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How Walt Disney Conquered the World
Ben McCann Ben McCann, Associate Professor of French Studies, University of Adelaide mercatornet.com On October 16 1923, brothers Walt and Roy set up a modest cartoon studio. Their goal was to produce short animated films. They created a new character: a mouse, with large ears. Named “Mickey”, he soon
Are They Gone and Is It Really for Good?
Old folk have been grumbling about ‘young people these days’ at least since Socrates allegedly groused that the youth of Athens “have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise”. No doubt, there were misery-gutses on the African savannah who warned
Watching Casablanca on Its 80th Anniversary, We Remain in Awe of Its Simplicity – And Profound Depth
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