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Regina Spektor – “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” Official Video (from Kubo and the Two Strings)
Hold on to your heartsrings: Ms. Spektor’s performance of the George Harrison classic in combination with footage from LAIKA’s latest stop-mo masterpiece is about to give them a good tug.

Q&A with AwesomenessTV’s Kelly Day
Chief Digital Officer — and no, that’s not some sort of TRON police force title — talks new partnerships, co-productions and brand extension with WorldScreen.

Fans Reimagine and Pay Tribute to ‘Akira’ Using CG Animation
28 years after the post-apocalyptic anime classic began blowing minds, Brad Kremer and Dean Fowler collaborate on a jaw-dropping labor of love in tribute.

10 Things You Didn’t Know About Nicktoons, 25 Years Later
I mean, Animation Magazine readers probably knew, but who can resist a good chunk of clickbait?

See ‘Scooby-Doo’ Live in London
Lifelike Touring will present three shows a day for Scooby-Doo! Live Musical Mysteries at the London Palladium, August 18-21. Zoiks!