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EMA's: Introducing the Legacy Award

Kevin George | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Paramount Studios, Walt Disney, Big-Cats, National Geographic, Values, Gorillas, Environment, Walt Disney Company, Environmentalism, Lions, Environmental Media Association, Media, Legacy, Disney, Cheetahs, Debbie Levin, Green News

The Legacy Award celebrates a vision of bringing environmental messages into entertainment -- television, film and music -- to educate and motivate the public.

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ReThink Review: Disney's A Christmas Carol (3D) -- Don't Get Scrooged

Jonathan Kim | Posted 11.06.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Jim Carrey, Robert Zemeckis, A Christmas Carol, Disney, Gary Oldman, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Colin Firth, Animation, Entertainment News

I found parts of A Christmas Carol, which is being marketed exclusively to kids with Disney's promotional muscle, to be much more upsetting than anything in Where the Wild Things Are.

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Epic Mickey: Disney's Makeover Means No More Mr. Nice Guy

nytimes.com | BROOKS BARNES | Posted 11.05.2009 | Technology

Read More: Epic Mickey Disney, Mickey Mouse Makeover, Epic Mickey Video Game, Disney Mickey Mouse, Mickey Mouse, Epic Mickey Game, Disney, Epic Mickey, Mickey, Technology News

Now, however, concerned that Mickey has become more of a corporate symbol than a beloved character for recent generations of young people, Disney is t...

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Disney: China Approved Shanghai Theme Park

AP | ELAINE KURTENBACH | Posted 11.04.2009 | World

Read More: Walt Disney Company, Disney World, Disney, Disney World China, Disney World Shanghai, World News

SHANGHAI — China's planning agency has approved plans for a Disney theme park in Shanghai, the Walt Disney Co. said Wednesday, a major step towa...

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McChrystal Method

Mike Bonifer | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: 000 Troops, 40, Pentagon, Afghan War, Stanley McChrystal, A Christmas Carol, Improvisation, Disney, Gamechangers, Afghanistan War, Afghanistan, Politics News

A character like Stanley McChrystal cannot afford to show vulnerability to his enemies, and by enemies I mean anyone who would prevent The 40,000 from going into production with him as its star.

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HuffPost Reviews: Jack Johnson, R.E.M., Train, Dolly, Carly, and More, Plus U2 Plays The Rose Bowl, and This Week's New Albums

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Adam Clayton, Sesame Street, Jimmy Stafford, Paul Simon, Bono, Scott Underwood, Pam Tillis, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Counting Crows, Dolly Parton, Carly Simon, Emmett Malloy, Elton John, David Bowie, Disney, Needtobreathe, "Weird Al" Yankovic, G Love, Pink Martini, Billy Ray Cyrus, Ben Harper, Kathy Mattea, Train, Tanya Tucker, Sara Watkins, Eddie Vedder, Larry Mullen Jr., U2, Von, Jack Johnson, Jackson Browne, American Idol, Pat Monahan, R.E.M., Moondog, Elvis Costello, Entertainment News

In 2008, Jack Johnson toured the world with his Sleep Through The Static concerts, the best of these shows assembled for his new CD/DVD En Concert.

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Smutty Snow White Beer Ad Offends Disney

Telegraph | Posted 10.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Australia, Advertising, Beer, Jamieson, Family Friendliness, Disney, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Business News

The x-rated advertisement, for Jamieson's Raspberry Ale, depicts the fairytale heroine blowing smoke rings while lying in bed with seven semi-clad dwa...

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It's Official: America Hates Indicted Right Wing Dancers

Stu Kreisman | Posted 10.15.2009 | Media

Read More: Donny Osmond, Tom DeLay Dancing With the Stars, Teabaggers, Tom Delay, Rush Limbaugh, President Obama, Nobel Peace Prize, Glenn Beck, Media, Dancing With the Stars, Abc, Disney, Media News

What were the producers thinking when they cast DeLay in the first place? Did they believe that after seeing him do a samba, America would forget what a repulsive human being he is and embrace him in its collective bosom?

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Steve Jobs: Disney Hires Apple CEO To Help Disney "Dream Bigger"

nytimes.com | BROOKS BARNES | Posted 10.13.2009 | Technology

Read More: Apple CEO Disney, Steve Jobs, Andy Mooney, Disney, Apple, Disney Stores, Steve Jobs Disney, Technology News

The involvement of Mr. Jobs, the Apple chief executive who joined the Disney board with the 2006 acquisition of Pixar, is particularly notable. For th...

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Rich Ross Named Disney Studio Chairman

AP | RYAN NAKASHIMA | Posted 10.06.2009 | Media

Read More: Walt Disney, Disney Studios, Disney, Rich Ross, Dick Cook Replacement, Media News

LOS ANGELES — The Walt Disney Co. on Monday named Disney Channels Worldwide top executive Rich Ross as its movie studios chairman, following a y...

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Disney Rewards Volunteers With Free Park Admission

Posted 09.30.2009 | Impact

Read More: Walt Disney, Volunteering, Volunteer, Disney World, Disney, Free Admission, Hands on Network, Disneyland, Impact News

The Walt Disney Co. just unveiled its Give a Day, Get a Disney Day campaign in partnership with Hands On Network to inspire one million people to volu...

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Disney Offers Free Park Admission To Volunteers

Los Angeles Times | Posted 09.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Philanthropy, Volunteering, Disney Theme Parks, The Giving Life, Volunteer, Florida, Walt Disney World Resort, Disney, Giving, Volunteerism, Living News

The Walt Disney Co. today unveiled a new promotional campaign for 2010 to spur volunteerism -- even as it sought to boost attendance in its domestic t...

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Disney: Children's Books Now Online

The New York Times | BROOKS BARNES | Posted 09.30.2009 | Books

Read More: Children's Books Online, E-Books, Disney Publishing, Children's E-Books, Disney, Children's Books, Books, Online, Books News

LOS ANGELES -- The Walt Disney Company hopes an ambitious new digital service it plans to unveil on Tuesday will transform how children read its story...

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Disney Prepares To Replace Johnny Depp In 'Pirates Of The Caribbean' Franchise

Cinemablend | Posted 09.29.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Dick Cook, Johnny Depp, Film, Disney, Pirates of the Caribbean, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Entertainment News

Given that the Pirates franchise was the only live-action property making any money for the studio, they could reach deep in their pockets and keep De...

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Should Disney/ABC Change the Name of "Good Morning America" to ABC's "Good Morning Gay America"? My TOP TEN Picks to Replace Diane Sawyer

Stephen Viscusi | Posted 09.27.2009 | Media

Read More: Sam Champion, Abc, Kathy Travis, Meredith Vieira, Paula Abdul, Rosie O'Donnell, Robin Roberts, Morning Joe, Suze Orman, Nbc, Heidi Klum, Fire Island, Wendy Williams, Diane Sawyer, Sarah Palin, Campbell Brown, Hode Kobe, Msnbc, Tory Johnson, womenforhire.com, Dr. Phil, Career, Barbara Walters, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Job, Today Show, Willie Geist, Lesbians, Disney, Gays, Gma, Media News

Here are my top ten more realistic picks (men and woman) to replace Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America.

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Metro Station and Miley & The Rockits Plays Staples Center

Mike Ragogna | Posted 09.23.2009 | Entertainment

Power-pop group Metro Station played the Staples Center Tuesday night and pretty much set the tone for the act that followed... Miley somebody.

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Obama Saw "Up" With 3D Glasses

Posted 09.24.2009 | Entertainment

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During an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman on Monday, President Obama dished on a movie he saw recently -- while he was sporting 3D gl...

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Dick Cook, Walt Disney Studios Chairman, Steps Down

Huffington Post | Posted 09.21.2009 | Media

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Dick Cook, the chairman of Walt Disney Studios, is stepping down. Cook had been head of the studio since 2002. An industry source has told the Huffin...

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At TechCrunch50, Patching Up the Old Is the New "New"

Maya Baratz | Posted 09.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Toybots, match.com, Clicker, Google Video, Facebook, Xbox, Playstation, techcrunch50, Udorse, Hulu, Citysourced, Spawn Labs, Disney, Itunes, 5:1, Sony, Fluidhtml, Business News

If the first half of the conference is any indication, what's "new" in the tech industry these days is a renown effort to bridge gaps between industry archetypes that aren't.

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Irresistible Glam

Yvette Kantrow | Posted 09.16.2009 | Media

Read More: Gordon Gekko, Cadbury Plc, Skype, Disney, Kraft Foods Inc., Ebay, Wall Street, Oliver Stone, Marvel, M&A, Media News

Our obsession with deal leaks and scoops subsided along with the boom that fueled it, resulting in a column that trained its occasionally gimlet eye on everything from basic business reporting to Analystgate.

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HuffPost Exclusives: R.E.M. and Cory Chisel, Plus Bruce Hornsby Interview, Big Star Box, Paolo Nutini Live, This Week's New Albums, and more...

Mike Ragogna | Posted 09.15.2009 | Entertainment

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R.E.M. will be releasing Live At The Olympia, a 39-song, two CD set containing "working rehearsals" from 2007. I was lent a track that captures the band's energy and insightful views.

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Toronto Film Fest Day 3: Cartoons, Cads and Commies

Michael Giltz | Posted 09.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Oscar Wilde, Toronto Film Festival, Leon Trotsky, Disney, Film, Movies, Cinema, Animation, Capitalism Movie, Entertainment News

Tomorrow is just a train wreck of competing film screenings. I interview Vera Farmiga at 10:20 for the excellent Up In The Air. But then what?

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Three Clues to the Economy and Disney World

Blythe McGarvie | Posted 09.10.2009 | World

Read More: France, Krugman, Military, Savings, United Kingdom, Economy, Gdp Growth, Technology, Disney, Confidence Index, Blythe McGarvie, Confidence, China Economy, Shiller, Sapienza, World News

Lately, I've been reflecting about my first visit to EPCOT at Disney World. Many of the countries exhibit their natural beauty. The U.S. highlights technology and its prowess in military victories.

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Disney Buys Wideload Games

New York Post | Posted 11.09.2009 | Media

Read More: Wideload Games, Disney, Disney Wideload Games, Media News

Disney is in a buying mood. Less than a week after stunning the entertainment industry with its $4 billion deal to buy Marvel Comics, the Mouse hou...

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The House of Mouse Buys the House of Ideas...

Scott Mendelson | Posted 10.17.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Marvel, Wolverine, Comics, Scott Mendelson, Fantastic Four, Mickey Mouse, Daredevil, Iron Man, Ghost Rider, Movies, X-Men, Goofy, Donald Duck, Spider-Man, Disney, News, Entertainment News

The acquisition of 5,000 often violent, occasionally sexualized comic book characters just makes Disney an even easier target for Focus on the Family. We'll see if Disney reacts to inevitable cheap shots.

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