I've been enjoying the work of the cartoonist Nina Paley since I discovered it the other day, in particular this lovely series of retold Indian myths, Sita Sings the Blues. It's beautifully stylized, and it's all told using the songs of 1920s blues singer, Annette Hanshaw. It's a love and rejection story with Sita and Rama and Hanuman and demons, and it sometimes gets bloody, in a cartoonish way…but mostly it's just a fascinating blend.

She also has some fantastic short animations that appeal to the environmentalist. The Stork (31MB Quicktime) makes me want to buy a shotgun, while The Wit and Wisdom of Cancer (17MB Quicktime) reminds me of some Republicans I've known. They are awfully big files, but worth it if you've got a reasonably fast connection.

(via Don't Drink the Koolaid)