Brave, Reverse Sexism, and Tropes
FANgirl discusses claims of reverse sexism in Pixar’s Brave.
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Star Wars Weekends 2012: Even More Merchandise Shopping
When I returned to Star Wars Weekends for the third and fourth weekends, more merchandise was bound to be purchased. There are so many enticing options, and some of them I just couldn’t pass up.
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Star Wars Weekends 2012: Weeks 3 and 4 Report
As much as I love Star Wars Weekends, you weren’t going to catch me at Disney over Memorial Day weekend. But that’s okay, because the last two weeks of this year’s event were fantastic. Here are some of the highlights from the third and fourth weeks.
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Star Wars Weekends 2012: Dave Filoni Special Appearance
Announced less than a week in advance, a special appearance by The Clone Wars supervising director Dave Filoni made a fitting conclusion to this year’s Star Wars Weekends. He always seems to enjoy putting on a good show for the fans, and this time was no exception.
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Fangirls Around the Web: June 6
Fangirl and heroine spottings for the week of June 6, 2012.
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Dave Filoni at Star Wars Weekends
From StarWars.com yesterday, exciting new for The Clone Wars fans – Star Wars: The Clone Wars Supervising Director Dave Filoni will be a special guest at Star Wars Weekends this year!
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Amidala Arrives for Star Wars Weekends
This weekend is the third of the four 2012 Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Florida. The voice of Padmé Amidala on The Clone Wars, Cat Taber, joins this weekend’s festivities.
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Star Wars Weekends 2012: Merchandise Shopping
Disney is famous for offering all kinds of merchandise practically spanning the full range of your imagination, and Hollywood Studios is no exception. Shirts, hats, toys, stuffed animals, Vinylmation figures, souvenir mugs… The list goes on and on. Combine that with Star Wars Weekends, and it’s a fangirl shopper’s dream zone – and maybe a bank account’s nightmare. I couldn’t possibly discuss everything that’s available this year, so here are the highlights from my retail browsing this past Friday.
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Fangirls Around the Web: May 22
I’ve decided to make Fangirls Around the Web a recurring feature on the blog. Although this week’s focus is fangirls in the news at Star Wars Weekends, the updates and links I’ll share in this feature will run the gamut from geek girl news and shout-outs to interesting articles or commentaries on franchises, storytelling, and fandoms.
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Star Wars Weekends 2012: Opening Day
This year I was able to make it to Hollywood Studios for the opening day of Star Wars Weekends. As always, it was great fun! I hope to have reports from several of the subsequent weekends, too. For today, here’s a recap of my highlights from the first day.
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