A UTEP physics professor named Michael Blue won a campus naming contest in 1974 with the entry Paydirt Pete — beating out more than 500 other submissions for the miner mascot.

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Tetris is finally trading its silent gray Game Boy screen for a loud, colorful cartoon cacophony. But wait, didn’t we all secretly think the blocks were already having a dramatic soap opera in there?

Adult Swim has made a habit of using Annecy to telegraph where its animation slate is headed, and this year’s presentation continued that tradition with a mix of new series, franchise anniversaries, ...

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I don’t know how many times I actually wanted to smash a project. But if I did, I’d have to rebuild it. So, I never did that. I feel like I missed out on something cathartic for the soul. Chime in, I ...

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Tubi is in its "cartoon era." In a Feb. 13 post on X, the free on-demand streaming service revealed it was adding 100 animated shows to its platform beginning March 1. Founded in 2014, Tubi offers ...