Last April, I decided to experiment with some week-long series that looked for essay possibilities within either a single year or set of...

Midway through this past year, I wrote a new lead sentence for my official blog description:  21 Essays is my cultural history blog. ...

With 16 essays out of the promised 21 completed, I’m quitting the animation series.  My heart isn’t in it.  It’s not what I want to be do...

Cartoon-blogging, essay 16 of 21 blog entries on 250 great animated short films Dream Work (2003), directed by Peter Tscherkassky....

Cartoon-blogging, essay 15 of 21 blog entries on 250 great animated short films The Sandman (1993), directed by Paul Berry. Th...

Cartoon-blogging, essay 14 of 21 blog entries on 250 great animated short films Pixillation (1970), directed by Lillian Schwartz. ...

Cartoon-blogging, essay 13 of 21 blog entries on 250 great animated short films Ryan (2004), directed by Chris Landreth. The 13t...