Earthquake Rattles Japanese Animation Industry

One of Japan’s best-known exports, its unique style of animation, faces a new crisis — a disruption in production following the recent earthquake and tsunami. The multi-billion-dollar “anime” industry has already been challeng…

Gene Simmons Plants a KISS on Estate Planning for the Rich

The KISS frontman may still want to rock all night and party every day. But lately he’s been getting up relatively early, putting aside the makeup and fake blood and embracing financial responsibility — pitching the financial …

‘Sesame Street’ Coming to New Children’s Museum

“Sesame Street” will soon have a place in the National Children’s Museum. The creators of the long-running children’s show are developing an interactive area at the facility, slated to open near Washington D.C. in 2013.
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News Corp. 2Q Earnings Double: Will Company Sell MySpace?

News Corp. more than doubled its earnings for the fiscal second quarter, the company announced Wednesday. Part of the gain comes from a settlement charge a year earlier, which dampened year-ago earnings on a one-time basis. The…