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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 ScherzingerĀ in a live Google+ Hangout on his illwillyĀ YouTube channel.

The MPAA, Disney and Blind People: Data Point for Campaign Finance Reform and the Weakness of Human Character

James Love | Posted 04.24.2013 | Politics
James Love

On Monday, I published a 4300-word account of efforts by the MPAA and its members to undermine negotiations for a new UN treaty on copyright exception...

NYC-ARTS Top Five | Munch & Warhol, Brave Writers and Fantasia Live

NYC-ARTS | Posted 04.23.2013 | Arts
NYC-ARTS

Interesting. Unusual. Uniquely NYC. The NYC-ARTS top five is your cheat sheet to what's hot before it hits the radar. Get the top five in your inbox e...

Disney, Viacom and Other MPAA Members Join Book Publishers to Weaken a Treaty for the Blind

James Love | Posted 04.23.2013 | Politics
James Love

The World Blind Union and its members and supporters in the negotiation are now concerned that that Obama Administration and the European Commission are making demands that will render the treaty far less useful, or even derail the negotiations entirely.

Director Jeff Calhoun Has Nothing to Hyde When It Comes to Disney's Newsies

Jim Hill | Posted 04.19.2013 | Entertainment
Jim Hill

You'd think -- what with getting the revival of "Jekyll & Hyde ready for its 13 week-long, limited engagement at the Marquis Theater -- that director Jeff Calhoun wouldn't have any time left for his other Broadway show, Disney's Newsies. But that's where you'd be wrong.

Seven Spring Break Travel Freebies Worth the Search

Jeanenne Tornatore | Posted 04.17.2013 | Travel
Jeanenne Tornatore

In today's travel environment of surcharges and extra fees, it may seem hard to believe that there are actually still freebies out there for the taking. The key is in knowing what to look for and where.

Online Petition Against Disney's Sexist Avengers T-Shirts Gets Nearly 6,000 Signatures

Daniel Vahab | Posted 04.15.2013 | Parents
Daniel Vahab

A recent Change.org online petition to get the Disney Store to "stop selling sexist Avengers T-shirts" has received nearly 6,000 signatures. The shirts in question include one for boys that reads, "Be a Hero," and one for girls that reads, "I Need a Hero."

May Dreamworks Get It Right

Sister Mary Ann Walsh | Posted 04.10.2013 | Religion
Sister Mary Ann Walsh

Word is that Dreamworks, a sub-studio of Disney, is about to make a movie on the Boston Globe's January 2002 investigative report on pedophilia and the Archdiocese of Boston. If Dreamworks practices moviemaking artfully, then grace might shine through.

A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes

Stan Brooks | Posted 04.08.2013 | Entertainment
Stan Brooks

Annette Funicello was truly America's girl next door -- the girl every boy wanted to bring home and every girl wanted as their best friend. From Mouseketeer to Beach Bunny to Skippy Peanut Butter spokeswoman -- we loved her.

Report: Disney Lays Off 'Star Wars' Workers

The Huffington Post | Posted 04.03.2013 | Business

Just five months after buying Lucasfilm and becoming the new home of "Star Wars," Disney is already downsizing the operation. The Walt Disney Comp...

Absurd Handicapping: 1000s Paid to "Casualty" of "It's a Small World" Disney Ride

Steven Kurlander | Posted 04.01.2013 | Business
Steven Kurlander

Recently, a Federal court ordered thousands of dollars paid to a man who sued after being stuck for a half an hour on the "It's a Small World" ride at Disneyland in 2009.

PHOTOS: How Epcot Is Bringing Disney Characters To Life

Posted 04.01.2013 | Travel

The Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival has arrived at Walt Disney World for spring 2013. The event, celebrating its 20th anniversary this ye...

The Tragic AIDS Death Behind Your Favorite Disney Love Songs

VICE | Mitchell Sunderland | Posted 03.30.2013 | Gay Voices

The first week of November 1989, filmmakers and executives from the Walt Disney Company gathered in a crowded room in Disney World in Orlando, Florida...

Profit in Exchange for Children's Health

Marlene Schwartz, Ph.D. | Posted 03.27.2013 | Parents
Marlene Schwartz, Ph.D.

Children's health and well-being are essential to the future vitality and security of this country, and parents care deeply about their children's health. But, parents also know they are up against powerful commercial interests, and they are starting to get angry.

Vocal Cast for Disney's Planes Includes a Top Gun Reunion, Top Names From Stand-up Comedy

Jim Hill | Posted 03.27.2013 | Entertainment
Jim Hill

The Planes production team did come up with an appealing aerodynamic cast for this animated feature. But then the question became, who would Disney recruit to come voice this new set of characters?

An Interview With Charles Fleischer, the Voice of Roger Rabbit

Bryan Young | Posted 05.19.2013 | Entertainment
Bryan Young

In honor of the 25th anniversary Blu-ray release of Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (which is in the running for the best film ever directed by Robert Zemeckis) I was given the extreme pleasure of interviewing the voice of Roger Rabbit himself, Charles Fleischer.

The New "Sexy," Macklemore as the New Prince Charming, and It Ain't That Cool to Be a Gangster

Amanda Slavin | Posted 05.18.2013 | Entertainment
Amanda Slavin

I have always been one to pay attention to lyrics. I have always gushed over a good song, which changes your perspective of your world and of yourself. But this is more than just gushing.

PHOTOS: Disney's Downtown Gets A Makeover

Posted 03.15.2013 | Travel

Walt Disney World announced plans on Thursday to rejigger Downtown Disney and recreate the turn-of-the-century lakeside towns that once dotted Florida...

Brilliant! Must Watch! This Kid Is Why the Big Four Networks Are In Trouble (VIDEO)

Tony Potts | Posted 05.14.2013 | Entertainment
Tony Potts

Jon Cozart is part of second-screen viewing that my 19-year-old daughter loves. In fact, my daughter and her generation rarely watch conventional TV and get most of their content via a second screen -- YouTube, Google, Netflix and Hulu.

3 Principles for Wealthy Investing

Tyrone Jackson | Posted 05.14.2013 | Business
Tyrone Jackson

In my Wealthy Investor program we call these three stocks Superior Dow Stocks due to their tendency to rise over time based on consistent annual revenue growth. However, if their revenue were to decline year over year in 2013, then the "date" would end.

'View' Research Revealed Something About Joy Behar, Too

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Shapiro | Posted 03.13.2013 | Media

Elisabeth Hasselbeck isn't the only "View" co-host reportedly rubbing some audience members the wrong way. According to the Hollywood Reporter, th...

No 'Cinderella' For Emma

Posted 03.13.2013 | Entertainment

It's no Cinderella story for Emma Watson and Disney, Variety reports. The "Harry Potter" actress was attached to star in the upcoming live-action "Cin...

Mickey Mouse Gets a Retro Makeover for the Disney Channel's New Series of 2D Animated Shorts

Jim Hill | Posted 05.12.2013 | Entertainment
Jim Hill

Expect to see a pie-eyed Mouse starring in all-new animated adventures that will take these classic Disney characters from Paris to Tokyo to the Alps and NYC and all points in between.

Disney's Big Plans For 'The Beast'

Posted 03.12.2013 | Entertainment

Riding on the box office success of the James Franco-led "Oz: The Great and Powerful," Disney has plans for another adaptation of a childhood favorite...

Why Embargo Movie Critics' Reviews?

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.12.2013 | Entertainment
Marshall Fine

Why would a movie studio try to stop critics from reviewing movies? It's called a review embargo -- and it seems a little self-explanatory. But still, I'd like to take this opportunity to discuss a little movie-critic inside-baseball stuff. Perhaps we can get a larger discussion going.