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Llyn Foulkes: A Modern Master

Peter Clothier | Posted 05.22.2013 | Arts
Peter Clothier

Foulkes is one of the few artists in the past fifty years to have taken serious responsibility for addressing troubling truths about humanity, in particular American humanity and to have devoted his work to the uncompromising exposure of the dark side of its values.

The End of Abercrombie & Fitch

Dr. Gregory Jantz, Ph.D. | Posted 05.22.2013 | Business
Dr. Gregory Jantz, Ph.D.

For the past seven years, people have continued to flock to A&F stores, even though the largest size for women's jeans is a 10 and there are no XL or XXL sizes for women on the shelves. Who is to blame? In part, we are.

New York Times Deserves a Pulitzer Prize for Reporting on Bangladesh Sweatshops

Peter Dreier | Posted 05.22.2013 | Politics
Peter Dreier

If journalism's role is to not only report the facts but also to expose wrongdoing, then the Times deserves kudos, and a Pulitzer Prize, for documenting and explaining the emergence of Bangladesh's new sweatshop economy as a major source of the clothing that American and European consumers buy every day.

Why Merida Matters

Lauren Boyle | Posted 05.21.2013 | Parents
Lauren Boyle

The original image of Merida was precious and clung to by moms who adored Merida for her adventures, her love of her family, and her resemblance to the young girls they know and love.

Disney's Out of Character

Emme | Posted 05.21.2013 | Entertainment
Emme

I emphatically encourage all advertisers reading this to present their concerns directly to Disney as this is the only way this change will ever grab hold.

New 'Star Wars' Show Coming To Disney

TV Guide | Posted 05.20.2013 | TV

Just months after Lucasfilm announced the end of "Star Wars: The Clone Wars," Disney has put the new animated series "Star Wars Rebels" into productio...

10 Real World Princesses Who Don't Need Disney Glitter

David Trumble | Posted 05.15.2013 | Parents
David Trumble

I have met more than my share of inspiring, incredible women over the last year, the majority of whom have been very young indeed, and they all seem to have a very definite idea of who their role models are. And when I listed a few of them in my head today, I found myself asking the question: How many of these women would be improved by a few extra sparkles?

WATCH: The Greatest Song The Internet Has Given Us In A Long Time

The Huffington Post | Alexis Kleinman | Posted 05.14.2013 | Technology

All hail the gods of the Internet for bringing us this lost music video from 2002. The song, "I.M. Me" by Brittney Cleary (a.k.a. Nikki Cleary), is a ...

'Brave' Creator Is NOT Happy About Merida's Makeover

Posted 05.16.2013 | Parents

Don't mess with Merida. That's the message more than 114,000 fans have already sent to Disney through a petition launched by A Mighty Girl since co...

Watch ABC Live On Your Phone

Reuters | Posted 05.13.2013 | Technology

By Ronald Grover LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Disney's ABC network will become the first broadcast network to stream its shows live online t...

Is Disney's New Tonto Offensive?

AP | FELICIA FONSECA | Posted 05.12.2013 | Entertainment

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The Hollywood image of Tonto once had the Lone Ranger's sidekick wearing a thin headband and lots of dangling fringes. The la...

Disney World's 'Gay Days' Under Fire From Conservative Group

Posted 05.10.2013 | Gay Voices

Walt Disney World's unofficial "Gay Days" tradition is coming under fire from a conservative and notoriously anti-gay group. One Million Moms, a d...

Netflix Gets More Kid-Friendly

Reuters | Posted 05.09.2013 | Technology

(Reuters) - Netflix Inc's U.S. streaming video service added five children's shows from Walt Disney Co's Disney Junior and Disney XD cable networks un...

Disney Backs Off Trademark Decision

The Huffington Post | Roque Planas | Posted 05.11.2013 | Latino Voices

After a massive outcry, entertainment giant Disney said on Tuesday that it would abandon an application to trademark “Día de los Muertos” in conn...

LOOK: Disney Characters As College Students!

Posted 05.08.2013 | Teen

While Peter Pan might be obligated to stay a boy forever, that doesn't mean it's not fun to imagine how the mischievous character would look like as a...

Disney Wants To Trademark What?!

The Huffington Post | Roque Planas | Posted 05.07.2013 | Latino Voices

Disney’s going Latino -- and they want to go it alone. The entertainment giant filed trademark applications on May 1 for the phrase “Dia d...

Dramatizing Walt Disney: An Interview With Playwright Lucas Hnath

Shoshana Greenberg | Posted 05.07.2013 | Arts
Shoshana Greenberg

Walt Disney is making his off-Broadway debut. He's a character in Lucas Hnath's intriguing new play, A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay about the Death of Walt Disney, currently in previews at Soho Rep.

Explaining The Disney Wedding Craze

www.thedailybeast.com | Posted 05.06.2013 | Weddings

On April 30, Mariah Carey celebrated her fifth wedding anniversary to actor Nick Cannon with her yearly renewal of vows. This time around, the ceremon...

May The Fourth Be With You

Irina Dvalidze | Posted 05.04.2013 | Entertainment

Few franchises can compete with the "Star Wars" fan base, so it's no surprise that Jedi lovers all over the world have succeeded in turning May 4th fr...

Disney Pulled Out Of Controversial Country Just Ahead Of MASSIVE Disaster

The Huffington Post | Jillian Berman | Posted 05.02.2013 | Business

When a factory collapsed in Bangladesh last month, killing hundreds, the workers inside likely weren’t making clothes for Disney. The company ju...

IT'S OFFICIAL

Posted 04.30.2013 | Entertainment

Snow White, you're old news. There's a new woman in town, and her bodacious red curls are taking over the spotlight. Disney has announced that it ...

Going Home With Artist Gary Baseman

Tom Teicholz | Posted 04.29.2013 | Arts
Tom Teicholz

There's an old saying that goes something like this: We spend the first half of our lives running away from home and the rest trying to get back. Consider Homer, way back in ancient Greece. The same could be said of Gary Baseman, whose career retrospective opens this weekend.

Disney Keeping Parks Open 24 Hours on May 24

AP | Posted 04.26.2013 | Travel

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney will celebrate the start of the summer season by keeping three theme parks open for 24 hours straight on May 24. ...

Bangladeshi Garment Factory Collapses: The Price of Your Cute Clothing

Katy Wolk-Stanley | Posted 04.25.2013 | Business
Katy Wolk-Stanley

If you have ever needed a reason to stop buying new foreign-made clothing, this is your moment. Buy used, buy made in America, but please, I beg of you, make a choice to stop being part of the cycle that keeps these unsafe factories in business!

Will.i.am and Britney Spears Celebrate #Willpower Album Release on Google+ (WATCH)

Shira Lazar | Posted 04.25.2013 | Celebrity
Shira Lazar

On April 23, to celebrate the release of his fourth solo album, Willpower, will.i.am joined collaborators Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus and Nicole Scherzinger in a live Google+ Hangout on his illwilly YouTube channel.