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Top 10 Most Creative People in Movies and Television

1. Rich Ross, President, Disney Channels Worldwide A lifelong TV addict, Ross has expanded Disney's channels beyond the box into film, radio, mobile, and online. But he'll be remembered most for unleashing Hannah Montana and High ...READ»

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America's Yang Has a Yen for Asia's Yin

At a time when much of the world seems to be wary of America's growing dominance, Asia has found a way to send its yin to satisfy America's yang.READ»

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Takashi Murakami Creates an Anime for Louis Vuitton

The Japanese pop artist behind some of LV's best-selling bags unveils their newest collaboration.READ»

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iPhone App Heading to Hollywood, FarmVille Movie Next?

Will it translate from the super-small screen to the big screen?READ»

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They Sure Don't Make Comic Books Like They Used To

It isn't mainstream, it hasn’t been seen before, and it’s definitely not into Superman. Make way for a company that, in eschewing superheroes, inducting celebrities, and creating internationally palatable South Asian edged content, is refreshingly new and different.READ»

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Lost in Translation?

For decades CliffsNotes has helped students digest the verbosity and virtuosity of Shakespeare's plays. Now the company is extending that approach to a new market with Manga editions of Hamlet, Julius Caesar, Macbeth and Romeo and ...READ»

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Segatoys Cokechi Doll

She has sensors and will respond to noise, touch or banging on the surface she is, er, standing on. Not only that, she swings her arms, talks to you and sometime falls and asks for help, but we know that is a robotic way of getting attention. READ»

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When There’s a Clear Target, the Right Details are Easier to Find

A Hotel for Japan-Loving Hipsters What if you had to create a Japanese cultural experience in a Western hotel? That box led to Chip Conley's Hotel Tomo in San Francisco, with anime art covering the walls, beanbag chairs, and gaming ...READ»

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Western Gaming Companies Should Make More Free MMORPGs

It seems today that most  ’Free MMORPGs’ and ‘Free MMOs’ are developed in places like Korea, Japan and China. What I’d like to know is why more western companies aren’t jumping on the ‘free to play’ bandwagon ...READ»