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Is It Time for Mickey Mouse To Get a Facelift?

Can an icon still be an icon if its image changes? That’s the question Disney officials are asking themselves as they begin to consider a reinvention of Mickey Mouse. That’s right; the trademark mouse in Disney’s house might be getting a makeover. Disney executives are concerned that the younger generation doesn’t care about Mickey. In 2009 only 20% of Mickey’s $5 billion merchandise sales came from the United States. Consequently, the folks at Disney fear that Mickey is nothing more than a corporate mascot to American children, and that’s the issue they want to address. Other than saying considerations are … Continue reading →

Mickey Mouse Club: Blessing or Curse?

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The original Mickey Mouse Club, back in the 1950s produced Annette Funicello who went on to make plenty of popular summertime beach blanket movies. In the 1970s, the Mickey Mouse Club got a little redhead named Molly Ringwald started in show business. Molly went on to have a string of very popular teen coming of age movies in the 1980s. The 1990s version of the Mickey Mouse Club introduced such luminaries as Ryan Gosling, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, Keri Russell and Britney Spears. While reporters and casting agents may be marveling at the massive pool of talent provided by the … Continue reading →

The Nominations Are In!

My morning started out bad. I was so excited about the Oscar nominations (as I normally am), but I missed the official announcement because I am not good at math. Somehow in my mind, 5:30 PST worked out to be 9:30 CST. Only after I got in the car and heard the people on the radio talking about who had been nominated did I realize my mathematical mistake. Rats! Anyhow, there were a few surprises. Bridesmaids did not get a nomination for Best Picture as many had hoped, but Melissa McCarthy did pick of a Best Supporting Actress nod for … Continue reading →

Greatest Musical Feuds Ever – Part 2

Okay, there is no way I could list all the great musical feuds of the past. After all, all that music and all those egos are just too explosive. But, here are a few more of the great ones: Notorious B.I.G. vs. 2Pac Sadly, we all know how this one turned out. When Tupac was shot, all eyes turned to Biggie since the two had had an ongoing feud in which, among other things, Tupac claimed to have had intimate relations with Biggie’s wife. Tupac was killed on the Vegas strip in 1996, Biggie was killed outside the Petersen Automotive … Continue reading →

Dumbest Celebrity Quotes…Ever!

As you probably can tell, I love celebrities. In my mind, they are superhuman. They wake up looking beautiful (yes, deep down I know they wake up looking shabby just like I do), they are always taller than they really are, and they are always intelligent. Well, that is until they open their mouths. Here are a few of the dumbest quotes ever uttered out of a celeb mouth: Blondes will be blondes, even if they are fake: Britney Spears – “I get to go overseas place, like Canada” Jessica Simpson – “Is this chicken what I have, or is … Continue reading →

Britney’s Released, but Kirsten’s Locked Up

Okay, the title is a bit misleading, young actress Kirsten Dunst isn’t exactly locked up, but then again, she isn’t totally free – she is in rehab. Like so many before her, Kirsten has gone to a treatment facility. Kirsten, 25, has gone to the Cirque Lodge Treatment Center in Utah. You may remember hearing about that facility as it is the one that held one Lindsay Lohan not too long ago. Actress Eva Mendes also recently checked in, but is now temporarily out, with her rep saying she is “attending to some personal business in Los Angeles and intends … Continue reading →

Walking Away from Fame

I wrote earlier about Brad Renfro, a child star who seemed to make the successful leap into adult roles, but was found dead in his home yesterday. It seems that many child stars are just messed up, usually because the industry abandons them when they are no longer cute little kids anymore. But what about the people that find fame, then just walk away from it? It seems to have such a tight hold on many people once they get a taste of it, but there are a few who just went “Eh, this is okay, but maybe I will … Continue reading →