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January 2008

Similarities between Mary Blair’s art and earlier modern art pieces

Justin has a look at some possible inspiration for Mary Blair‘s iconic It’s A Small World concept art. Some of the Modern Art pieces Justin has found are amazingly similar. Also there’s a great look at some earlier modern sculpture that might have inspired Rolly Crump’s "Tower Of The Four Winds". Just a few days… Read More »Similarities between Mary Blair’s art and earlier modern art pieces

Crafter knits very cool Mickey Scarf

Someone has a very good friend who knitted them this very cool Mickey Mouse scarf. Incidentally, if you think you can master the craft of double-knitting, here’s how to do this on your own. See more at Craftster.org.

Leslie Iwerks on Nuvein Podcast talking about Pixar and her family

There’s a four-part podcast over with Leslie Iwerks on Perspective Radio sponsored by Nuvien Magazine. They cover the whole Iwerks family history and then get into Leslie’s accomplishments including her documentary "Recycled Life" and her projects that center around Pixar. The best news is that Starz Cable Channel has picked up "The Pixar Story" to… Read More »Leslie Iwerks on Nuvein Podcast talking about Pixar and her family

LOST Season 3 Finale to play tonight with annotations

Never watched LOST before? Watched it a little, but didn’t watch much of last season? Then ABC has a deal for you. Tonight you can see the season 3 finale with added pop-ups to explain exactly whats going on in the episode. Disney’s calling it "LOST, Enhanced." Even though I’m an avid LOST fan, or… Read More »LOST Season 3 Finale to play tonight with annotations

Anaheim Mayor Proposes Monorail for City

Stop the presses. Did someone just propose a monorail transportation system in Southern California? Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle (doesn’t that name just make you crave junk food) just proposed building a monorail that would connect Anaheim’s growing transportation hub with its established tourist zone. A top priority is seeking funding from private businesses to build… Read More »Anaheim Mayor Proposes Monorail for City

Stan Lee Interview

Mahalo Daily, one of my favorite video podcasts, has posted the full conversation between host Veronica Belmont and comic book legend Stan Lee. It’s a 30 minute video that reveals lots of great facts of Stan’s philosophy and his current projects. Among those projects are three feature films and a few other projects Stan is… Read More »Stan Lee Interview

Get Well Soon – Persistence Of Vision editor Paul Anderson

I’ve just been informed by a mutual friend that the reason that Paul Anderson has not published "Persistence of Vision" or been involved in the Disney community in quite some time is the fact that he has been ill. I would not have been so casual in my post last night if I had known… Read More »Get Well Soon – Persistence Of Vision editor Paul Anderson

Dance War: R&B and Motown Week

We start out with a big group number again.  It was a high energy way to start off the show, and the costumes were colorful.  It looked like something from a musical, which is a good thing in my opinion. And we finally found out what is at stake.  The winning team gets a recording… Read More »Dance War: R&B and Motown Week