McDonalds’ Barbie Fashionistas/Hot Wheels Happy Meal draws familiar gender lines, with a twist There’s a certain eye-roll I do whenever McDonalds dusts off their BARBIE/HOT WHEELS Happy Meal toys for yet another pass at greasy stardom. This split promotion is the chain’s most common. Having started in 1991, the pairing has...
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Last weekend, Google joined forces with the Paley Center for “Cracking the Code: Diversity, Hollywood & STEM.” Hosted at Google LA, the event welcomed young students to discuss STEM programs and how media entertainment portrays not just engineers, programmers and scientists but also how diversified those fields are. The event opened with a...
Today we have our first look at the reboot of Cartoon Network’s Powerpuff Girls. There is a largely new voice cast, including Amanda Leighton (“The Fosters”) as Blossom, Kristen Li as Bubbles and Natalie Palamides as Buttercup, though series veteran Tom Kenny will be reprising his role as the Narrator/Mayor. The Powerpuff Girls aired...
The Powerpuff Girls is getting a reboot on Cartoon Network. The news was announced at the network’s upfront presentation for advertisers. The new show will be part of the 2015-2016 season. Here is the official statement: “Slated for a 2016 launch, The Powerpuff Girls reboot will include an all-new television series produced by Cartoon...