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Today is World AIDS Day

Today is World AIDS Day. Last year nearly a half million babies were born with HIV. More than 33 million people worldwide were living with HIV. That's up from 26.2 million in 1999. Despite that staggering statistic,AIDS organizations are making progress i

Movie Review: Made in Dagenham - Striking a blow for women

I had the chance to attend a screening of Made in Dagenham last night at the Raleigh Studios and recommend it to anyone with a social conscience who might have trouble remembering that women didn't always have equal rights. In fact the film should be req

The Art of the Mixed Tape

Imagine you were handed an array of crayons, markers, paint, glitter - the works - and left in a plain, white room for as long as you needed to make your artistic vision, whatever it may be, come to life before your eyes. There are no rules, you don’

ChickSpeak hearts Chelsea Handler

She’s hilarious, honest, adorable, and above all else, she’s definitely someone id love to be friends with. She’s the uber talented Chelsea Handler, and chances are she’s soon to be coming to a city near you. Handler, the hysterical host of her

FILM

Submissions open for first-ever Tucker Center Film Festival

Calling all filmmakers. If you’re an aspiring Steven Spielberg (or better yet Kathryn Bigel0w) the...more

Women’s stories dominate Venice Film Festival

Michelle Williams in Meek's Cutoff In a very interesting piece in Variety writer Justin Chang say...more

The London Film Festival Announces Its Lineup

The fall festivals are finalizing their lineups and what has become clear to me as I track the fil...more

Women’s Summer Box Office Recap

The weather is changing here in NYC, the kids are getting ready to go back to school and the fall ...more

Telluride Film Fest Lineup: Very Few Women Directors

I’m getting back up to speed and decided to wade in on some fall film festivals news. The Tellu...more

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AWARDS

Top power female athletes of 2011

Apparently Bloomberg BusinessWeek creates an annual Sports Power list by choosing the 100 most powerful athletes on and off the field. This year's Power Sports 100 was pretty disappointing in regards to the number of women that were selected. In fact, ...more

Kim wins sports award as woman of the year

Korean figure skater Kim Yu-na became the first Asian to earn the Sportswoman of the Year honor yesterday at the 31st Annual Salute to Women in Sports gala held by the Women’s Sports Foundation. The annual event, held at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Ne...more

Lady Gaga, Oprah and Danica Patrick Top 100 Most Power Women - Forbes

Forbes just launched its very diverse and mixed bag, Power Women Issue, which is lead by first Lady Michelle Obama. Forbes divided the power women candidates into four groups: politics, business, media and lifestyle (that is, entertainment, sports and f...more

America selects Grand Prize winners in the Shell V-Power® 'Fuel My Passion' Contest and Sweepstakes!

Five Contest Winners Receive One Year of Shell V-Power® Gasoline; and One Lucky Sweepstakes Winner Receives a New Ride Plus Five Years of Shell V-Power® Gasoline! Shell concluded its annual search for the ultimate automotive enthusiasts across ...more

Australians set record for fastest stiletto race

In the wake of last week’s LIVE’s High Heel-a-Thon to benefit the Heart Association, four Australian women have just nabbed the world record for the fastest relay race in stiletto heels. The quartet from the Australian capital of Canberra complet...more

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