Children pause next top a poster with "The Simpsons" character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Jr., outside the 7-Eleven 'Kwik-E-Mart' in Burbank, Calif. Monday, July 2, 2007. (Damian Dovarganes/AP) I was ...

“Bring Back Apu” is a new comedy special from Akaash Singh, the 38-year-old Indian American comedian who wants The Simpsons to revive the Springfield Kwik-E-Mart owner. For nearly three decades, Apu ...

Although The Simpsons has never really explained what happened to the controversial character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, this sort of works thanks to the show’s style. The Simpsons is the longest-running ...

The Simpsons is currently airing its thirtieth season on Fox. As one might expect, not all of the stories and characters covered over the span of three decades have gone over with fans, and there's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But no story reason was given for Apu’s conspicuous absence from the show, not even a handwritten note explaining that Apu went ...

Sunday night's episode of "The Simpsons" took on the controversy over a character, and not everyone thought the response was funny. Comedian Hari Kondabolu's documentary "The Problem with Apu" debuted ...

The Simpsons recently received another renewal over at Fox and, for all the positive press the acclaimed animated series has gotten over the past decades, one controversy has loomed over its head as ...

Matt Groening is doubling down on his previous comments that people are primed to collectively take offense to news items in popular culture, like his 'Simpsons' character Apu, which has been accused ...

"In order to answer that question, 'Do I keep doing the voice or not,' required a deep dive. It wasn't like, 'Well, let me take a week and look into this.' It was probably two or three years because ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This Simpsons Kwik-E-Mart interactive ...