(I think every Winnie the Pooh story takes place during spring. Unless it’s the ones during winter. Or if they go to Eeyore’s place, then it’smysteriously …
Spring Equinox Reading Roundup
Fairy Tales
Powerful Women in Disney
In thinking of examples of powerful women being demonized, one need look no further than Hillary Rodham Clinton. I don’t need to remind you. 2016 …
Step One: Rock Some Rags
Step one of what, erm? Step one of becoming a Disney Princess, obviously. A long time ago while we were featuring guest posts a lot we …
Triple Feature: Exploitation in Trolls, Pinocchio, and The Lego Movie
I went out to buy Trolls on DVD and came home with The Lego Movie and Pinocchio as well, so I figured, why not get a blog post out of …
Three Defends Let it Go With Questionable Success
Let it Go: The Disney song that did what no other Disney song has done before. Disney has created some memorable, beautiful, even life-changing music, …
In Which Disney Princesses Can Be Read in a Kinda Feminist Light if You Really Try
For most of my life, I have been confused and fascinated by “Baby On Board” bumper stickers. My primary concern is this: If you do …
I Want: Our Guide to Disney Princess Songs
Disney Princesses are much maligned in modern pseudo – feminist clickbait. Here on 0wlmachine, we spend a disproportionate amount of time defending these young ladies …
No Magic: The Wonder of Modern Disney
We’ve been wanting to write a longform piece about Disney films’ changing attitudes towards dreaming, believing, and proaction. Maybe we still will one day, but …
In Defense of Mr. and Mrs. Arendelle
We love Anna and her story, but today we want to address Elsa, and more specifically, Elsa’s relationship with her parents. Let’s revisit this scene …
Books With Dresses on the Front: an Overview
Okay, I don’t really have the right to that title since I read exactly 2 of these books this week (and several previously, all from …