCA has just brought them back for you. They're celebrating the art from some of shows that have aired over the 24 years of Saturday Morning’s “Golden Age”. There's also something about looking at the roots of television animation in the 1940s and 1950s and how the medium has changed since 1990...but what we really care about is SMURF VILLAGE! Yes, a real life sized replica of Smurf Village is currently sitting within the space of MoCCA. So pour yourself a nice bowl of sugary cereal and get on over there. The opening reception is tonight from 8 to 11pm. more ›

ART: On the Couch: Cartoons From the New Yorker is a collection of cartoons from the magazine which Bob Mankoff (the cartoon editor) says focuses on “the shrink and the shrunk, the practitioner and the practiced upon.” So we're sure you'll all be able to relate, somehow. more ›

This weekend is the weekend of movie déjà vu. You will be struck with the nagging feeling that all of the major films new to theaters seem oddly like something you've seen before. But repertory programming out in Brooklyn or in the West Village will provide a much needed shot of creativity to counter balance the same old, same old. more ›

- Really? NYU banned showing those controversial Danish cartoons at a campus talk called "Free Speech and the Danish Cartoons?" more ›

There's nothing like a mean New Yorker cover to get Brooklyn intellectuals into a huff. Two weeks ago, the cover of the New Yorker featured God's hand banishing Adam and Eve across the Brooklyn Bridge into Brooklyn, in an illustration by Marcellus Hall called "Unaffordable Eden." The Daily News spoke to some enraged Brooklynites, who think the idea of Brooklyn being a second-class borough is outdated, scoffing at Manhattan denizens who think Manhattan is "the entire city," and realtors, who say Manhattanites who move to Brooklyn feel "clever." And, yes, Brooklyn BEEP Marty Markowitz wrote a letter, saying:

I am concerned, however that my copy of the issue may have been missing a second panel, in which the couple realise that what awaits them on the other side of the bridge is not a dark cloud of doom but the promised land itself. High rents might push some residents out of Manhattan, but we Brooklynites welcome these emigres with open arms to our better quality of life, our unrivalled diversity and maybe even a nice brownstone...What better than the hand of God to direct you toward the most divine bagels and lox?