Don’t get me wrong: I love Toy Story as much as the next parent. But the Hey Howdy breakfast, with a singing guitarist who strikes a chord every five minutes, and Woody, Jessie, and Bullseye dancing while we tuck into Mickey Mouse-shaped waffles, wasn’t my idea of fun. “It’s a bit much at this time … Read more
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta (META) would bring the metaverse to the homes of billions of users via the company’s Quest AR/VR headsets. Heck, Zuckerberg even changed the social media giant’s name to reflect his lofty ambitions to create a series of interconnected, permanently online worlds. But it’s looking more and more like Epic Games will be … Read more
The flagship five-star hotel of Disneyland Paris has just reopened its doors: Disneyland “There are only five in the world. The Disney clock represents the special time you share with us and the fleur-de-lys represents royalty,” Cristina told me as she caressed a Victorian-inspired gold locket pinned to the lapel of her suit. Cristina was … Read more
PARIS — Cristóbal Balenciaga, the Spanish couturier who reigned at the height of his profession for three decades, was known as the most demanding designer of his generation. But that didn’t stop Bina Daigeler from replicating some of his most famous creations for ‘Cristóbal Balenciaga,’ the highly anticipated Disney+ series exploring the life of the … Read more
One of the highlights of the 2023 movie scene was last summer, when many people started seeing “Barbenheimer,” aka Barbie and Oppenheimer, as a double feature. AP Photo/Chris Pizzello The top films of 2023, ‘Barbie’, ‘Oppenheimer’ and ‘Mario’, were not sequels or remakes. Meanwhile, Disney’s Marvel and DC saw some disappointing turnouts. Notable writers and … Read more
The 1928 Steamboat Willie incarnation of Mickey Mouse – LMPC It has been suggested that Mickey Mouse, along with the Coca-Cola label and the swastika, was once the most recognizable symbol in the world. The tireless rodent first appeared on screen in the 1928 animated short Steamboat Willie, which, thanks to a quirk of copyright … Read more
Kaia Gerber in Palm Royale on Apple TV+ (Apple TV+) Television and fashion have not always been the coziest bedfellows. Not so long ago, before the big TV boom of the 2000s, the main link between television and fashion was through a small cross-section of well-dressed divas on soap operas (thanks, Dame Joan Collins). You … Read more
Marvel fans visiting Disneyland Paris can stay at the renovated Hotel New York – The Art of Marvel In the 1990s, my parents took me on a long-awaited vacation to Walt Disney World. They weren’t exactly thrilled with the idea, but ultimately fell head over heels for Mickey & Co (“So brilliantly done! So polished!”). … Read more