Mickey Mouse

Mickey Mouse Birthday: Star Celebrates 81 Years (PHOTOS)

Posted 11.18.2009 | Technology


Mickey Mouse is celebrating his 81st birthday! The Disney icon had his debut in the cartoon short "Steamboat Willy" on November 18, 1928, according t...

Mickey Mans Up: Is It A Disney Trend?

Val Brown | Posted 11.20.2009 | Media


Val Brown

Disney, perhaps belatedly realizing that it needs to get a little edgier to appeal to today's kids, announced last week that they will be launching a ...

Mickey Becomes a Rat And We All Like It: Why Are Our Heroes All Dark?

Lennard Davis | Posted 11.11.2009 | Entertainment


Lennard Davis

What's happened to Mickey? I read today that Disney is about to launch a new Mickey video game in which our hero's sunny personality is going dark side.

Saudis Try to Put an End to Crazy Fatwas

Sabria Jawhar | Posted 11.11.2009 | World


Sabria Jawhar

Nearly a year after Saudi King Abdullah warned religious scholars that issuing careless fatwas gives extremists credibility, the Ministry of Islamic Affairs has finally said enough is enough.

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

nytimes.com | BROOKS BARNES | Posted 11.05.2009 | Technology


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...

Time to Get Real About the ACORN "Controversy"--and Republican Double Standards

Robert Creamer | Posted 11.20.2009 | Politics


Robert Creamer

The Right wing has always hated ACORN. Partially that's because the organization has been so effective at allowing poor people to vote. The Right hates it when poor people vote.

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

Scott Mendelson | Posted 10.17.2009 | Entertainment


Scott Mendelson

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.

Celebrating Purchase of Marvel, Disney Reveals Wolverine 2 Trailer

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 10.16.2009 | Comedy


Matthew Filipowicz

The Disney corporation made quite a splash today. Not only did they acquire Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion, they released a trailer for the highly anticipated X-Men Origins: Wolverine II.

G-Force: Disney's Loveable Rodent Gets an AK-47

Tom Gregory | Posted 08.17.2009 | Entertainment


Tom Gregory

This week Disney launched its D-Day assault. With the advertisements for G-Force gracing every highway across America, big artillery has reached the "cute" stage.

German Donald Duck Obsession Persists After 75 Years

Deutsche Welle | Posted 07.10.2009 | World


The Walt Disney cartoon character Donald Duck is turning 75. He is famous around the world, but no country seems to be quite as obsessed with the quac...

Cinderella Bitch Slap

Suz Redfearn | Posted 05.29.2009 | Comedy


Suz Redfearn

So you think you have it in you to take your little kid to Disney World? You might want to think again based on the lessons I learned earlier this month. Here's they are, in no particular order.

Forcing Mickey

Suz Redfearn | Posted 05.15.2009 | Comedy


Suz Redfearn

We are headed to Disney World in a matter of days, and we are not going to have our two year old's first trip to the Magic Kingdom suck because she doesn't have a clue who Mickey and Minnie are.

The Real Magic of Disney

Rachel Thebault | Posted 04.23.2009 | Style


Rachel Thebault

Disney World is like giving birth. It's a really painful experience, but you have to do it once for your kids. But it has a lot in common with one of my favorite places to visit -- Las Vegas.

Mickey Mouse Makes Unlikely Hipster Comeback

pipeline.refinery29.com | Posted 01.05.2009 | Style


Don't tell us you're not psyched about this trend! Yes, Mickey and his lady friend Minnie are making a little comeback--just in time for Mr. Mouse's 7...

Luckovich's Lament: Cartooning Obama Is Gonna Be Tough

Diane Tucker | Posted 02.20.2009 | Media


Diane Tucker

The more editorial cartoonist Mike Luckovich sees of Barack Obama, the more he likes the President-elect. Oddly enough, this turn of events has the Pulitzer Prize winning artist very, very worried.

Mickey Mouse is Eighty Today and I'm Still Donald Duck Quacking for Revenge

Sherman Yellen | Posted 12.19.2008 | Politics


Sherman Yellen

It is clear to me that Obama in his infinite Mickey wisdom will not exact revenge against his enemies. I'm the quacking Donald who wants to see Lieberman drawn and quartered and McCain chained to a tape recorder.

Mickey Mouse and McCain's Last Throes

Chris Goldberg | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics


Chris Goldberg

The day you can show me evidence that Mickey Mouse votes have tilted the election we can talk about voter fraud in a serious way. I won't hold my breath.

GOP's Defense: She Shot the Sheriff, But She Did Not Shoot the Deputy

RJ Eskow | Posted 11.11.2008 | Politics


RJ Eskow

As frightening as a Palin Vice Presidency (and possible Presidency) would be, this story is really about John McCain.