The Marvel universe is expanding with new heroes in new films and shows that break new boundaries and tackle new genres.
Protagonist Mirabel is able to help heal her family because she doesn’t have to live through the trauma of displacement like her grandmother did.
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Representations of girls on screen have become much better over the years but there is still a vocal audience who would rather they be tame and demure.
Muscovites rushed to buy furniture and other goods from IKEA before it closed its Russian stores.
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Over 300 companies so far have closed stores, reassigned staff or halted sales in Russia in the two weeks since the invasion began.
The Epcot theme park that was eventually built diverged from Walt Disney’s plans for his ‘community of tomorrow.’
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The Marvel Cinematic Universe is becoming increasingly diverse, on and off screen. The franchise’s continued success depends on remaining culturally relevant.
What is Marvel if not mythology persevering?
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ACMI’s first feature exhibition since its redevelopment shows fans the complex artistry behind their childhood favourites.
Riffing on several fairy tales and littered with pop culture references, Shrek positioned itself as animation’s dirty alternative to Disney classics.
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Paolo Sigismondi, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
An Italian media scholar raised on American TV assesses Netflix’s ambitious strategy to create original productions in Italy, Japan, Brazil and beyond – and distribute them globally.
Advertisers forked over $5.5 million for a mere 30 seconds of air time during the Super Bowl. Here’s Twitter’s verdict on which brands got social media bang for their bucks.
Born Christmas day, 1909, Mary Shepard greatly helped shape the image of Mary Poppins that carries through to today.
At critical developmental periods when young children are learning about themselves, others and the world, they are frequently seeing pain portrayed unrealistically in kids’ TV shows and movies.
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In children’s media, pain is depicted alarmingly frequently, usually unrealistically and often violently, but without empathy or help. These images of pain send all the wrong messages.