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Ranked: Disney Princesses From Least To Most Feminist
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Ranked: Disney Princesses From Least To Most Feminist

It's hard to be liberated in a clamshell bikini. Sonia Saraiya   |   07.11.2012   |  
Disney to ban ads for junk food on its kids networks
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Disney to ban ads for junk food on its kids networks

On the heels of Michael Bloomberg's proposed — and unpopular — plan to ban soft drinks larger than sixteen ounces in New York… Virginia Smith   |   06.5.2012   |   Comments (3)
Robert Sherman, one-half of legendary Disney songwriting duo, dies at 86
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Robert Sherman, one-half of legendary Disney songwriting duo, dies at 86

The world is a little less supercalifragilisticexpialidocious today, now that legendary songwriter Robert Sherman, one-half of acclaimed… EJ Dickson   |   03.6.2012   |   Comments (1)
Disney's first black princess endorses watermelon-flavored candy
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Disney's first black princess endorses watermelon-flavored candy

From the jive-talking black crows in Dumbo to the Uncle Remus character in Song of the South to the anti-Semitic portrayal of Aladdin's… EJ Dickson   |   03.5.2012   |   Comments (24)
Breaking: Disneyland employees can now grow beards, pinko soul patches still banned
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Breaking: Disneyland employees can now grow beards, pinko soul patches still banned

Starting February 3, parents and kids visiting Disneyland might have to brace themselves for some bearded Aladdins, Dopeys, and Cinderellas… Kristin Hunt   |   01.24.2012   |   Comments (1)
Miley Cyrus reveals she smokes "way too much f***ing weed," is a Bob Marley fan
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Miley Cyrus reveals she smokes "way too much f***ing weed," is a Bob Marley fan

Contrary to what Hunter S. Thompson's oeuvre tells you, drugs do not, in fact, make you cool. Unless, of course, you are Hannah Montana… EJ Dickson   |   11.28.2011   |   Comments (10)
Nun sues Disney, claims <em>Sister Act</em> stole her life story
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Nun sues Disney, claims Sister Act stole her life story

If you're a cloistered woman of God, chances are you don't get out much to see the latest wacky, fish-out-of-water, blockbuster comedies… EJ Dickson   |   11.13.2011   |   Comments (10)
Disney to build <em>Avatar</em> theme park
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Disney to build Avatar theme park

Expect lots of blue-painted people around the Disney World area soon. The Walt Disney Company has signed a deal to build an amusement park based… Jessica Gentile   |   09.22.2011   |   Comments (13)
Disney working on gritty Snow White reboot
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Disney working on gritty Snow White reboot

If there's one thing I love in cinema, it's a gritty reboot. From Christopher Nolan's work with the Batman franchise, to the Daniel… Alex Heigl   |   08.4.2011   |   Comments (6)
Homophobic group warns Disney-goers of "Gay Day"
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Homophobic group warns Disney-goers of "Gay Day"

Shield your children's virgin eyes. The Florida Family Association purportedly spent over $7,000 on an airplane to pull banners alerting… Jessica Gentile   |   06.6.2011   |   Comments (22)
Tim Burton decides to spare us a Sleeping Beauty adaptation; Disney will not
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Tim Burton decides to spare us a Sleeping Beauty adaptation; Disney will not

Tim Burton has bowed out of a live-action Disney production of Sleeping Beauty, titled Maleficent, that he was slated to direct, after bringing… Peter Smith   |   05.17.2011   |   Comments (17)
Links: Gay Londoners hold kiss-in
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Links: Gay Londoners hold kiss-in

When a young gay couple was asked to leave a London pub after showing some PDA, British LGBT supporters decided to do something about it. Their… Libby Rumelt   |   04.18.2011   |   Comments (1)
Disney hires Malcolm Gladwell to punch up thriller script
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Disney hires Malcolm Gladwell to punch up thriller script

Disney has hired New Yorker staff writer Malcolm Gladwell, author of The Tipping Point and Blink, to "smarten up" (says Deadline) a… Peter Smith   |   03.28.2011   |   Comments (3)
Disney kills "Yellow Submarine" remake
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Disney kills "Yellow Submarine" remake

Phew. The Walt Disney Company has just nixed plans to remake the trippy Beatles' film, Yellow Submarine. The movie was going to be directed… Jessica Gentile   |   03.16.2011   |   Comments (0)
Elton John on Disney: "They should be ashamed of themselves"
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Elton John on Disney: "They should be ashamed of themselves"

Disney had no faith in their surprise box-office hit, Gnomeo and Juliet, and Elton John is pissed. The movie, which was produced by John's… David Warner   |   03.2.2011   |   Comments (5)