Non-PPG post, but I’ve been away from the western animation scene for a while (I’ve been busy gobbling up anime like nobody’s business). Anything out there lately that I should totally see? Got any recs?

@ariel-s-awesome Ooooh, I’ve seen clips of The Ghost and Molly McGee, I love the animation style on that one. But I totally forgot it was a thing! With Kid Cosmic I’m a little apprehensive about starting it because I have this gut feeling that I’m totally gonna hate it. 😆 It’s like that with CMC stuff for me, like I love one thing and then I dislike the next (like I obviously loved PPG, didn’t dig Foster’s, loved WOY, wasn’t too stoked on watching Kid Cosmic). I should take a chance on it though! Thank you for the recs!

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur is awesome! It has such a free-spirited vibe, very fresh and new, but also little hints of classic cartoons (ranging from super heroes to magical girl). The art-style and animation is very sleek, and there are wonderful character interactions, both with friendships, heroes dealing with antagonists, and loving families

The Owl House has been a VERY interesting and satisfying series (which is getting ready to have a final special to wrap it all up, and feels genuinely promising, the whole show has been a great balance of hopeful with dark themes, emotional and light-hearted). It's aware of various "magic fantasy story tropes", sometimes using them, sometimes subverting them, and also making so many original choices

Dead End Paranormal Park is another amazing series that has spooky themes, this one centered on two teenagers who find themselves working at a haunted amusement park, full of strange creatures and demons, some friendly, some NOT. They also have to deal with normal life problems as well, from family issues, to social anxiety, to romantic feelings. Everything is treated thoughtfully, the emotions felt deeply, and combined with amusing humor 9I especially enjoy this one, because I've been a fan of the original comic series Deadendia by Hamish Steele for years~)

Craig of the Creek is a show about an entire community of kids who play at the creek in their town, bringing together Horse Girls, Ninja Kids, and so much more. In particular, Craig is passionate about exploring and mapping out all known areas of the creek, with his two best friend there to help. There are many different adventures they have, each familiar to anybody who has ever had fun playing pretend, turning the real world into something out of a fantasy story. There is also a building mystery involving the strange "King" from the other side of an overpass the separates areas of the creek, and something called "the Heart of the Forest"

The Animaniacs continuation/re-boot is hilarious, it moved really well into the modern times while keeping the nostalgia, so it's fun if you've never seen before and ALSO fun if you are an old-school fan

Bluey is a show that you've probably seen people rave about, and honestly? Yes, it lives up to the hype. It is a show intended for toddlers/kindergarten kids, but the people making it know that parents and older siblings are gonna be sitting there watching as well. It mixes emotional life-lessons with endearing fun. It is clever and joyful, easily entertaining for anybody of any age (seriously, I got my mom and my co-workers into, people in the age range of 40-60s. they love it)

Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts is a fun and interesting adventure, about a world where animals mutated into strange creatures, and humanity hid underground... a group of a kids and the mutant allies they make explore this world, discovering odd powers and secrets, trying to find ways to live together in harmony

Trolls the Beat Goes On and Trollstopia are two series that spin-off from the animated movies Trolls and Trolls 2 World Tour. The cartoons expand on the world and the characters, with lots of creative concepts with designs, fun adventures, and awesome music

Maya and the Three is an enthralling adventure, full of beautiful visuals and character designs. A brave princess who is also a strong warrior goes on a journey to figure out a prophecy, in hopes of saving her family and perhaps all of humanity from destruction, dealing with many powerful gods in the process (from the same people behind El Tigre and the Book of Life, so you know it looks fantastic)

(adult cartoons)

Smiling Friends is a show that plays around with a lot of dark humor... but somehow does a much better job than a few other shows that have attempted the same. It amazingly feels genuine in the little moments when characters react to absurd situations with realistic comments, making it even more hilarious. No matter how grim the situation is, it keeps a undertone of hope (or at least never giving up no matter how horrible things are), as the main characters do their job of "Making people smile"

Teenage Euthanasia is equal in dark humor, being about a young girl who's family run a funeral home, and her mom a re-animated corpse (brought back to life by her daughter's tears... and lightning). It's gross, it's silly, but it also has a good handle on "modern humor". It somehow makes an absurd world feel strangely realistic

Final Space is a very nicely animated sci-fi series that takes an unlikely hero and puts him in a situation that makes him the most important guy in the universe. Over and over, he tries to do what is right, or maybe just tries to impress a girl he likes and get a cookie, and often... he fails. However, he doesn't give up, and by continuing to fight against destructive forces, which constantly up the ante, he makes it possible for the CHANCE to succeed to exist. There are a lot of talented voice actors in this series, and many emotional gut-punches

Dicktown being a literal pun on "dick" as slang for "detective", this series is about a guy who was a "child prodigy" when it came to solving mysteries, and is attempting to make this a real profession as an adult, with his immature buddy as a "helpful" partner. Just because he takes his job seriously doesn't mean every case won't be utterly nonsensical (this show is basically Scooby-Doo for burnt-out adults, and that velma show wishes it could be this instead)

Birdgirl is the spin-off/continuation of Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law, now featuring Judy AKA Birdgirl as the main character, trying to balance her life as an over-zealous super hero with her job of running her father's company. There is a new cast of supporting characters with her, all with their own problems and unique abilities (lots of potential for each of them to help deal with a situation or cause something to get out of control)

YOLO Crystal Fantasy/Silver Destiny (two seasons) is a show about 2 best friends and the problems they face, usually beginning when they party too hard and drink too much... but then turns into a supernatural situation involving everything from giant crocodiles, the living embodiments of zodiac signs, evil wizards, and MORE. It's entertaining to see how two very different girls react to all this, one trying to be more sensible and winding up overwhelmed, and the other being WORSE than whatever she's dealing with (I once told a friend "this is like the drunk Australian version of Regular Show", and that's still pretty accurate)

Centaurworld is a series that takes characters from a fairly grounded and dark fantasy world... then puts them right in the middle of a different one, which happens to look like it got dipped in rainbows and sugar. Also, everything is "shaped" like a centaur, from actual centaur-like creatures, to birds, trees, and flowers. A warhorse called Horse wants to find the rider called Rider, so they can get back to their own world and the battle they were fighting, but it seems that both worlds are more closely linked than they thought. It also seems that despite the soft shapes and bright colors, Centaurworld has it's own dark side (James Baxter worked on this, so the horses look GREAT)

Dang! So many recs!! 🥹

…I really hate to say it but one of my other all-time favorite cartoons is the original Animaniacs, and I thought the reboot was absolutely awful… like, PPG reboot levels of awful with how OOC they made the sibs. They handled the Pinky and the Brain sections… a little better, and I genuinely appreciated the thought the art team had behind the newer character designs they made, but I had to basically scrub the rest of what I watched from my brain because it gave me such psychic damage. 🤣 I suffered through that first season and I canNOT bring myself to touch the other ones. Some had told me it got better, but… agh, it just wasn’t for me, which is okay.

But yeah! Haven’t seen anything else on this list and I sincerely appreciate the effort you made describing them all! I’ll have to definitely check out Birdgirl because I was a big Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law fan. Thank you so much for putting all this thought into your post, you’ve definitely gotten my curiosity piqued for most of these!

I honestly didn’t mind the Animaniacs reboot. It was the new segments I couldn’t deal with. Honestly they should bring it back again soon with all the characters that were left out. Except Chicken Boo he’s had enough screen time.

G3 Monster High Episodes (to be continued)

SEASON 1

1. S1E1: The Monstering or you can also find it here (for those who may not have access to the Nick website)

2. S1E2: Food Fight or you can also find it here (for those who may not have access to the YouTube channel)

3. S1E3: Unfinished Brain-ness or you can also find it here (for those who may not have access to the YouTube channel)

4. S1E4: Case of the Moondays

5. S1E5: Portrait of a Monster

6. S1E6: Witch Hitch or you can also find it here

7. S1E7: Part of the Pack  or you can also find it here

8. S1E8: That Thing You Deuce or you can also find it here

9. S1E9: Werewolf Weekend or you can also find it here

10. S1E10: Paw-zzle Pieces or you can also find it here

11. S1E11: Nightmare Nightmore or you can also find it here

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Shit to Watch Out For If You're Interested in Magic:

The Rites Are The Rites - Closed practices are closed for a reason. Open practices are open for a reason. Learn those reasons. The history of magic is a messy and complicated thing, but learning will only enrich you. Remember, it is possible to learn about things without participating.

Magic Does Not Require Blood, Money, or Cruelty - Rarely, people will encourage unsanitary or dangerous practices. Don't get tetanus. Don't eat poisonous herbs. Bleeding and sickness are not necessary for magic. Be extremely wary of anyone who crosses established boundaries to ask for money, items, or services. Magic does not require money. Sometimes people are just bigoted assholes. Even if their information is good, you can likely get it from someone who isn't an asshole. Magic does not require cruelty.

Disease Is Not Occult - Your physical, mental, and psychological illnesses are not a gift from the gods. Magic cannot cure them. Take your meds. Listen to your doctor. If something about your practice fucks with your physical or mental health, stop immediately. No spell or religion is worth your physical and/or mental health. There Are Gates, But No Keepers - Magic requires study, practice, and preparation. Its called a practice for a reason. There are best practices, common protocols, and traditions to be respected, but almost nothing is inherently required for magic. There are no deities or spirits you are required to contact, no drugs you are required to take, no books you are required to read.

The Paths Are Myriad - There is no "one path" or "true magic." Be wary of anyone proclaiming their ideas to be the One True Way forwards. Many rules are generally held by practitioners of all stripes, but very very few thing could be called universal. Paths twist and cross, none are inherently superior to another. Additionally, gods and spirits are not people, and summoners are not journalists. Personal conversations with deities are not a primary source.

Cinderella September-through-November: The Complete List

*1817 Gioacchino Rossini opera La Cenerentola

*1899 Jules Massenet opera Cendrillon

*1914 Famous Players' silent film

*1922 Lotte Reiniger animated short Aschenputtel

*1934 Betty Boop cartoon short Poor Cinderella

*1940 short Cinderella's Feller

*1945 Sergei Prokofiev ballet

*1947 Russian film Zolushka

*1947 Let's Pretend radio episode

*1949 Mighty Mouse cartoon short The Magic Slipper

*1950 Disney animated film

*1955 film The Glass Slipper

*1955 German film Aschenputtel

*1957 Rodgers and Hammerstein TV musical (Julie Andrews)

*1965 Rodgers and Hammerstein TV musical (Lesley Ann Warren)

*1969 Muppets special Hey, Cinderella!

*1972 Rankin/Bass Festival of Family Classics cartoon episode

*1973 Czech/German film Tři oříšky pro Popelku (Three Wishes for Cinderella)

*1976 film The Slipper and the Rose

*1979 Russian animated short Zolushka

*1979 British stop-motion animated film

*1981 animated short The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin

*1983 Fairy Tale Classics anime short

*1985 Faerie Tale Theatre TV series episode

*1988 My Favorite Fairy Tales anime episode

*1989 German film Aschenputtel

*1989 Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics anime episode

*1990 Golden Films animated film

*1994 Jetlag Productions animated film

*1995 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child cartoon episode

*1995 musical A Tale of Cinderella

*1996 Burbank Animation film

*1996 anime series Cinderella Monogatari (The Story of Cinderella)

*1997 Rodgers and Hammerstein TV musical (Brandy)

*1998 film Ever After: A Cinderella Story

*2000 Rodgers and Hammerstein "Enchanted Edition" stage version

*2000 Simsala Grimm episode

*2004 film Ella Enchanted

*2010 German film Aschenputtel from the series Märchenperlen (Fairy Tale Pearls)

*2011 German film Aschenputtel from the series Sechs auf einem Streich (Six at One Blow)

*2013 Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway revival

*2015 Disney live-action remake

*2015 Alma Deutscher opera

*2021 Andrew Lloyd Webber musical

*2021 Sony/Amazon film

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i am not joking we need to force teach cooking in schools. like. it is an essential thing for survival. do you know how easy it is to make things if you know even the bare bones shit about how cooking works. we need to teach teenagers how far you can take an onion and some other veggies it’’s sad that people grow up not knowing how to prepare literally anything. and i’m not talking about oh this home ed class taught me how to make chicken nuggets at home i’m talking about learning the balancing of sweetness and acidity and saltiness and bitterness and shit like that and techniques and oil temperatures and how meats cook. it needs to be taught because it’s literally not even that difficult and it matters so much

i truly believe that knowing how to cook is a basic survival concept and the fact that so many people can’t even make simple dishes is depressing as hell this is the sorta thing that should be taught at a young age. being able to take the ingredients you have around your home and turn them into a meal is like, essential and will make life so much better. you don’t need to be a high end chef you just need to understand some things that can be easily taught… but then again maybe the education system is playing a roll against this and ultimately they want you to grow up to rely on mcdonalds for dinner. i don’t know. please learn how to cook for yourself if you’re able. i’m not asking you to hunt for specific ingredients to make some expensive youtuber’s “best” recipe but if you know the basics of cooking you can do a lot with cheap canned ingredients. cooking can be affordable i promise you just need to learn how to make do with what you can get

Can anyone point me towards resources that teach those basics cus I would LOVE to teach my child this stuff but i dont know how to cook

not comprehensive but heres some:

internet shaquille’s basics but especially:

food safety + a recipe to demonstrate

how to learn to cook (just a list of subtopics, no actual tips)

basics with babish s1 & 2, but particularly:

basic knife skills

picking the right pan for each recipe

j. kenji lopez-alt’s tips and tricks playlist

egg recipes

a little more complicated, involved, and longer than any of the rest of these but good breakdown of flavor & how and why to use the basic seasoning/flavor profiles

and then recipe channels representing various cuisines:

again definitely not a comprehensive list but it touches on most of the basics

Right now, I’m sifting through 50+ applications for a new entry-level position. Here’s some advice from the person who will actually be looking at your CV/resume and cover letter:

This is my advice for small, independent orgs like charities, etc. We usually don’t go through agencies, and the person reading through the applications is usually the person who will manage you, so it helps if you can give them a real sense of who you are and how you’ll grab hold of that entry level position and give it all you’ve got. This stuff might not apply to big companies with actual HR departments - it’s up to you to figure out the culture and what they’re looking for and mirror it. Do they use buzzwords? Use the same buzzwords! Do they write in a friendly, informal way? Do the same! And remember, 95% of job hunting (beyond who you know and flat-out nepotism, ugh) is luck. If you keep getting rejected, it’s not because you suck. You might just need a different approach, or it might just take the right pair of eyes landing on your CV.

And if you get rejected, it’s worthwhile asking why. You’ve already been rejected, the worst has already happened, there’s really nothing bad that can come out of you asking them for some constructive feedback (politely, informally, “if it isn’t too much trouble”). Pretty much all of us have been hopeless jobseekers at one point or another. We know it’s shitty and hard and soul-crushing. Friendliness goes a long way. Even if it’s just one line like “your cover letter wasn’t inspiring" at least you know where to start.

And seriously, if you have any friends that do any kind of hiring or have any involvement with that side of things, ask them to look at your CV with a big red pen and brutal honesty. I do this all the time, and the most important thing I do is making it so their CV doesn’t read exactly like that of every other person who took the same ‘how-to-get-a-job’ class in school. If your CV has a paragraph that starts with something like ‘I am a highly motivated and punctual individual who–’ then oh my god I AM ALREADY ASLEEP.

Very good post thanks for this.

Excellent advice for building and submitting job application documents.

This is the first good resume advice post I’ve seen on this site. Much better advice than the “lists of active verbs to use” and “here are resume templates”. Follow this advice.

i am not joking we need to force teach cooking in schools. like. it is an essential thing for survival. do you know how easy it is to make things if you know even the bare bones shit about how cooking works. we need to teach teenagers how far you can take an onion and some other veggies it''s sad that people grow up not knowing how to prepare literally anything. and i'm not talking about oh this home ed class taught me how to make chicken nuggets at home i'm talking about learning the balancing of sweetness and acidity and saltiness and bitterness and shit like that and techniques and oil temperatures and how meats cook. it needs to be taught because it's literally not even that difficult and it matters so much

i truly believe that knowing how to cook is a basic survival concept and the fact that so many people can't even make simple dishes is depressing as hell this is the sorta thing that should be taught at a young age. being able to take the ingredients you have around your home and turn them into a meal is like, essential and will make life so much better. you don't need to be a high end chef you just need to understand some things that can be easily taught... but then again maybe the education system is playing a roll against this and ultimately they want you to grow up to rely on mcdonalds for dinner. i don't know. please learn how to cook for yourself if you're able. i'm not asking you to hunt for specific ingredients to make some expensive youtuber's "best" recipe but if you know the basics of cooking you can do a lot with cheap canned ingredients. cooking can be affordable i promise you just need to learn how to make do with what you can get

Can anyone point me towards resources that teach those basics cus I would LOVE to teach my child this stuff but i dont know how to cook

not comprehensive but heres some:

internet shaquille's basics but especially:

food safety + a recipe to demonstrate

how to learn to cook (just a list of subtopics, no actual tips)

basics with babish s1 & 2, but particularly:

basic knife skills

picking the right pan for each recipe

j. kenji lopez-alt's tips and tricks playlist

egg recipes

a little more complicated, involved, and longer than any of the rest of these but good breakdown of flavor & how and why to use the basic seasoning/flavor profiles

and then recipe channels representing various cuisines:

again definitely not a comprehensive list but it touches on most of the basics