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Netflix and Lupita Nyong’o Are Animating Her Children’s Book ‘Sulwe’ as a Musical

By Andrea James on February 19, 2021 9:37 am

Lupita Nyong'o and Netflix just announced they are developing Lupita's children's book Sulwe into an animated musical special. The book addresses colorism through the adventures of Sulwe, a girl with skin darker than anyone she knows. Sulwe is visited by a shooting star that … [Read more...]

Teen Animator Makes Film Inspired by Michelle Obama Speech

By Andrea James on September 21, 2020 8:53 pm

Teenager Kalia Love Jones was so moved by a 2017 speech by Michelle Obama that she made an animated short in hopes of inspiring others. "The Power of Hope" has its world premiere at Urban World online film festival … [Read more...]

Is The Weeknd’s New Single “Snowchild” about Selena Gomez? Fans Make the Case

By Andrea James on July 23, 2020 12:09 am

The Weeknd has some deep thoughts on love, loss, and his journey from Toronto to Hollywood in his new video for "Snowchild." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0JKdFjWkLA [Read more...]

Summer Starts Now Thanks To “Malibu” by Kim Petras. Watch

By Andrea James on May 7, 2020 1:58 pm

Remember summer fun? Kim Petras is bringing it back in style with her delightful pop confection "Malibu." She just dropped a sexy Baywatch-inspired animation to go with the … [Read more...]

Fan Art Friday: RuPaul’s Drag Race Fan Art

By Bryan Keating on April 7, 2017 9:15 am

Here at World of Wonder we’re fans of everything RuPaul and RuPaul’s Drag Race, … [Read more...]

#Solved: The Mystery Why Cartoon Characters Wear Gloves

By James St. James on February 3, 2017 10:52 am

Fascinating video from Vox explaining the reasons so many cartoon characters (Mickey Mouse, … [Read more...]

#Flashback1946: Watch Disney’s & Dali’s Incredible Surrealist Animation, “Destino”

By Trey Speegle on August 7, 2016 5:06 am

In 1945 Walt Disney hired Salvador Dalí to design a surreal animated short to be part of a packaged film in the vein of Fantasia. Disney chose Ray Gilbert and Armando Dominguez’s ballad Destino because of the title —the Spanish word for “destiny”. Dalí split his time between … [Read more...]