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US Military a Better Place Than Disney to Work

But Google's still the best boss, survey finds

(Newser) - The US military may seem like grim duty, but it's actually a relatively nice place to work, a new survey found. In fact, members of all four branches of the Armed Forces and the National Guard were happier than employees of Disney, Microsoft, and Johnson & Johnson. “Despite challenges...

News Corp. Made Second $1M Donation to GOP Group

US Chamber of Commerce the recipient of Rupert Murdoch's cash

(Newser) - It turns out that Fox News parent company News Corp . didn't make one $1 million donation to a GOP-linked group over the summer: It made two. The beneficiary of Rupert Murdoch 's largesse is none other than the US Chamber of Commerce, a Republican-aligned business lobby that is running a...

Get Advice From Cartoon Princesses!

 What Disney 
 Princesses 
 Teach Our 
 Girls 

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Sep 4, 2010 7:37 AM CDT

What Disney Princesses Teach Our Girls

You can learn a lot from Beauty and the Little Mermaid

(Newser) - The Second City Network —the same geniuses who brought us “ Sassy Gay Friend ”—have a new series of brilliant YouTube videos: “Advice For Young Girls From a Cartoon Princess.” Belle from Beauty and the Beast would like you to know that “desire...

Disney Visitor Falls From 'Tower of Terror'

He's OK after 25-foot drop

(Newser) - A visitor to Disney's Twilight Zone Tower of Terror suffered a bit of terror of his own when he fell about 25 feet while waiting to get on the ride, Fox 40 reports. The 20-year-old—police say he was drinking—climbed a rail near the start of the ride at...

Donald Duck Molested Me: Disney World Lawsuit

Woman sues Disney for $200K over alleged boob grab

(Newser) - A Pennsylvania woman is suing Disney World, alleging that an employee in a Donald Duck costume felt her up in the autograph line at Epcot 2 years ago. That didn’t just embarrass 27-year-old April Magolon, the lawsuit alleges, but caused “severe physical injury” and a “shock to...

Ramona and Beezus Sweet, Harmless
 Ramona and Beezus 
 Sweet, Harmless  
movie review
Jul 23, 2010 1:39 PM CDT

Ramona and Beezus Sweet, Harmless

Selena Gomez stars in adaptation of Beverly Cleary classics

(Newser) - Ramona and Beezus plays fast and loose with its source material, the classic children's books by Beverly Cleary, but the family movie—Disney tween favorite Selena Gomez's film debut—generally has the critics on its side.
  • Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer : "The overall tone of the film is sunny, with
...

Disney Must Pay Millionaire Creator $269M

Judge agrees it hid profits in funky accounting

(Newser) - A California jury ordered the Walt Disney Co. to pay the creator of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire $269.2 million for withholding profits, the LA Times reports. Celador International argued that Disney hid its real profits through what's known in the biz as "Hollywood accounting" and in...

Disney Is First to Sell Movie Tickets on Facebook

New app encourages your friends to come along

(Newser) - Disney has quietly taken the next step in linking social networking and commerce: a new Facebook app allows users to buy tickets to Toy Story 3 without leaving the website. Disney's application isn't just the first such service embedded directly into Facebook—it also capitalizes on Facebook's social nature by...

Disney Employee's Insider Trading Scheme Fizzles

Tip No. 1: Don't send out email blasts

(Newser) - A woman who worked as an administrative assistant to a Disney executive is accused of trying to sell business secrets to hedge funds. As New York magazine explains , she and her boyfriend got the not-so-bright idea to send out a blind email to hedge funds seeking customers. At least 20...

Paris Suicides Expose Disney's Dark Side

Uncaring management blamed for worker deaths

(Newser) - Heartless managers are turning the Magic Kingdom into a hellish place to work, say labor leaders at Disneyland Paris. Cost-cutting at the theme park means that worker numbers have been slashed despite more visitors, leaving staff overworked and undervalued. Two Disney workers have killed themselves since the beginning of the...

Next Wizard of Oz: Robert Downey Jr?

Actor is in talks for prequel film

(Newser) - Maybe you don’t picture Robert Downey Jr. as the “desperate and doddering” Wizard of Oz featured in the beloved musical—but what about the “dark and complex charlatan” he’s painted as in L. Frank Baum’s books? Yes, RDJ would be perfect for that role, writes...

Twin Suicides Rattle French Disney
Twin Suicides Rattle
French Disney
Apr 2, 2010 2:10 AM CDT

Twin Suicides Rattle French Disney

Union links deaths to 'humiliating' working conditions

(Newser) - Two employee suicides linked to "humiliating" working conditions have rattled France Disney and sparked an investigation. A manager hanged himself at his home just weeks after a company cook threw himself in front of a train. The Disney manager told colleagues before his death that he wanted out of...

NYC Viewers Get ABC Back as Oscars Begin

Disney-Cablevision dispute caused 3.1M to lose telecast

(Newser) - The TV signal was switched back on for Cablevision's 3.1 million subscribers in the New York area shortly after tonight's Academy Awards telecast got under way. Channel 7, the local ABC affiliate, returned at 8:43 pm, 13 minutes into the show. A Cablevision spokesman said a deal was...

No Oscars Broadcast for 3.1M
 No Oscars Broadcast for 3.1M 
CABLE WARS
Mar 7, 2010 10:01 AM CST

No Oscars Broadcast for 3.1M

Cablevision-Disney spat yanks signal in NY area

(Newser) - Millions of New York-area cable subscribers faced the prospect of Oscar night without the Academy Awards broadcast today after ABC's parent company switched off its signal to Cablevision customers over a dispute in fees. "Cablevision pocketed almost $8 billion last year, and now customers aren't getting what they pay...

Burton's Alice: It's Either Frabjous or Mimsy

Critics split on Tim Burton's reimagining of Carroll's classic

(Newser) - Critics are so divided on Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland that it's hard to believe they all went down the same rabbit hole. Most have high praise for the 3-D visuals but some complain there's more Disney than Burton.
  • Purists may not care for Burton's updating of Lewis Caroll's classics,
...

Blind Side Overshadows New Moon

 Blind Side 
 Overshadows 
 New Moon  
box office roundup
Dec 6, 2009 2:22 PM CST

Blind Side Overshadows New Moon

Football flick capitalizes on strong Thanksgiving weekend

(Newser) - Building on strong word-of-mouth and an unexpectedly lucrative Thanksgiving weekend, The Blind Side caught and passed New Moon at the weekend box office. The Sandra Bullock vehicle pulled in $20.4 million to $15.7 million for the teen vampire sequel. Both dwarfed Brothers, which underperformed despite stars Natalie Portman,...

Miley Cyrus Gets a Tattoo

 Miley Cyrus Gets a Tattoo 
'Just Breathe'
Dec 4, 2009 10:50 AM CST

Miley Cyrus Gets a Tattoo

It's in full view because of her hot pink bikini

(Newser) - Miley Cyrus continues down the path of righteousness, this time not with indiscriminate Twitter photos or a pole dance, but with…a tattoo under her breast. The Daily Mail has photos of the Disney starlet in Florida flaunting a pink bikini and—underneath the left cup—what appear to be...

Disney Returns to Form With Princess
 Disney Returns 
 to Form With 
 Princess 
MOVIE REVIEW
Nov 25, 2009 1:58 PM CST

Disney Returns to Form With Princess

Classic animation charms the critics

(Newser) - Classic Disney animation makes a triumphant return with The Princess and the Frog. Critics agree the film is beautiful, and most—but not all—were charmed by the story:
  • The movie, set in New Orleans, is “the sweetest, most sincere romantic comedy to come along in ages, and a
...

New Moon Vamps to $141M Haul
 New Moon Vamps to $141M Haul 
box office roundup
Nov 22, 2009 1:54 PM CST

New Moon Vamps to $141M Haul

Latest 'Twilight' entry enjoys 3rd-biggest weekend ever

(Newser) - In the third-largest weekend debut ever, The Twilight Saga: New Moon rang up $140.7 million, riding records for a midnight opening and a single day to totals trailing only The Dark Knight and Spider-Man. Audiences were four-fifths female, with the remaining 20% mostly teen boys, USA Today reports. The ...

Earnings Drive Dow Up 73
 Earnings Drive Dow Up 73 
MARKETS
Nov 13, 2009 3:15 PM CST

Earnings Drive Dow Up 73

Dow Up 2.5% from week-ago close

(Newser) - Stocks finished off their intraday highs but with solid gains on strong earnings reports from Disney, Abercrombie & Fitch, and JCPenney, the Wall Street Journal reports.
  • The Dow gained 73.00 points to close at 10,270.47.
  • The Nasdaq added 18.86, settling at 2,167.88.
  • The S&
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