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Pixar movies keep asking big questions about the afterlife — using Chris Pratt and khaki pants

"Onward" and "Soul" deal with the eternal and the ethereal.




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‘The Longing’: Patience (and lots of it) is required, but it’s worth every minute

Every so often a game like this comes along that is so audacious it reminds us of how conventional and pedestrian many of the games are by comparison.




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The missing parents in seven Pixar movies, ranked by emotional impact

A deceased dad in the new "Onward" echoes some of Pixar's most moving moments involving absent relatives.




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How cartoonists are carefully satirizing the coronavirus epidemic — and Trump’s response to it

Three Pulitzer-winning cartoonists say covering the crisis requires careful aim.




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‘Bloodshot’ works, if only for the cinematic universe it has the potential to create

Vin Diesel stars as Bloodshot as Valiant Comics finally makes it to the big screen.




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Fan conventions are being postponed amid covid-19 concerns — but Comic-Con is still a go

Big fan-culture events in Florida and California have just been postponed. May's Awesome Con D.C. takes a wait-and-see approach.




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How the world’s political artists are depicting the covid-19 pandemic

Symbolism, face masks and the Grim Reaper abound.




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Chinese American cartoonist finds satire in coronavirus crisis — with a perspective from both cultures

Chen Weng was born in Wuhan and lives in Seattle. Both connections inspire her "Messycow Comics" strips about panic and hoarding.




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Rosario Dawson will play fan-favorite Ahsoka Tano in ‘The Mandalorian.’ Is this the series’s next Baby Yoda moment?

Darth Vader's former apprentice Ahsoka Tano, as played by Rosario Dawson, will compete with Baby Yoda for attention this fall on Disney Plus.




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‘Steven Universe’ creator says farewell, knowing her show made young LGBTQ viewers feel seen

Rebecca Sugar's hit series "Steven Universe" changed the Cartoon Network's policy on same-sex marriage in kids' shows.




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Seven ‘Twilight Zone’ episodes that are eerily timely during the coronavirus pandemic

"The Twilight Zone" delved into how human behavior changes in times of crisis.




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The New Yorker cover and political cartoons are saluting coronavirus responders as heroes

Mike Luckovich's popular Iwo Jima cartoon is also celebrating those on the front lines of the fight against covid-19.




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‘Half-Life: Alyx’: The most exhilarating VR adventure game to date

"Half Life: Alyx" will transport you to an incredibly vivid science fiction world.




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5 tips to spark your creativity while working alone, from artists who do it all the time

The "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" author, a "Peanuts" studio creator and others explain the ways they're staying creative during a pandemic.




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Mort Drucker’s legendary Mad magazine caricatures spoofed Hollywood — and Hollywood loved them

Artist Mort Drucker, who inspired generations of humorists with his Mad magazine film and TV parodies across five decades, passed away Wednesday.




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‘Final Fantasy VII Remake’: True to its 1990s teen-idol roots

"Final Fantasy VII Remake" is a beautiful-looking game with a juvenile mindset that’s fun to pass through but hard for non-teenagers to be riveted by.




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‘Girl With a Purell Earring’: How artists are tweaking famous paintings for our coronavirus era

Artists are creating social-distancing versions of Vermeer, da Vinci, Michelangelo and more.




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San Diego Comic-Con canceled because of coronavirus pandemic

For the first time in 50 years there won't be a San Diego Comic Con.




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‘Resident Evil 3’: Great graphics and good level design, but it’s still the zombie apocalypse

The true star of “Resident Evil 3” is its supurb graphics engine.




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Newspaper comics hardly ever feature black women as artists. But two new voices have arrived.

Steenz and Bianca Xunise have entered a field that has long overlooked the voices of African American women.




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A New Yorker cartoonist got covid-19. So he drew this public warning.

New York humorist Jason Chatfield chronicled his experience with the illness, from symptoms to recovery.




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‘The Clone Wars’ proves yet again that Darth Maul is the most tragic Star Wars character

Darth Maul could have saved the galaxy in 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars," and lived on in the movies. Neither happened.




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How cartoonists are ridiculing Pence’s Mayo Clinic visit without a mask

The vice president's visit inspired reactions from cartoonists on both sides of the political aisle.




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‘Paper Beast’: A truly great PlayStation VR game

Don’t be surprised to see the visionary "Paper Beast" on the year’s best list.




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We’d like to see the artwork you’re creating during the coronavirus crisis

Submit your visual art here. We'll publish some of the submissions.




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The Grim Reaper shows up often in pandemic cartoons — whether to provoke or provide dark humor

Some cartoonists try to deliver a political shock. Others want to deliver levity in this trying time.




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News24.com | Madagascar president vows to release journalist critic

Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina has promised to release a prominent journalist who was detained after criticising his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.




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News24.com | Survivors of Nigeria's 'baby factories' share their stories

Girls who fled Boko Haram attacks are being enslaved and raped by human traffickers who then sell their babies.




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News24.com | IMF releases $226 million to help Cameroon against virus

The International Monetary Fund has approved a $226 million loan to help Cameroon to combat the coronavirus as it faced plunging oil revenues.




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News24.com | Six killed as plane carrying coronavirus aid crashes in Somalia

Former defence minister says cargo plane shot down as it tried to land in the southern town of Bardale.




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News24.com | Niger labour minister died from coronavirus - public TV

The novel coronavirus caused the death of Niger's minister of employment and labour, Mohamed Ben Omar, public television has announced.




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News24.com | Covid-19: Man sentenced to death in Nigeria's first ever virtual ruling

A Nigerian court sentenced a man to death in the country's first ever virtual ruling during a five-week coronavirus lockdown.




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News24.com | WATCH | Lesotho's murdered first lady agreed to divorce on day she died - sources

Hours before she was shot dead on the outskirts of the capital, Lesotho's former first lady, Lipolelo Thabane, made a surprising decision.




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News24.com | Egypt reopens slowly to revive pandemic-hit economy

Egypt's economy had just started to recover after years of political turmoil and militant attacks when the coronavirus crisis hit, impacting especially its vital tourism sector.




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News24.com | Morocco launches fleet of drones to tackle virus from the sky

Morocco has rapidly expanded its fleet of drones as it battles the coronavirus pandemic, deploying them for aerial surveillance, public service announcements and sanitisation.




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News24.com | Virus patients protest in north Nigeria

A group of coronavirus patients staged a protest outside an isolation centre in northern Nigeria to demand increased medical attention and food, officials and residents have said.




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News24.com | UN triples coronavirus appeal to $6.7bn to help poor countries

The United Nations wants the money to help people in 63 countries, mainly in Africa and Latin America.




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News24.com | WATCH | Faithful undeterred at Ramadan, even as virus spreads in Somalia

Adan Abdullahi knows that visiting the mosque for evening prayers is forbidden. There is a curfew in place in the Somali capital, and authorities have pleaded with worshippers to stay home as coronavirus infections rise.




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News24.com | Zimbabwe street vendors sell cloth masks to make ends meet

Zimbabwe market stall owner Aaron Makaya saw a business opportunity when President Emmerson Mnangagwa made face masks mandatory in public places to prevent the spread of coronavirus.




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News24.com | Ivorians ready to rock as virus measures lifted

Ivory Coast on Friday lifted many of its coronavirus containment measures, except in economic capital Abidjan which has the vast majority of the country's cases, as jubilant locals feted the return of the country's vibrant nightlife.




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News24.com | Misinformation flood hampers fight for virus vaccine in Africa

The task of introducing a vaccine for the coronavirus faces an uphill struggle in Africa, where a flood of online misinformation is feeding on mistrust of Western medical research.




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News24.com | Tanzania gets Madagascar's anti-coronavirus drink disputed by WHO

Tanzania says it has received its first shipment of Madagascar's self-proclaimed, plant-based "cure" for coronavirus, despite warnings from the World Health Organisation that its efficacy is unproven.




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Social care providers 'about 24 hours away' from running out of PPE

Community care providers across the UK "are down to about 24 hours' worth of PPE" for their staff, Sky News has learned. 




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Virgin Atlantic puts advisers on standby as industry teeters

Virgin Atlantic Airways has put advisers on standby to handle a potential administration as it races to secure a £500m rescue that would enable Sir Richard Branson’s flagship company to survive the coronavirus pandemic.




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2,000 bars shut in Seoul as 17 new coronavirus cases linked to one man

More than 2,100 nightclubs, hostess bars and discos in South Korea's capital have been shut after 18 new coronavirus cases - with all but one linked to a 29-year-old man.




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One leader looks hell-bent on turning COVID-19 into a catastrophe

If Belarus was already in the grip of a public health crisis, its president looks hell-bent on turning COVID-19 into a catastrophe for the country.




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346 new coronavirus deaths in the UK, taking total to 31,587

Another 346 people have died in the UK after testing positive for COVID-19, bringing the total to 31,587.




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Police fury as 'hundreds' of people have pizzas, beers and wine in park

Britons have been accused of "ignoring" restrictions during the sunny bank holiday weekend, as the police and coastguard criticised those failing to observe guidelines.




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Domino’s will start delivering pizzas via an autonomous robot this fall

Domino's plans to start delivering pizzas using an autonomous, unmanned vehicle. The announcement is the latest example of technology companies using robots to deliver food.




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This seafood restaurant’s latest catch: Chinese robots that greet customers and deliver food

A newly opened Delaware seafood restaurant has a unique item on its menu: robot servers. The machines are the latest example of intelligent machines working in the restaurant industry.