Since their domestication several thousand years ago, cats have been eager to get our attention. It’s true! Though many misunderstand them and take them to be standoffish, cats are always communicating with us – or at least trying to, anyway. But when their flicking tails, twitching ears, and longing glances from across the kitchen fail […]
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8 Cats Who Look Like Star Wars Characters
It’s a great year to be a Star Wars fan. We’re swimming in new stories set a long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away with The Rise of Skywalker coming out this winter, The Mandalorian TV show launching with Disney’s streaming network, and Galaxy’s Edge opening at Disney World this summer. At […]
The Real Star of Captain Marvel: Goose the Cat
Captain Marvel, the newest addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, has been kicking up a ton of excitement, having been released just last month. But there’s some special excitement about Carol Danver’s feline (errr…Flerkin) companion Goose, who rocks the screen several times throughout the film. So who is Goose? Or better yet, what is Goose? […]
Freddie Mercury: Forever in Our Cat Loving Hearts
With the new biopic of Freddie Mercury out and buzzing with its positive and negative reviews, many can agree that the movie got one thing right: Showing Freddie Mercury and his cats. He was connected to cats on a level that many of us can relate to! Dedicating songs to cats, wearing cat clothing, and […]
Thus Posed Zarathustra: The Story Behind The World’s Most-Painted Cat
Every cat is a work of art, especially when they’re lying splayed-out on your bed in their “paint me like one of your French girls” pose. Every cat-lover knows this to be true. As an artist myself, I am not immune to the allure of the feline figure, embodying my own precious feline, Marzipan, as […]
Cartoon Cats Your Kids Will Love – And So Will You!
Everyone loves a good story, but we all know that no story can truly be called great unless it involves a cat. There have been many cartoons in the days of yore featuring cats that, for whatever reason, are presented as antagonists. Tom & Jerry, Sylvester & Tweety, and so on and so forth. But […]

