• Will Pixar ever give audiences a female hero? (Film)
• Disney to explore a Netflix-esque model for its massive film and TV library (Motley Fool)
• How dark superheroes get translated to kids toys (Wired)
• The Children’s Place sees flat same-store sales in February (Forbes/AP)
• Why the kid foodies with cooking shows and restaurant columns are a bad idea (Slate)
• German consumers tighten spending as January retail sales fell (Bloomberg)
• Why are young adults choosing books like 13-year-old girls? (Washington Post)
• Survey of parents find video games to be a great social experience for families (London Telegraph)
• 11-year-old British boy sells his McDonald’s toy collection for US$11,000 (Sky News)