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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...]

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Spider-Man 3: Web of Influence In Kid-Culture

May 7, 2007 by 3 Comments

There are plenty of spins on the Spider-Man 3 record-breaking $382 million worldwide “priciest movie ever made" buzz...so I’m going to take a deconstructionist view about summer box … [Read more...]

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Food For Thought: Media to Digest for Healthier Kids

March 7, 2007 by 8 Comments

March is National Nutrition Month, so Shaping Youth is adding to the ADA's Eat Right web resources with some fun and worthy positive picks in food media to share with your kids, boost their media … [Read more...]

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