Mickey Mouse

One of Egypt’s richest men is to face trial for blasphemy after tweeting cartoons of Mickey and Minnie Mouse wearing conservative Muslim attire.

Costumed cartoon characters delight the tourists in Times Square. Many of the people inside those costumes are undocumented workers from Latin America. Reporter Bruce Wallace tells their stories.

The Walt Disney Corporation will be acquiring Marvel, the home of Spiderman, Iron Man and Captain America. We ask Takeaway contributor Mary Elizabeth Williams whether this is a brilliant example of corporate synergy or an ungodly pop-cultural mutation.