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Yogi Bear Arrested in Utah: Smarter Than the Average Perp

By Ben MuessigFeb 25th 2011 – 7:30AM
Hanna-Barbera

Hanna-Barbera

After years of snatching picnic baskets and duping park rangers without consequence, Yogi Bear appears to have finally been trapped by police in Utah. Officers from the Utah County Sheriff's Office apparently captured the famed Hanna-Barbera character on fishing without a license, immigration charges and other...

Mom: My Kids Found Porn on 'Dora the Explorer' DVD

By Ben MuessigFeb 8th 2011 – 7:21PM
NY Daily News / Getty Images

NY Daily News / Getty Images

Apparently, you can't judge a DVD by its cover. A New York City mother says she was shocked when her kids tried to put on a new Nickelodeon cartoon DVD but instead found themselves watching an explicit pornographic video. Candice Connor told the New York Daily News that her boys -- ages 11 and 3 -- thought they would see...

5 Held in Alleged Terror Plot Against Danish Newspaper

By John O. MembrinoDec 29th 2010 – 1:04PM
Polfoto / AP

Polfoto / AP

Police arrested today five people in Denmark and Sweden who are suspected of plotting what authorities called "an imminent terror attack" against a Danish newspaper that published cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad. Danish intelligence chief Jakob Scharf said in a statement that the suspects "must be considered...

South African President Sues Over Political Cartoon

By Lisa FlamDec 14th 2010 – 12:05PM
Israel Leal, AP

Israel Leal, AP

(Dec. 14) -- The president of South Africa has filed a defamation lawsuit over a 2008 newspaper cartoon depicting him unzipping his pants and preparing to rape a Lady Justice figure. President Jacob Zuma said in court papers that the political cartoon published in the Sunday Times of South Africa hurt his reputation and...

Background on cartoon

A cartoon is a form of two-dimensional illustrated visual art. While the specific definition has changed over time, modern usage refers to a typically non-realistic or semi-realistic drawing or painting intended for satire, caricature, or humor, or to the artistic style of such works.

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