Spoiler alert: The following article contains spoilers for Season 6 Episode 4 for “Once Upon a Time.” If you plan on watching the series, book mark this page and come back to it when you get through that episode. Or read on and discover the spoilers after the trailer.
Continue reading‘Stargirl’ Shines for DisneyPlus
As we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence actually liberates others.
– Marianne Wilson
In the town of Mica, nothing ever happens. The high school doesn’t have any trophies in its case to prove that nothing happens. When Leo Borlock moves to Mica, he wears his deceased father’s tie to elementary school and is promptly beat up. The bullies cut the tie in half, and Leo realizes he was going to have to fit in if he didn’t want any trouble. Flash forward to high school. Stargirl, her real name, shows up for high school in Mica wearing her non-conforming clothes and playing a ukulele. She sings to Leo on his birthday, and her charm starts to win over the school.
At a football game halftime show, Stargirl shows up with her ukulele and sings. The football team is inspired and goes on to win the game with her as its good luck charm. Stargirl exerts a force of change over the entire community. Like the rain in desert waking up the mud frogs, her style and uniqueness allow the other students to wake up and become more than they have been. However, she faces pressure to conform, especially after she helps an injured player for the other team and Mica loses the championship game.
By subverting her natural inclinations, Stargirl becomes an unhappy shell of who she was, even when she appears to be happy-ish. When she learns her lesson and remembers who she is, she reminds Leo of who he is. While not every problem is resolved, “Stargirl” offers a look at who we can become if we choose to set ourselves free. More importantly, it shows how one person can make a difference for better or worse. Let your creativity shine and help others to explore theirs.
This review is part of our Disneycember coverage. Disneycember appears to have been coined by Doug Walker, the Nostalgia Critic, and Channel Awesome. Come back every day during December and read a new Disney article.
If you want to read more about Disney and creativity, check out “Disneyland Is Creativity” and “The Haunted Mansion Is Creativity.” Read more about the Disney Company in “Penguinate! The Disney Company.” Check out other Disney stories at www.penguinate.weebly.com.
‘Poster Art of Disney the Parks’: Informative and Beautiful
When Disneyland was built, it was done so in the style of a movie. The Mickey Mouse in front of the train station at the entrance to the park is the title card. The tunnel creates a dissolve as you enter a new immersive experience – Main Street, U.S.A. But where would you go, what would you do, and what would you see in this movie? Posters helped visitors understand what was offered in the park and what they could expect. “Poster Art of the Disney Parks” (affiliate link) shows the process of making posters with beautiful full color examples of what you would find in the Disney Parks.
Continue readingThe Fussy Duck in Salem, Or: Penguinate.com
The Fussy Duck in Salem, Or is a locally owned, small business that brings together several other small businesses and gives them a place to display and sell their creations and products. Whether you’re looking for handmade items, like penguin plushies, cool wooden signs, snazzy holiday fragrances, or you want a vintage toy that reminds you of when you were child, the Fussy Duck has a treasure waiting for you to find it.
Penguinate.com is one of the small businesses you can find at the Fussy Duck. Our penguins are waiting for you to adopt them for the Christmas Season, read more about them, our books and what the Fussy Duck has done for us!
Continue readingThe Fussy Duck in Salem, Oregon: Support Small Business Saturday with the Brass Button
The Fussy Duck in Salem, Oregon is a locally owned, small business that brings together several other small businesses and gives them a place to display and sell their creations and products. Whether you’re looking for handmade items, like penguin plushies, cool wooden signs, snazzy holiday fragrances, or you want a vintage toy that reminds you of when you were child, the Fussy Duck has a treasure waiting for you to find it.
One of the purveyors of treasure is the Brass Button. Owner and Designer Carlie Childs took time out of her busy schedule to talk about what the Fussy Duck means to her, what you can find in the Brass Button space, and her favorite holiday tradition:
Continue readingFree for Black Friday Angel Penguin Tree Topper
When I woke up this morning, I had 18 emails in my inbox all touting Black Friday Deals. Not a single email was a Happy Holidays or a personal note. I get it. Businesses (including my own) are facing a crisis, but there’s something more important than that – people are facing the same crisis.
Continue readingI Deleted My YouTube Account
I deleted my YouTube account. I will no longer be watching any videos on YouTube or through embedded YouTube players. On Nov. 18, 2020, YouTube sent out a change to their terms of use. In it, they stated that they now reserved the right to place ads on any video they saw fit. If the creator of the video wasn’t in the YouTube Partnership Program (YPP), he or she would not receive any part of the ad fees for that video. YouTube would take all the money and leave the creator with nothing.
Continue readingA Treasure Hunt at the Fussy Duck: A Rhyming Riddle
The key to finding a free download lies within. Start your treasure hunt at the Fussy Duck here.
Continue readingHigh Tea Service at the Independent Ice Cream Shop in Independence, Or
The Independent Ice Cream Shop in downtown Independence, Or, serves up a staggering variety of ice cream for a small town. Seasonal flavors, vegan options, and classics are all available and delicious. The shop itself would be remarkable if this was all it served. However, this small business offers up an amazing high tea service that includes tea from their loose-leaf selection and ice cream as a last taste of sweetness.
Continue readingMickey Mouse Ice Cream Sandwich Deal, Disneyland Comes to Grocery Outlet
In the Salem/Dallas area, Grocery Outlet is consistently less expensive than the other grocery stores. You still want to be on the look out for deals at Safeway, but if in doubt going to the outlet is your best bet for a reduced food bill. While there are a lot of bargains on the floor, there is one thing that Disney fans should look for because Disneyland has come to the Grocery Outlet stores: the iconic (and tasty) Mickey Mouse ice cream sandwich bars.
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Penguinate! Positive Creativity 