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Senate Wanking Committee

Mike Bonifer | Posted 03.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Stimulus Package, Improvisation, Disney, Senate, Spolin, Government, The Senate, The Great Depression, Economic Injustice, Obama Administration, Bernie Madoff, Legislation, Injustice, The Stimulus Package, Wanking, John Lasseter, New Deal, TRON, Fdr, 1932, Shepard Fairey, Politics News
Mike Bonifer

Quit all the debating about the work and get to work, to the business of getting citizens into lifeboats. A seat on a lifeboat will lead to a profoundly productive life that will benefit all of us.

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Media Mayhem: Layoffs, Cutbacks Rock Industry

Huffington Post | Posted 03.02.2009 | Media

Read More: Variety, ESPN Cuts, News Corp, Baltimore Examiner Closing, Abc, Newspapers, OK! Magazine, LATimes Local, Wall Street Journal, Kent Brownridge, Page Six Magazine, Espn, Wall Street Journal Layoffs, LATimes, ABC Layoffs, Los Angeles Times, Disney, Baltimore Examiner, ABC Cuts, ESPN Layoffs, Hollywood Reporter, Magazines, Media News

Below, a collection of the various media cuts, layoffs, ousters, and other doom and gloom news to hit the industry in the last day or so: The Baltimo...

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Disney's TV Unit To Cut 400 Jobs

AP | Posted 03.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Abc, Disney, ABC Job Cuts, Business News

The Walt Disney Co.'s television division is cutting 400 jobs, or about 6 percent of the unit's work force, due to the slumping economy. The cuts inc...

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Disney XD: Disney's Boy-Targeted Channel To Launch Next Month

Wall Street Journal | Peter Sanders | Posted 02.09.2009 | Media

Read More: Disney, Disney XD, Media News

Walt Disney Co. is making a push to crack a market that few media companies have been able to conquer -- boys aged 6-14. Next month, the company will...

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GM's Own "Heritage Collection" Is Now Up for Sale

Steve Parker | Posted 01.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Saturn, Chrysler, Buick, Cars, Arizona, Cadillac Presidential Limo, Ford, Barrett-Jackson Auction, Reggie Jackson, General Motors, Pontiac GTO, Heritage Collection, Impala Ss, Petersen Automotive Museum, Detroit, Ventura Boulevard, Carousel Orange, French Government, Oldsmobile, Corvette ZR1, Tragic Kingdom, Gm, Motor City, Detroit Three, Pontiac GTO Judge, Washington DC, Tiger Shark, Gmc, Los Angeles, Camaro, Tokyo, Magic Kingdom, Louvre, No Doubt, Detroit Three Loans, Olds Aurora, Japan, Disney, Cadillac, Scottsdale, Dallara, Business News
Steve Parker

GM is selling off, one-by-one, piece-by-piece, memory-by-memory, the GM Heritage Collection. Finding out felt like I'd taken a punch to the gut.

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The Cultural Recession: Live Theater on Life Support

Karen Stabiner | Posted 01.17.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Plays, Broadway, Musicals, Disney, Jeremy Piven, Recession, Entertainment News
Karen Stabiner

A 20-something who either just lost a job or has one that pays so little it's hard to tell the difference is not going to be seduced by face time with a star when there's high-definition TV.

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Disney Channel Heads To Russia

New York Times | Brooks Barnes | Posted 01.16.2009 | Media

Read More: Russia, Disney Channel Russia, Disney, Disney Channel, Media News

LOS ANGELES - The Walt Disney Company will launch a free-to-air Disney Channel in Russia, a mega-market that Western media companies have been trying ...

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Race To Witch Mountain: Fun trailer + Neat Poster = Good Movie?

Scott Mendelson | Posted 01.07.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Peter Berg, Trailer, The Rundown, The Dark Is Rising, The Rock, Watchmen, Disney, Race to Witch Mountain, Dwayne Johnson, Movies, Video, Blade, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

The poster looks more exciting than any of the last half dozen James Bond posters, and this goofy trailer actually has me hoping its good enough to drag my daughter to on a lazy Sunday afternoon.

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Greening Hollywood Launches EcoPreneur Salon

Paige Donner | Posted 12.25.2008 | Green

Read More: Ecostiletto, Eco-Friendly Business, Green for All, Green Jobs, Erm, AGL Grass, Environmentalism, Conversation, Green Living, Greening Hollywood, EcoPreneur Salon, Living With Ed, Disney, Green Economy, Aeg, Ecopreneur, Vie, Ecovations, Etta Designs, Lucky Earth, Green Business, Barack Obama Environmental Policy, Barack Obama Environment, Green News
Paige Donner

Being an EcoPreneur is simply infusing environmental practices in the everyday running of your business and capitalizing on a new product or service that is inherently environmental.

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Michael Eisner Goes Online: "I'm Much Happier Now"

New York Times | Tim Arango | Posted 12.25.2008 | Media

Read More: Michael Eisner Tornante, Michael Eisner, Disney, Tornante, Media News

On a Friday morning in September, Michael D. Eisner was in a television studio on the East Side of Manhattan, asking Robert L. Nardelli, the chairman ...

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Media Stocks Mayday: News Corp, CBS, Viacom Hit Five Year Lows

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 12.20.2008 | Media

Read More: News Corp Stock, News Corp, Media Stocks, Big Media Stocks, Via, DIS, NWS, Disney Stock, Cbs, Viacom Stock, CBS Stock Price, Time Warner, Viacom, Time Warner Stock, Twx, CBS Stock, Disney, Media News

Wall Street's rough Wednesday, which saw the Dow Jones industrial average dip below 8,000 for the first time in five years, was particularly felt amon...

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Disney Plans To Release 5 Films, 3-D "Christmas Carol," On IMAX

AP | Posted 12.20.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Jim Carrey, Imax, Disney, Film, A Christmas Carol, Jim Carrey a Christmas Carol, 3-D Christmas Story, Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES — The Walt Disney Co. said Wednesday it agreed to deliver five movies via IMAX theaters beginning with the 3-D movie "A Christmas Ca...

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DVDs: Wall-E Vs. Panda Death Match!

Michael Giltz | Posted 12.19.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Tropic Thunder, Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Lee Marvin, Star Wars, Tv, Sal Mineo, Pixar, Disney, Movies, Dvds, Monty Python, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

The animation in Kung Fu Panda is slyly amusing, the storyline witty and sweet and -- here's the kicker -- the action set pieces are probably the best I've seen all year.

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Another Disney Starlet Shows Up (and Out)

Tina Wells | Posted 12.14.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Celebrity Skin, Disney, Entertainment, Celebrities, Cheetah Girl Nude Pictures, Adrienne Bailon, Cheetah Girl Nude Photos, Adrienne Bailon Nude, Cheetah Girls, Cheetah Girl Naked Pictures, Entertainment News
Tina Wells

Time and time again, fresh young starlets, are being caught baring all in a pic or video that circulates the web at light speed. What is it that these girls think they will benefit from this exposure?

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Economic Downturn Hits Disney

Reuters | Posted 12.07.2008 | Business

Read More: Walt Disney, Disney Company, Disney, Walt Disney Profits, Disney Profits, Business News

The global economic downturn hit Walt Disney Co's quarterly results harder and faster than Wall Street expected, with the company on Thursday reportin...

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Greening Hollywood: Ecopreneur Eric Ritz's Global Inheritance

Paige Donner | Posted 12.01.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Coachella, Greening Hollywood, Interactivity, Espn, Global Inheritance, Eric Ritz, ESPY's, Enviromentalism, Disney, Radiohead, Social Activism, Ecopreneur, Goldenvoice, Aeg, Tegan and Sara, Green News
Paige Donner

Fundamentally, Global Inheritance asks, "Why can't a message be cool?"

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Studios Push Crowd-Pleasers For Oscar Glory

New York Times | Posted 11.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Warner Brothers, Wall-E, The Dark Knight, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Film, The Oscars, Disney, Paramount, Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES -- Walt Disney is in. This week the studio will break new ground by starting a campaign that boldly offers its "Wall-E" as a contender for...

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BusinessWeek: Disney Is The Media Industry's Best Bet For Stability During Financial Crisis

BusinessWeek | Jon Fine | Posted 11.17.2008 | Media

Read More: Walt Disney Co., Disney, Bob Iger, Media News

The explanation of Disney's performance begins with one simple fact: Among its peers, the entertainment giant derives the smallest percentage of reven...

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Greening Hollywood: TreePeople's L.A. 2.0

Paige Donner | Posted 11.13.2008 | Green

Read More: Jonas Brothers, Victoria Principal, Helping Hands, Andy Lipkis, Treepeople, Cisterns, Debby Ryan, Mayor Villaraigosa, Dorothy Green, Jeff Lake, Disney Environmentality, Platinum LEED Building, Robert Iger, Suite Life on Deck, Wildfires, Disney Kids, Disney, Los Angeles Green Schools, Reforestation, Heal the Bay, Greening Hollywood, Fema, California Wildlife Restoration, Red Cross, San Diego Foundation, Green News
Paige Donner

"We're doing a full retrofit of Los Angeles. L.A. 2.0. We're creating a sustainable prototype by retrofitting Los Angeles with a functioning forest."

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Miley Cyrus Closes Disneyland For 16th Birthday Party

AP | DERRIK J. LANG | Posted 11.06.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Miley Cyrus, Disney, Disneyland, Entertainment News

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Miley Cyrus' 16th birthday party was more boisterous than sweet. Cyrus celebrated the hallmark birthday at an over-the-top Di...

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"The Golden Age of Piracy" or Long John Silver in a Tank

Richard Spilman | Posted 11.02.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Disney, Piracy, Somalia, US Navy, Anarchic Lawbreakers, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Stephan Eklof, Pirates of the Caribbean, Golden Age of Piracy, Somalia Piracy, Modern Piracy, Andrew Leonard, St. Augustine Pirate Gathering, Disneyfication, Pirates Ship Somalia, Entertainment News
Richard Spilman

I do understand why folks have always had a fascination with pirates but my problem with Disney and other mass marketers is that they have attempted to make pirates cute and cuddly.

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Sarah Palin Disney Trailer

Ricky Van Veen | Posted 10.26.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Disney, Hollywood, Sarah Palin, Palin Disney Trailer, Palin Disney, Palin Disney Movie, Matt Damon Palin, Matt Damon, Palin Movie, Damon Palin, Disney Palin, Sarah Palin Disney, Sarah Palin Disney Trailer, Sarah Palin Disney Movie, Entertainment News
Ricky Van Veen

2008-09-25-palin_disney.jpg After hearing Matt Damon's brilliant comparison of a Palin presidency to a bad Disney movie, I said "Let's make a trailer for what that movie would look like."

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Oprah Winfrey To Voice Character In Disney Movie "Princess And The Frog"

Hollywood Reporter | Borys Kit | Posted 10.26.2008 | Media

Read More: Oprah, Oprah Winfrey, Disney, The Princess and the Frog, Oprah Animated Movie, Oprah Princess and the Frog, Media News

Oprah Winfrey has joined the voice cast of the upcoming Disney animated film "The Princess and the Frog." At a Disney presentation in Hollywood on We...

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Johnny Depp To Play Jack Sparrow (Again!) And Wonderland's Mad Hatter

Variety | Posted 10.26.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Film, Alice in Wonderland Movie, Pirates of the Caribbean 4, Johnny Depp, Disney, Tim Burton, The Lone Ranger, Jack Sparrow, Entertainment News

Johnny Depp is the main man at the Mouse House. Depp has agreed to reprise his role as Captain Jack Sparrow in a fourth "Pirates of the Caribbean" pi...

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Brand Strength Now Reliant On Green Action

GreenBiz | Posted 10.23.2008 | Green

Read More: Mcdonalds, Best Global Brands Report, Microsoft, Ge, Coca-Cola, Nokia, Intel, Disney, Toyota, Green Living, Green Business, Ibm, Google, Green News

LONDON, UK -- Successful sustainability initiatives have become a key component of global firms' brand strength, according to the consultancy behind t...

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