▁cart oon , ▁Horn sw ig gle , ▁a ired ▁on ▁Nick to ons ▁Network ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Random ! ▁Cart o ons ▁series . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Beck ▁and ▁fellow ▁animation ▁historian ▁and ▁writer ▁Am id ▁Am idi ▁co - f ounded ▁another ▁blog , ▁Cart oon ▁B rew , ▁which ▁focused ▁primarily ▁on ▁current ▁animation ▁produ ctions ▁and ▁news . ▁Beck ▁sold ▁his ▁co - own ership ▁in ▁Cart oon ▁B rew ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁started ▁an ▁Ind ie W ire ▁blog , ▁An imation ▁S co op , ▁for ▁reports ▁on ▁current ▁animation ▁while ▁continu ing ▁to ▁write ▁about ▁classic ▁animation ▁at ▁Cart oon ▁Research . ▁ ▁Beck ▁teach es ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Character ▁An imation ▁program ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁Cal Ar ts ▁School ▁of ▁Film / Video . ▁Through ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁he ▁also ▁taught ▁animation ▁history ▁at ▁Wood bury ▁University ▁in ▁Bur bank , ▁California . ▁ ▁On ▁a ▁regular ▁basis ▁Beck ▁moder ates ▁pan els ▁at ▁various ▁ven ues ▁( fest iv als , ▁convent ions , ▁premier es , ▁museum s , ▁screen ings , ▁etc .) ▁along ▁with ▁hosting ▁programs / ret ros pect ives ▁of ▁classic ▁cart o ons ▁at ▁same . ▁In ▁the ▁past ▁this ▁included ▁shows ▁at ▁the ▁now ▁sh utter ed ▁C ine family ▁and ▁Cart oon ▁D ump ▁month ly ▁live ▁Hollywood ▁performance . ▁ ▁His ▁current ▁regular ▁present ations