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

Jonathan Kim | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Jim Carrey, Robert Zemeckis, A Christmas Carol, Disney, Gary Oldman, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Colin Firth, Animation, Entertainment News
Jonathan Kim

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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Disney's First Black Fairy Tale: More Frog than Princess

Sophia A. Nelson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Race-Talk, Racism, Disney, The Princess and the Frog, Entertainment News
Sophia A. Nelson

I thought Disney's Princess and the Frog was the worst fairy tale I have ever seen in my life. I walked away disturbed and frankly dismayed as a modern 21st century black woman.

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Steve Jobs: Disney Hires Apple CEO To Overhaul Mall Stores, Help Disney "Dream Bigger"

nytimes.com | BROOKS BARNES | Posted 05.25.2011 | 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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Hollywood + Silicon Valley = Frenemies?

Daren Tsui | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Pay-Tv, Bittorrent, Movie Pirating, Peer to Peer Downloading, Redbox, Mpaa, Netflix, Disney, Music Pirating, Technology News
Daren Tsui

Music labels fought change so hard that by the time they accepted it, fans had gotten used to pirating music. Hollywood needs to learn the same lesson. If it's going to stay viable, Hollywood needs Silicon Valley and vice versa.

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The Jewish American Princess: Disney's Judgmental New Fairy Tale (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Read More: Jewish American Princess, Princess and the Frog, Video, Princess and the Frog Jewish, Disney, Jewish Disney, Funny Videos, Disney Jewish American Princess, Jewish Disney Princess, Disney Jewish Princess, Comedy News

The Jewish American Princess, insulting her step-father from the distant lands of Long Island, will finally get her own fairy tale. We can't wait for ...

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Princess Tiana: Disney's New Black Princess

AP | MIKE CIDONI | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Disney's Black Princess, Princess-Tiana, Film, Disney, Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES — For most of the last century, the Disney 'toon heroine was as white as, well... Snow White, the studio's first feature-film supers...

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Disney Earnings Up A Surprising 18%

AP | RYAN NAKASHIMA | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Disney, Disney Earnings, Media News

LOS ANGELES — The Walt Disney Co. posted a surprise 18 percent increase in fourth-quarter earnings Thursday and announced an executive job switc...

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Disney's Mickey Makeover: Nor More Mr. Nice Guy

nytimes.com | BROOKS BARNES | Posted 05.25.2011 | 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 World Employee Arrested On Child Porn Charges

Orlando Sentinel | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Orlando, Child Pornography, Child Porn, Walt Disney World, Disney World, Walt Disney, Florida, Disney, Orlando Sentinel, James Treanor Arrested, James Treanor, Home News

Detectives from the Lake County Sheriff's Cyber Crimes Unit arrested a Clermont man on 200 counts of possessing child pornography....

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Smutty Snow White Beer Ad Offends Disney

Telegraph | Posted 05.25.2011 | 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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Sheryl Sandberg Nominated To Disney Board

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Sheryl Sandberg Disney, Disney, Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook, Media News

BURBANK, Calif. — Walt Disney Co. said Wednesday it has nominated Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer for the popular social networking sit...

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Report: Roy Disney, Nephew of Walt Disney, Dies

AP | SANDY COHEN | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Walt Disney, Disney, Roy Disney, Los Angeles News

LOS ANGELES — Roy E. Disney, the nephew of Walt Disney whose powerful behind-the-scenes influence on The Walt Disney Co. led to the departure of...

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Literary Community Rallies Around Author Through Donations for Silent Auction

Cicily Janus | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Literature, Young Adult Literature, Silent Auctions, Hope, Young Adult, Donating to Charity, Literary Agents, Community, Young Adult Books, Charitable Giving, Artists, Cancer Patients, Hyperion, Literary Culture, Charitable Organizations, Disney, Literary, Holiday Charity, Cancer, Librarians, Bridget Zinn, Writing, Authors, Books, Books News
Cicily Janus

In artist communities around our country, it is imperative that we support each other and gather the support of others outside the community, especially in times of trouble.

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Happy Thanksgiving! This Year It Is No Longer Humiliating To Be Explaining Your Unemployment Around the Thanksgiving Table!

Stephen Viscusi | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Umeployment, Friends, Family, Playgirl, Christmas, Sarah Palin, Tlc, Relatives, Bulletproof Your Job, Kwanzaa, Levi Johnston, Disney, Harpercollins, Stephen Viscusi, Jon and Kate Plus 8, Abc, Fired, Headhunter From Hell, Holidays, Thanksgiving, The View, Aa, Divorce, Death, Spouse, Hanukkah, Going Rouge, Jon Gosselin, Health Issues, Barbara Walters, Job, Starbucks, Oprah, Chemistry, Good Morning America, Unemployed, Search Engines, Americas Workplace Guru, The Ladder, Monster.com, Media News
Stephen Viscusi

Losing your job is dreadful, no matter what the reason. In this journalist's mind, it is still better than health issues, divorce, or death -- but t...

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Mark Zoradi: Another Disney Studio Executive Exits

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Disney, Mark Zoradi, Media News

LOS ANGELES — Another executive at The Walt Disney Co.'s movie studio is exiting hurriedly as the company's troubles continue at the box office ...

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How To Find a Job in 2010

Stephen Viscusi | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Americas Workplace Expert, America, Bulletproof Your Job, Technology, Jobs, Producers, Tricks, Bulletproof Your Resume, Headhunter From Hell, Mommy, Machiavelli, Workplace Guru, Networking, Unemployment, Charlie Gibson, Katie Couric, CBS News, Stealing, Harpercollins, Disney, Stephen Viscusi, Good Morning America, Media News
Stephen Viscusi

It is time, to figure out how to re-invent yourself for 2010. Desperate times call for desperate measures.

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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 05.25.2011 | 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
Mike Ragogna

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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Schlock Doctrine: Where, and by Whom, Was Your Christmas Made?

Randall Amster | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Toys, Sesame Street, Made in China, The Shock Doctrine, Children, Child Labor, Raising Children, Globalization, China Toys, Parenting, Wal-Mart, Naomi Klein's Shock Doctrine, Schlock, Labor, Sweatshop Labor, Christmas, Disney, Sweatshops, China, Living News, Green Living, Healthy Living News
Randall Amster

There are certainly many alternatives for purchasing products with greater ethical standards. But let's face it -- parents are busy, disposable incomes are tight, children need stimulation, time is money, and this is America.

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Rick Ross Named Disney Studio Chairman

AP | RYAN NAKASHIMA | Posted 05.25.2011 | 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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447,000 Car Seats Recalled

AP | CHRISTINE SIMMONS | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Made in China, Car Seat Handle, Parenting, Disney Car Seat Recall, Safety 1st, Dorel Juvenile Group, Cpsc, Eddie Bauer, Child Seat Recall, Cosco Recall, Disney, Car Seat Recall Repair Kit, Eddie Bauer Car Seat Recall, China, Safety 1st Car Seat Recall, Cosco, Repair Kit, Business News

WASHINGTON — A baby product manufacturer recalled on Friday about 447,000 of its infant car seat carriers, including some branded with Eddie Bau...

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Walt Disney's Grandson Arrested In Los Angeles

http://cbs2.com/local/Walt.Disney.grandson.2.1361176.html | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Handgun, Disney, Woodland Hills, Firearms, Walt Disney, Patrick Disney Miller, Los Angeles News

Los Angeles police say the grandson of the late Walt Disney has been arrested on suspicion of illegal gun possession. ...

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Disney/ABC In No Rush For Oprah Replacement Decision, Will Review Live Performances Post-Lambert

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Anne Sweeney, Abc, Disney, Oprah Replacement, Disney/ABC, Media News

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co can wait 12 to 15 months before it decides how to fill the gap left by reigning daytime TV queen Oprah Winfrey, wh...

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Disney Exec Shuffle: CFO, Parks Chief Switch Roles

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Disney, Tom Staggs, Jay Rasulo, Media News

LOS ANGELES — After recasting executives at its faltering movie studio, The Walt Disney Co. is now switching up the roles of a couple of its hig...

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Earthquake To Cost Haiti's Economy At Least 15% Of GDP

Bloomberg | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Bank of America, Walt Disney, Amex, Credit Agricole, Lowe's, Western Union, Business Community, Bofa, Coprporate Donations, Wells Fargo, Tesco, Businesses, Digicel, Ups, Haiti Earthquake, Haiti Economy, Visa, World Bank, JPMorgan Chase, Disney, Foundations, Business News

The earthquake in Haiti will cost the nation's economy at least 15 percent of its gross domestic product, said Pamela Cox, the World Bank's vice presi...

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Disney: China Approved Shanghai theme park

AP | ELAINE KURTENBACH | Posted 05.25.2011 | 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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