Cartoon characters can perform lots of physics-defying sight gags. Sometimes, they can even cross over from Toon Town into the real-person world and cause portly private detectives no end of trouble. Or help Michael Jordan save Earth from aliens. Or scoop out large chunks of a child’s brain with all the practiced… Read… 5/23/13 10:50am 5/23/13 10:50am

So, Miley Cyrus, Mickey Mouse, and Marc Jacobs' Cigarette all walk into a bar... or, er, Jacobs' Mercedes Benz fashion week show. There's a joke in there. Or maybe a picture is worth a thousand jokes? Read… 2/17/13 10:30pm 2/17/13 10:30pm

You could watch the American Music Awards tonight, or you could celebrate the 84th birthday of Mickey Mouse, the animated rodent who, for better or worse, spawned the eventual Disneyfication of American pop culture. So, raise your glasses for Mickey, and contemplate, perhaps, how truly, deeply fucked up it is that… Discuss… 11/18/12 6:30pm 11/18/12 6:30pm

Progressive politics isn't the first thing that comes to mind when you think about Disneyland, which is why everyone was surprised this week when Disneyland in Tokyo said it will allow same sex couples to get married in the park—though their policy appears to be something of a work in progress. Read… 5/17/12 10:00am 5/17/12 10:00am

The Walt Disney Company, those white-glove-wearing cartoon animals who want to brand everything you touch or consume, is making a distinct push to become America's premiere baby outfitter, moving their brand's first impression on humans closer and closer to the moment of conception. Soon, we'll all be artificially… Read… 1/17/12 3:00pm 1/17/12 3:00pm

Earlier this week, a post appeared on the blog Disney Kicks Ass, informing readers that some rides at the original Anaheim Disneyland had to be re-engineered. Oh boy. Read… 6/24/11 5:20pm 6/24/11 5:20pm

[Manchester, May 16. Image via Splash.]

• How did Brad Pitt end up in Inglourious Basterds? Booze and weed maybe:
Read… 5/21/09 9:00am 5/21/09 9:00am

[Los Angeles, April 23. Image via Getty]

We have rarely been as confused or disturbed by anything in our lives as we are by the new "Disney Eggs," which we discovered via a commercial break during the fourth hour of Today. Read… 2/04/09 11:00am 2/04/09 11:00am

• Scarlett Johansson is just getting back from a four-day trip to Rwanda, where she visited AIDS clinics. She went in conjunction with (RED) and says: "I came here with an open mind, wanting to listen, understand and learn; I leave with the overwhelming understanding that the small action of making a (RED) choice in your … Read… 9/17/08 9:00am 9/17/08 9:00am

• Dita von Teese is collaborating with Wonderbra on a lingerie collection to be called — so original! — Wonderbra by Dita von Teese. Um, what would Dita von Teese know about needing a Wonderbra? [Vogue UK]
  
• BBC reporter Jeremy Paxman, no stranger to calling attention to the pressing news stories of our time, is currently… Read… 1/21/08 11:30am 1/21/08 11:30am

Just as we have long suspected: Elisabeth Hasselbeck is evil! Or filthy, at least? Today on The View the ladies discussed how there is an unfortunate mouse infestation problem over at ABC Studios. (And no, not the Mickey Mouse kind. A la Disney. A la ABC's parent company.) Apparently, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, who is away… Discuss… 11/06/07 3:45pm 11/06/07 3:45pm

• There's a Simpsons character-generator available on the website to promote the Simpsons movie (out in just 4 weeks!). This is what we think Jezebel would look like. [SimpsonsMovie]
  
• Danny DeVito is to receive the 42nd Karloby Vary International Film Festivals's special award for outstanding creative achievement. We hope … Read… 6/29/07 7:28pm 6/29/07 7:28pm