Artist Joyce Pensato Hits a HomerPop in subject, Pollock in form, Joyce Pensato’s renditions of animated icons are PG-rated cultural relics gone wild.
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Alan Moore, Art Spiegelman, and Daniel Clowes Crack Wise on ‘The Simpsons’Alternative comics legends Alan Moore, Art Spiegelman, and Daniel Clowes turned up in Sunday night’s episode of The Simpsons, forcing millions of viewers to nod along and not quite get a pretty hilarious joke about “Watchmen Babies.”
We Write the Inevitable ‘Simpsons’ MusicalIn the grand tradition of Hairspray and The Producers, The Simpsons Movie is sure to one day inspire a stage musical based on the film.
‘Simpsonize Me’ Fails to Meet Usual High Standards for ‘Simpsons’ Online CrapIn New York’s continuing efforts to let you know about every arm of the ever-metastasizing Simpsons-movie marketing campaign, we gave a test run this morning to Simpsonize Me, the new fast-food-chain-sponsored Website that allows you to transform an uploaded photograph into a Simpsonized version of yourself.
Britney Spears, Bad Liar“Unfortunately I didn’t get the part.” —Britney Spears, on her claim that her recent umbrella assault was in preparation for a film role [Britney Spears]
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Fourteen Springfields Vie for Hollywood LucreFourteen towns of Springfield are competing to be named the “real-life Springfield,” each presenting a homemade short video in an effort to sell its town as the perfect place for a Simpsons movie premiere. We watched them all, from the totally amateurish to the slightly less amateurish, and can firmly state that a lot of Middle American town managers really, really like The Simpsons. Which of the shorts is worth your time? Who should win your vote?
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Build Your Own ‘Simpsons’ Character!The spiffy Website for The Simpsons Movie just added a feature that allows you to create your own Simpsons character, complete with yellow skin, four-fingered hands, and dramatic overbite.