April 14, 2016 Most know Superman and Supergirl are adopted, along with Peter Parker as Spiderman, Dick Grayson as Robin, and heck even Bamm Bamm Rubble from the Flintstones...but all too often in … [Read more...]
I Am Elemental: Superheroes Strike A Pitch Perfect Toy Tenor
May 11, 2015 by Leave a Comment
May 11, 2015 With superheroes crushing box office numbers with Hulk style force and toy merchandisers frantically scrambling to address market demand for sheroes deleted from mass media like an … [Read more...]
Selma March: The Power of Empathy, Storytelling
March 7, 2015 by 1 Comment
Mar. 7, 2015 Selma March, 50 years later, commemoration of Bloody Sunday. #Selma50Anyone who has seen the movie "Selma" knows the split second power of media storytelling to jolt viewers into a … [Read more...]
Reach and Teach Kids in Fun, Fresh Ways: Ten Under $10
December 21, 2009 by 11 Comments
Dec. 20, 2009 In my last post I went for ‘free media finds that are priceless year-round,’ today I’ll nudge it up a notch to prove you can gift meaning and mindfulness without spending a fortune (not … [Read more...]
Halloween Beyond the Cliché: Packaging Boyhood Part Two
October 27, 2009 by 13 Comments
Oct. 7, 2014 Update I realize I've been 'deconstructing' Halloween for years with pushback on the societal sexploitation of girls as we fiercely try to "Take Back Halloween" by mythbusting "market … [Read more...]
Building Freedom: Celebrating Independence With Kids
July 4, 2009 by Leave a Comment
July 4, 2015 Update: Adding this "Made in the USA" label lingo literacy from Consumer Reports to remind us all of our increasingly interdependent global culture and fascinating glimpse of whether the … [Read more...]
Manga Makeovers and Other Body Image Cartoon Capers (Part 2)
June 18, 2008 by 13 Comments
It’s devil’s advocate day here, as I try to flush out my bias and take a centrist point of view on the cartoon character facelift conundrum, exploring ‘then and now’ from a sociological perspective, … [Read more...]
