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Charities Your Favorite Disney Princesses Want You to Donate To

Dec 22

It’s the holiday season, and with the new year approaching, it’s a great time to think about how to give back. Not sure which cause is nearest to your heart? Let your favorite Disney princesses be your guide!

What follows is a list of charities I think the Disney princesses would support based on their values and experiences.

Note: All charities listed in this article have top ratings on CharityNavigator.org, unless otherwise noted. Read More…

Recommendation: Starkid’s “Twisted”

Dec 20

When you think about it, Aladdin is kind of an asshole.

And I don’t just mean what happens when you play the bread scene backwards.

Recommendation: The Dark Side of Disney

May 06

Disney Guide Books. There are quite a few. I’ll be going through and giving my thoughts on the best ones in future posts, but right now I want to a recommend a very…special sort of Disney guide book. Read More…

Important Announcement! Major Site Change

Apr 01

Greetings, my dear dedicated readers. This is your Magical Guru speaking, and I have a confession to make.

Recommendation: The Pixar Touch

Mar 16

Can’t get enough of Pixar? I got more for you right here.

In my last review I declared my undying love for this revolutionary animation company, born of the wonderful documentary The Pixar Story. Now I have another Pixar tell-all to recommend to you, this time in book form: The Pixar Touch.

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Recommendation: The Pixar Story

Feb 03

I love Pixar. With all my heart. With this statement, I don’t mean that I love the movies, which, don’t get me wrong, I do. Toy Story is the greatest trilogy ever created (yes, even better than Lord of the Rings and I will fight you on that) and no movie makes me laugh and cry like Up! does.

What I mean from that sentence is that I love Pixar the company. I love the people who work there and I love their philosophy, and this documentary is the reason why.

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Reader Feedback: The Too-Cool-for-Disney Age Gap

Jan 28

Dear Proprietress,

First of all, brilliant site. Not sure who is running this show but whoever she is must be brilliant.

Help me.

I am the father of 2 middle school aged children. My younger son refuses to watch Wall-E with me. How might I change this? Is he too old to have his brain modified with large doses of electricity.

Now for the really big issue…. I was in Best Buy and noticed that Finding Nemo was out in 3D. I asked them if they’d watch it with me. Their response – ‘no!’!!

Given their reaction, was it wrong for me to do the ‘Homer Simpson’ to them in the middle of the store?

Please help. I am considering family therapy which I can’t afford.

Eric

Hidden Gem: The Forgotten Songs of Aladdin

Dec 10

In my travels through the interwebs, I discovered this very cool CD that features the demo, work-in-progress, and cut songs from Disney’s Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin.

Before you get too excited, at $61.77, the CD runs a little steep. However, it got me looking into the songs featured on the fourth disc, the songs written for the Aladdin that almost were but weren’t. Which I would now like to share with you!

Recommendation: Disney Podcast

Nov 25

Unofficial Guide’s Disney Dish with Jim Hill

Recently I’ve become a serial podcast listener. It’s great entertainment while you’re doing mundane or brainless activities such as cooking, walking, sitting in class, etc.