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Sharon Robinson produces one of Rolling Stone’s 100 Best Albums of the Decade

Sharon Robinson backstage at the Bowl. Photo credit: Greg Gold Record producing in Hollywood is no girl’s club. In the music biz women generally sing, write songs, and maybe get a shot at a record exec spot, but rarely find themselves the sole produce

Soles 4 Souls: Lend a hand to Haiti by donating shoes

The 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Haiti last week is a reminder just how fragile our world is, and seeing the devastation that has affected so many, Soles4Souls is mounting a massive response of emergency relief to victims of the disaster. The non-

Potentially life-saving personal safety app designed by a mom for her kids

Silent Bodyguard iPhone App Sends SOS and GPS Location Without Alerting Onlookers or an Attacker

Million Baby Crawl

Oh baby! Seventh Generation has teamed up with noted advocate Erin Brockovich and Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families in an effort to overthrow the old chemical legislation and require tougher standards and more testing. A kick-off event took place yester

ARTS

Art & Thought: Playing with pictures: The art of Victorian photocollage

“What is that exactly?” My friend crossed her arms and cocked her head to one side. Her eyes had...more

Art & Thought: Monet’s Water Lilies at the MoMA

On a sea of gold, there is a bridge of fire. The sky is raining flame. Every part of the canvas is d...more

Art & Thought Special Edition: Silk & Bamboo

On the first floor of the Egyptian Art galleries, there is a small exhibition featuring 60 musical o...more

Art & Thought: 5,000 Years of Japanese Art: Treasures from the Packard Collection

Gentle strokes of ivory paint curl across the yellowed scroll, creating layers of soft plumage that ...more

Mississippi River Project: Knowing it when you see it

The ferry at New Roads was closed, so I had to drive down to the bridge at Baton Rouge and then ba...more

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EDUCATION/SCHOOL

Spotlight on Allison Rapson: Woman inspiring other women to rise

Regardless if it’s in our careers, our relationships, our self-image or just by wearing sky-high heels -women are rising to new heights in all areas of our lives.We go for the extra hour of overtimes, run for an additional five minutes when we feel like...more

Fighting Cyber Bullying: A more serious issue than it seems

I was intently watching Teen Mom on MTV when I was overcome with irritation due to the fact that a commercial break interrupted a seriously intense moment. With no other choice but to stare at the screen and wait for my show to come back on, I sat listeni...more

Bendix Announces "The Passion That Drives You" Scholarship Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the Bendix Brakes "The Passion That Drives You" Scholarship contest. Each of these inspiring young people earned a $2500 scholarship towards their automotive education. Here at AskPatty.com, we're especially pleased to...more

Serena inaugurates second Kenyan school

Always a trailblazer. Always doing good things. Always going the extra miles. Just over a year after visiting Kenya to open the Serena Williams Secondary School in Matooni, Kenya, Serena Williams returned to the country to follow up on her humanitari...more

How a sports brand can create awareness through viral video

One of the best viral videos I’ve seen coming from a sports brand is associated with a powerful advocacy campaign created by the Nike Foundation called the Girl Effect. Although the campaign’s mission is not overtly obvious, the interactive video (se...more

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