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The Final Words of Walt Disney

Disney has become a brand name synonymous with the perception of family friendly and wholesome entertainment.

But does this wholesome image conceal a darker reality?

Is it merely coincidental the brand name of Disney reached public prominence during the identical era when social scientists like the renowned Edward Bernays were perfecting the post-modern concepts of marketing, advertising and branding that have grown to become so familiar to common vernacular?

During his lifetime, the founder of Disney corporation was a man not unfamiliar with the concept of deception; a man not unfamiliar with the concept of the actor-based-reality.

Though he may have become renowned for steering the development of groundbreaking innovations in the artistic field of animation and the construction of an iconic American theme park, Disney was also a man of many faces; an actor who portrayed the role of not just one historically influential character, but a man who played out the well-documented adventures of many lives during the span of merely one.

SEE: Actors in history’s grand stage play (Part XII)

But many are unaware there exists a fascinating anecdote concerning the man known as Walt Disney.

At the time of his death in 1966, it is said Walt Disney scrawled two words on a single piece of paper that, to this day, are counted as the final words of one of the twentieth century’s most influential and famous men: “Kurt Russell.” Continue reading “The Final Words of Walt Disney” →

Scotland goes Hollywood: ‘Dirty Dancing’ in Dunblane

More than anything, the following examination of the Dunblane primary school massacre of 1996 shall represent an in depth glimpse into the very anatomy of a media hoax. When it comes to such media hoaxes, and especially in the  case of the Dunblane massacre, an examination of all logistical elements greatly aided in one’s complete analysis of just how the blueprint for this crisis simulation scheme may have been formulated. Indeed, Dunblane’s success seems to have served as a blueprint for the manufacture and execution of other simulated crisis events from that time forward.

In many ways – as one shall soon readily observe – Dunblane served as a template for similar media hoaxes that subsequently followed years later. But yet again folks, one has – and quite unexpectedly – discovered the participation of a certain Hollywood actress that during the time period of this particular media event was still very much a recognizable household name hailing from an established show business pedigree.

And believe this folks, in order for the media’s farcical presentation of the Dunblane massacre as an actual crisis event to have been successfully believed, a great deal of ‘dirty dancing’ was required. Continue reading “Scotland goes Hollywood: ‘Dirty Dancing’ in Dunblane” →