“The Princess and the Frog” (opening throughout San Diego December 11) is a cartoon based on the children story of the same name. But this film adds a twist and excitement to the story. It starts off ...

“Boys Club” cover featuring Pepe the Frog, by Matt Furie. There are approximately 250 images, characters and illustrations in the Anti-Defamation League’s database of hate symbols. Last month, a ...

Pepe the Frog, a simple cartoon character born 13 years ago, has appeared in countless guises over the years. Feel-good Pepe, sad Pepe, sly Pepe, befuddled Pepe, Pepe spouting all sorts of witticisms ...

Still, it’s not entirely an accident that Pepe has been coopted in this way. For well over 100 years American artists, both racists and anti-racists, have found animal cartoons an effective way to ...