Category: Pop Culture
Disney Closes California Theme Parks Til End Of Month
Deadline Hollywood is reporting Mickey Mouse is the latest victim of the Coronavirus pandemic: Walt Disney will closed its California theme parks Thursday after the state of California mandated banning large gatherings and coronavirus fears sweep the nation. “While there have been no reported cases of Covid-19 at Disneyland Resort, after carefully reviewing the guidelines …
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Disney CEO Bob Iger steps down in surprise announcement as Bob Chapek steps in
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FUNKO SUFFERS POOR HOLIDAY SEASON
Things do not look great for Funko. The pop culture company released its preliminary results for the holiday quarter Wednesday, revealing substantial sales declines, a writedown of inventory overstock, and a surprising loss for the quarter. The news comes after a big sales jump in Q3 produced less-than-expected profits. Funko’s worldwide sales declined 8% to …
CARDS AGAINST HUMANITY BUYS CLICKHOLE
Cards Against Humanity, the company that created the hit card game, has acquired the humor site ClickHole from G/O Media, according to Buzzfeed. The site, founded by The Onion, features parody content like this article from today’s home page: “Heartbreaking: The Jim Henson Company Has Revealed that Jim Henson Was Only Dead for 10 Minutes Before …
Atari Plans to Open 8 Video-Game Themed Hotels
Fortnite is now an official high school and college sport!
Yahoo! Finance via TechCrunch is reporting this latest Fortnite development: Fortnite, one of the world’s most popular games, will now be an official high school sport and college sport, thanks to an LA-based startup called PlayVS. The company has partnered with Epic Games to bring competitive league play to the collegiate and high school level. This also marks PlayVS’s entry into …
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Adidas & Pokémon Release Sportswear Line
Sportswear giant Adidas and one of the biggest manga franchise, Pokémon are teaming up to launch a line of retro-inspired sportswear for both kids and adults! Adidas new Pokémon line features shirts, shoes, and training gear in 8-bit graphics renditions bringing back nostolgia for the Game Boy days. Standing in the spotlight is the children’s …
Kevin Eastman Artwork To Reside on The International Space Station
On November 2, 2019 original artwork illustrated by Kevin Eastman depicting the TMNT character Shredder was launched into space to reside on the International Space Station, thanks to Mountain View California aerospace company, Made In Space. The Braskem Recycler is designed to turn plastic waste and 3D printed objects into the type of feedstock that …
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‘A MARVELOUS LIFE: THE AMAZING STORY OF STAN LEE’
TARIFFS HURT HASBRO
Wizards of the Coast’s Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons were two bright spots in Hasbro’s Q3, an otherwise tough quarter with sales and earnings both hit by actual and threatened tariffs on goods from China, the company reported today. Hasbro Gaming, which does not include franchise brands Monopoly and Magic: The Gathering, was down 17% year over year, with some …