8 Strange Secrets Of Disney's Theme Parks
Every year millions of visitors head to Disney World to see Mickey, take a trip through Epcot, and to get their photo taken outside Cinderella's beloved castle. While families are there gathering...
View ArticleCEO Debunks The Myth That Kate Middleton Has Any Effect On Sales
When Kate Middleton wears an item, it immediately sells out. But the Duchess doesn't have much of an affect on overall sales, according to Whistles CEO Jane Shepherdson. Whistles sells mid-priced...
View ArticleDespite Hurricane Sandy, Jimmy Fallon Performed His Opening Monologue To An...
Jimmy Fallon stood outside of Radio City Music Hall yesterday afternoon before Hurricane Sandy really began to pummel NYC, lead his camera crews inside his studio and then delivered his opening...
View ArticleA NEW STAR WARS IS COMING IN 2015 (DIS)
Disney just bought Lucasfilm for $4 billion. Announcing the news, Disney also said it will release a new Star Wars movie in 2015. The movie is currently titled Star Wars: Episode 7. That means it will...
View ArticleDisney Buys Lucasfilm for $4 Billion (DIS)
Disney announced today it will buy Lucasfilm for $4 billion in cash and stock. George Lucas, the creator of the Star Wars franchise and CEO of Lucasfilm, owns 100% of the company. Even better: A new...
View ArticleFive Directors Disney Should Ask To Make Star Wars Episode 7
Disney just bought Lucasfilm for $4 billion, and it plans to make a new Star Wars by 2015. The best news is that George Lucas will not be that involved in the production of the new movie. That guy...
View ArticleHere Is A Video Of Two Kids Freaking Out About Star Wars Episode 7 Coming In...
Disney bought Lucasfilm and says it will release a new Star Wars in 2015. Vox CEO Jim Bankoff just posted this video of his kids learning this news. SPOILER: They start freaking out like you know you...
View ArticleHey, Silicon Valley, George Lucas Just Made $4 Billion Without Any VC Money
An entrepreneur by the name of George Lucas just cashed out of the company he founded and built: Lucasfilm. Unlike many entrepreneurs who build companies these days, George Lucas didn't raise any VC...
View ArticleCelebrity Photos From The Frontlines Of Hurricane Sandy
On Monday, celebrities tweeted caution to their mass followings for the upcoming Hurricane in the Northeast. By Tuesday, East Coast-based celebs were posting photos of black outs, fallen trees, flooded...
View ArticleHow This Paparazzi Agency Turned Movie Product Placement On Its Head
The upcoming Princess Diana movie "Diana," starring Naomi Watts, is doing things a bit differently during production. While the film's plot focuses on the People's Princess's final years under siege by...
View ArticleGeorge Lucas Prepares To Launch A 'Bill Gates-Style Philanthropic Initiative'
On Tuesday, George Lucas announced Disney purchased his Lucasfilm production company for a whopping $4 billion. But don't expect Lucas to make any extravagant purchases in the immediate future....
View ArticleMegan Fox Pretends To Be 'Brilliant' Scientist In Unlikely Acer Ad [TODAY'S...
Acer's new ad stars Megan Fox playing a "brilliant" marine biologist who develops a way to talk to dolphins. This is almost as unlikely as Acer's last spot, in which Kiefer Sutherland decided to be an...
View ArticleA Truly Impressive Time-Lapse Video Of A Pumpkin Carving Of Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs may be gone, but he has definitely not been forgotten. We stumbled across this great time-lapse video of a man carving a pumpkin with the image of the late Apple CEO. It's quite impressive...
View ArticleService Alert: BI Emails Are Spotty
Some of your favorite Business Insider newsletters may not be working this week (including Charts of the Day and 10 Things), and others, including "Select" emails, may be late. We apologize for the...
View ArticleGeorge Lucas Explains What's In Store For The Next Star Wars Movie (DIS)
Even more shocking than the news that Disney is buying LucasFilm for $4 billion, is that a new Star Wars movie is coming in 2015. Disney and Lucasfilm said the film will be called Episode VII, meaning...
View ArticleKate Moss Reveals How She Was Scarred By The Fashion Industry At A Young Age
Kate Moss led the "heroin chic" movement of the 1990's when she was just a teenager. She's notoriously private and rarely gives interviews. But now, Moss has opened up to Vanity Fair about how...
View ArticleThe 20 Highest Grossing Scary Movies Of All Time
Ghosts, haunted homes, murders, blood, and screaming all tend to be common themes in scary movies. But which films have used these elements the most successfully? In honor of Halloween, we thought it...
View ArticleMeet The Woman In Charge Of Making Sure The Next Star Wars Movie Doesn't...
Now that Disney is buying Lucasfilm for $4 billion in cash and stock, its founder and CEO George Lucas is heading for semi-retirement. That means the next Star Wars movie, Episode VII, will be the...
View ArticleMeet Eddy Cue, The iTunes Mastermind Who Now Has To Fix Siri And Apple Maps...
With the departure of John Browett and Scott Forstall, Eddy Cue, a longtime Apple executive who led its transformation into the world's largest music retailer, now has full control over Siri and...
View ArticleBuying 'Star Wars' Is A Huge Gamble For Disney
In buying Lucasfilm for a stunning $4.05 billion on Tuesday, Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger has made yet another bold gamble for the future of his media company, betting on a beloved but dusty franchise in...
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