It’s no secret that the Harry Potter franchise is popular among youth. REALLY popular. The six books published to date (almost seven!) have together sold more than 325 million copies and have been translated into more than 63 languages. Like the Simpsons, its cleverness has attracted fans from all generations and has entrenched it in […]
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Harry Potter Movie Premiere
July 11th, 2007 by Allison
Tags: Culture & Entertainment · Movies · Youth Trends
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Marc Visits the Kwik-E-Mart
July 3rd, 2007 by Allison
As we mentioned in yesterday’s news round-up, 7-Elevens have turned into Kwik-E-Marts for the next month to promote the new Simpsons movie (out July 27). The show has held a cross-generational appeal since it debuted in 1990. Families watched it together. Bart’s “Underachiever” and “Don’t have a cow, man” T-shirts were all the rage. Somehow […]
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Girls, Girls, Girls
June 8th, 2007 by Allison
Fathers, hide your sons.
Girls are the new rebels, troublemakers, power-players, decision-makers…in short, the new guys. In the words of Cyndi Lauper “girls just want to have fun,” and this is possible now more than it ever was in 1983.
Witness last Sunday’s MTV Movie Awards with comedienne Sarah Silverman as host.
Her un-PC humor (see “Jesus is […]
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