Spanish is definitely on the rise worldwide, as I found out this morning, listening to my children’s intake of pulp from Disney and meeting a TV character called Manny who peppers his sentences with Spanish words and helps his – mostly Hispanic – community. On the face of it, Disney seems to be towing the [...]
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Barbarians at the gate
Posted: by Rudy Nadler-Nir in Anthrodigital, Archetypes, Narratives, TheoriesTags: A.A. Milne, Alan Menken, always-on book, Bambi, Cinderella, consumer-centric morality, Digital Snacklash, Disney, Fantasia, High School Musical, Howard Ashman, Jungle Book, Kindle, literary ethnic cleansing, Loss of narrative excellence, Minifesto for a New Age, Nancy Miller, Peter Pan, Pocahontas, Snack culture, snack-o-tainment, Snacklash, Steve Jobs, Steven Johnson, The Future of Reading, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Little Mermaid, Urban, Victor Hugo, Winnie the Pooh, Wired magazine
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