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27-04-2025
- Entertainment
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Here Are Some Intriguing Facts About The Disney Princesses
1. How the brand came to be It all started when Andy Mooney, then the president of Disney Consumer Products, noticed that several young girls were dressed in princess attire—though not authentic Disney merchandise—during a Disney on Ice show. This inspired him to create the Disney Princess franchise in 2000, combining classic fairy tale characters under one brand. However, Roy E. Disney, Walt Disney's nephew, objected, fearing it would weaken the individual mythologies. 2. Esmeralda and Tinkerbell were almost Disney Princesses The original Disney Princess line-up consisted of Snow White, Cinderella, Tinker Bell, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Esmeralda and Mulan. Esmeralda was removed as she wasn't marketable enough for the franchise's standards, as the sales of The Hunchback of Notre Dame's products weren't good, and because the movie dealt with themes that were not entirely suitable for children. While Tinker Bell didn't have much in her favor, as she didn't communicate verbally, didn't have a sidekick, and isn't human even if she looks like one. However, Tinker Bell was removed so she could lead her own franchise as a Disney fairy, and through that, she got to star in a couple of movies. 3. The other almost princesses Disney / Via Other characters were considered to be part of the Disney Princesses franchise but didn't make it, as were Enchanted's Giselle, Tarzan's Jane, and Frozen's Anna and Elsa. The latter two is likely because Frozen is a much more profitable franchise on its own. Disney Princess requirements can change, potentially removing any princess from the lineup. 4. Why they never look at each other Disney / Via While creating the franchise, Mooney decided that, when featured in marketing advertisements such as posters, the princesses should never make eye contact with each other to keep their individual "mythologies" intact. "[Each] stares off in a slightly different direction as if unaware of the other's presence. It wasn't until Ralph Breaks the Internet that the princesses would have their first direct interaction with each other. 5. Pocahontas was the first princess to be based on a real-life person 6. Belle is the only one in her village to wear blue 7. Pocahontas and Mulan aren't technically princesses Disney / Via Pocahontas is the daughter of a chief and does not marry in to a royal family. Mulan does not come from a royal line, and she does not marry a prince. 8. Cinderella had Walt Disney's favorite piece of animation Disney / Via Walt Disney said that the scene where Cinderella's ripped dress transforms into a shiny silver ballgown was his favorite piece of animation ever. 9. Ariel was almost blonde Disney / Via Originally, Ariel from The Little Mermaid was going to be blonde. However, Splash had recently been released which featured Daryl Hannah playing a blonde mermaid. So, Disney decided to have Ariel stand out by making her a redhead. 10. Jasmine is the only princess to kiss a villain Disney / Via 12. Merida was the first princess to not have a prince or lover Pixar / Via While Merida was the first, and so far the only, Disney Princess to be from a Pixar film, she was also the first princess to not have a love interest. Other princesses soon followed, like Moana and Raya. 13. Beyoncé almost voiced Tiana Disney / Via 14. The inspiration for the fairies argument over Aurora's dress color Disney / Via The running gag of Flora and Merryweather arguing about whether Aurora's dress should be pink or blue originated from the filmmakers' problem as to deciding just that. 15. Snow White is the youngest princess at 14 years old
Yahoo
29-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
The White Sox WAH factor
The WAH when you first learn you've been born into a White Sox family. | Some baseball teams rate a WOW factor. The White Sox instead rate a WAH factor. WAH, a statistic reserved for teams with at least 121 losses, goes along with Baseball-Reference's or FanGraph's Wins Above Replacement, or WAR, or B-R's less-often-used Wins Above Average, or WAA. While WAR is generally considered to have a zero base of 47 or so wins and WAA is based off 81 wins, WAH has a comfortably lower base of 41 wins, given last year's record. Advertisement It is, therefore, Wins Above Horrible. As the regular season approaches next week, it's time to try to figure out whether the 2025 White Sox are apt to be better than the 2024 team, and, if so, by how much. Rather than just take an overall guess, though, let's examine the WAH values by position. POSITION PLAYERS Catcher With the two stars of the future (we hope) sent to the minor leagues already, this will be a repeat of Korey Lee, with Matt Thaiss taking the place of Martín Maldonado. Thaiss isn't much, but Maldonado was horrible. WAH +2 First base Andrew Vaughn is same-same Andrew Vaughn, as he has proven for four years. WAH 0 Second base There's a lot of messing around with the rest of the infield possibilities, but let's allow the highest ceiling here, which would be Brandon Drury, a once-excellent hitter who has had a solid spring. He's a much worse fielder than Nicky Lopez, but usually much better at the plate. WAH +2 Third base Likely some of the same players as last year, with Josh Rojas tossed into the mix. Miguel Vargas and Lenyn Sosa have hit well this spring, which probably means nothing, but let's be optimistic and say they've both improved, at least on offense, and give them a WAH of +2 over themselves. Advertisement Shortstop There apparently will be one, Whoever it is will be awful. WAH -3 Left field Bound to be Andrew Benintendi, just to get something for all that money. WAH 0 Center field Luis Robert Jr. is apt to be better than last year, even if he does go into the doldrums on occasion again. Would be a bigger WAH jump but he's likely to be gone no later than the trade deadline, so just WAH +2. Right field This has been a black hole, but maybe this time it could just be a dark gray one. Let's say mostly Mike Tauchman, maybe some Nick Maton or Michael Taylor or Travis Jankowski. Whichever, they might get the WAH as high as +2. Advertisement Designated hitter Similar blah to last year. WAH 0 For those keeping track at home, that's a hitting net WAH of +7. PITCHERS Starting pitching was the one area where B-R had the Sox above average in 2024, but Garrett Crochet, Erick Fedde and even Chris Flexen and his long losing streak are gone, taking with them 10.3 bWAR. Jonathan Cannon was good then, but he's terrible right now, so that's a negative, too. Even if you get really, really optimistic and expect Sean Burke to be a star despite his latest shellacking, toss in a whole year of Davis Martin, and an adequate Shame Smith and/or Bryse Wilson and some veteran prowess from Martin Pérez, you'll be lucky to get more than seven wins back, so a WAH of -3. Advertisement As for the bullpen, it was lousy last year, but one evaluating outfit say this year's is the worst it's ever seen, so at best WAH 0. Totals so far, a WAH of +4, which would get us to 117 losses. OTHER STUFF Will Venable as manager instead of Pedro Grifol, WAH +5. That's a lot for a manager, but Grifol was such a disaster it may come to pass. Now we're at 112 losses, but I went wild and crazy and said in a Sharing Sox podcast the White Sox would only lose 108, so let's factor in better research, better equipment like the marvelous Trajekt machine, and call all that an intangibles WAH of +4, whether it makes sense or not. Advertisement Voilá! A mere 108 losses. If we're really, really optimistic. But remember, there's another new milkshake this year. More from
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04-02-2025
- Entertainment
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25 Funny Posts From The Week Because 2025 Is Certainly...Something
Editor's Note: While we can't endorse what X has become, we can bring you the worthwhile moments that still exist there, curated and free of the surrounding chaos. another week in 2025. BBC / Via I know, I know, BE POSITIVE, they say. OK, FINE. Here are 25 funny posts from the week that prevented me from going mad (I hope they help you, too!): 1. 3. 4. 6. 13. 14. @ / Via 16. 17. 22. @ / Via 23. me: i think i'm over it. i've finally recovered. i'm a survivor, not a victim. my body on a random tuesday, reminding me that it's still keeping the fucking score: — Meg (@megannn_lynne) January 28, 2025 Lionsgate / Via Twitter: @megannn_lynne 24. This video kills me every time because there's a whole lynx in the library, and that one kid will not turn around from Roblox for even a second — Chrys ➡️ LVFC (@itschrysolite) January 29, 2025 Twitter: @itschrysolite 25. They gonna end up being the same price either way — Pocket (@islandthembo) February 2, 2025 VH1 / Via Twitter: @islandthembo
