Environment Could Disney World Build Its Own Nuclear Reactor? Florida law allows the company to do it, but it seems highly unlikely that the company would ever go through with such a project. Rebecca Renner
Education Disney Princesses Have Absurdly Small Waists New research suggests that cartoon princesses hurt young female viewers by offering them unobtainable ideals of physical perfection. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief Disney Will Not Pay Hackers, CEO Says Disney CEO Bob Iger says his company will not pay the hackers' demanded ransom. Katie Kilkenny
Social Justice Is Emma Watson’s Belle the Feminist Heroine 2017 Deserves? Pacific Standard asks a few critics of the first film to re-appraise Disney’s new live-action adaptation. Katie Kilkenny
News in Brief Disney Announces Its First-Ever ‘Gay Moment’ in a Movie But some warn not to get too excited, as the scene involves the comic-relief character, LeFou. Katie Kilkenny
News in Brief ‘A Princess Is Kind of a Bad Ass’: When Feminist Moms Pick Up the Pen Danielle Lindemann modifies some classic Disney fairy tales. By Lisa Wade Sometimes there’s nothing to do but take… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief British Caper Director to Helm the ‘Arabian Nights’ of Disney’s ‘Aladdin’ British filmmaker Guy Ritchie is in negotiations to direct the live-action remake of Disney’s Aladdin, TheHollywood Reporter announced… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Problem With Disney Princesses Girls who intensely engage with them are more likely to engage in stereotypical feminine behavior. By Tom Jacobs… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief In the Crusade Against Anti-LGBT Legislation, Corporations Are People Too Does the corporate boycott of states pursuing controversial “religious freedom” bills undercut critiques of the American campaign finance system? Jared Keller
Social Justice Get With the Program: The Coming Out of Children’s Cartoons Studios and networks have closeted queer children's characters for a very long time. But in recent years, a few progressive exceptions have burst out. Damian Alexander