“The Non-Toxic Avenger: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You” by Deanna Duke (New Society Publishers, $17.95). The Seattle environmental writer, urban homesteader and blogger (The Crunchy Chicken) writes ...

For 82 years, Disney’s in-studio life drawing classes have helped evolve its animated characters. But as increasing reliance on computers lures young animators away from classical drawing, three of ...