Disney’s Joy Division T-shirts actually kind of awesome
Doug Bleggi :: Wednesday, January 25, 2012Disneyland to allow extremely short beards, soul patches still forbidden
Carmel Lobello :: Tuesday, January 24, 2012A Corporate Education: 10 Universities Coming to You From Your Favorite Corporations
DJ Pangburn :: Friday, August 27, 2010
When it was reported a few days ago that Disney has opened an English-language school in Shanghai, China, using Disney characters and songs as mnemonics, it got me thinking about the future of education, generally. With the news of the Disney school, it seems that civilization has taken the first step toward manifesting the world of Mike Judge’s film “Idiocracy.”
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Matt Kiebus :: Friday, May 14, 2010Like most males who grew up in the 90s my favorite animated Disney movie was Aladdin. There was something about that street rat that charmed princess Jasmine and her tiger using magic lamp that made the turban wearing culture kinda cool. I mean MC Hammer should have taken notes from Aladdin on how to wear [...]
More »From The Ashes Of "At The Movies," New Ebert Production Rises
Amy Rose Spiegel :: Friday, March 26, 2010Yesterday, Disney announced that they’re canceling At The Movies, the show that gained widespread viewership in the years that Roger Ebert served as one of its two critics-in-residence, first alongside Gene Siskel and then with Richard Roeper after Siskel’s death in 1999. Today, Ebert announced that he’ll be filling the new critics-meet-television void with a [...]
More »British Boy Band JLS To Release Line Of Condoms?
Amy Rose Spiegel :: Wednesday, March 17, 2010UK boy-band JLS, which stands for Jack the Lad Swing (??!?), are the sexxxual counterpoints to, say, the proudly virginal Jonas Brothers. While they, as well as other Disneyfied American pop stars run around lying about their intact hymens and promise rings, JLS are getting ready to release their own line of condoms in collaboration [...]
More »Topeka, Kansas Temporarily Changes Name To Google
Amy Rose Spiegel :: Wednesday, March 03, 2010On Monday, it was announced that Topeka, Kansas, is changing its name for a month. Is the name change meant to honor a historical figure who hails from the Midwestern town? Is it an homage to a groundbreaking event that took place in Topeka that changed the world for the better? Well, not exactly. Instead, [...]
More »Will Tim Burton Butcher Alice? Yes.
Shannon Hassett :: Tuesday, February 23, 2010Whenever I tell people my reasons for hating Tim Burton, I am always greeted with the same response, “But Shannon, you like Wes Anderson.” Fine, so they both have very distinct aesthetics, an affinity for repeat casting and sometimes delve into animation, but at least Wes Anderson is talented. I won’t deny that Burton knows [...]
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