Disney Byways: “A Symposium on Popular Songs”
There are probably not a lot of people whose favourite Disney duck is Professor Ludwig…
Disney Byways: “Hooked Bear”
I like Humphrey the Bear. Considerably more than I like J. Audubon Woodlore, who’s frankly…
Disney Byways: Dueling Ducks
Since the dawn of synchronized sound, music has been considered vital to the success of…
Disney Byways: “Out of Scale”
I think part of why it’s so obvious that Donald Duck is an aquatic sociopath…
Lunch Links: THREADS
In Grecian mythology, the three fates spun your life out of thread. Threads also connect…
Disney Byways: “The Small One”
The fun thing about doing research for this sort of thing is surprising yourself. I’ve…
Disney Byways: “Goofy and Wilbur
Until this short, Goofy had always been accompanied by Donald and/or Mickey. Unlike the others,…
Disney Byways: THE SWORD IN THE STONE
Irene asked to watch this earlier this week. Or anyway she shoved the box at…
Disney Byways: “Californy er Bust”
Someday, I’m going to have a long talk with my kids about media representations of…
Disney Byways: “Lucky Number”
As I’ve mentioned elsewhere, my kids are very into the Spanish cartoon Pocoyo. In English-language…