Disney at 100: Why the Mouse House flopped
hard in its centenary year
Posted By: Dreadnought, 12/27/2023 10:32:07 PM
Until quite recently, the studio looked unstoppable on its way to dominating Hollywood. But in 2023, its box office plummeted, and its magic faded. What has gone wrong? The year 2023 should have been a magical one for The Walt Disney Company. The studio was founded by Walt and Roy Disney in 1923, so a host of films, books and events had been planned to celebrate its centenary. Recent cartoons such as Frozen and Moana had proven that its animation department was thriving, and various mergers had given the Company control of the Pixar, Star Wars and Marvel franchises, too. "It was an incredible collection of brands
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California secretary of state declines
to remove Donald Trump from presidential
primary ballot 6 replies
to remove Donald Trump from presidential
primary ballot 6 replies
California's secretary of state declined to remove Donald Trump from the presidential primary ballot following demands from her lieutenant governor.
Last week, Dr. Shirley Weber issued a tepid response to Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis' open letter. She did not indicate if she would fulfill Kounalakis's request and said her decision would be guided by her office's "commitment to and respect for the rule of law."
"Removing a candidate from the ballot under Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment is not something my office takes lightly and is not as simple as the requirement that a person be at least 35 years old to be president," Dr. Shirley Weber wrote.
I'm about to once more take my place as RedState's resident stormy petrel.
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Mayor Eric Adams: Illegal Immigration
Spurring ‘Erosion of Quality of Life’
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Wisconsin university chancellor says he
was fired for producing and appearing
in porn videos 9 replies
was fired for producing and appearing
in porn videos 9 replies
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The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents, which oversees UW-Madison, UW-La Crosse and 11 other regional campuses, voted unanimously during a hastily convened closed meeting Wednesday evening to fire Gow.
After the vote, Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman and regents President Karen Walsh issued statements saying the regents had learned of specific conduct by Gow that subjected the university to “significant reputational harm.”
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Geez. Stop the world. I want to get off before I go insane. This is what happens when “decolonization” and labeling White people “supremacists” becomes the norm.
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Jackboot Smith Aims to Silence Trump
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This is absurd, unconstitutional, and Putinesque. Jack Smith should be immediately removed for even proposing this.
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