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Go Ahead, Stay Creative
29 Ways to Stay Creative
A great big shout-out to my dad for sending me the video. Dad, you’re awesome and I love ya!
Is there really only 29? Let me know which ones you use in comments (I ALWAYS do the first three)!
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After the WNBA draft: Who's ballin' now?
After a weekend of festivities, media training and photo ops, the WNBA draft was held Monday at the ESPN headquarters in Connecticut. Girls who have been dreaming of this day since they first dribbled a basketball in a school gym were a bundle of nerves...more
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Dept. 180: Still the Coolest Job at Chevy
As the blog editor at AskPatty.com, some days I feel like I spend more time talking about one particular brand or other - which isn't the goal, honest, I really do try to keep my content as universal as I can - but when Chevy is doing such a great job rel...more
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What Would You Do If You Won the Lottery?
If asked this question, I know that many Ask Patty readers would say "I'd get a fancy new car." Well, that’s exactly what Cynthia Stafford did. She won a $112 million dollar jackpot, and went right out and picked out two new Bentleys—a baby-blue ...more
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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.
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Female athletes who paved the way for women in sports
Male athletes usually take the sports spotlight, for both their looks and their athletic abilities. But they’re not the only ones competing.
Even before Title IX became law in 1972 and helped women gain access to equal opportunities in sports, women w...more
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Lena Dunham gets HBO Pilot
Lena Dunham’s Tiny Furniture which made its debut at SWSX is a really great film. I saw it a couple of weeks ago and loved it. I’m not going to write too much about it here since it will be released in November, but it is smart and a breath of f...more
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TV Star Salaries
Hey folks. Good news. If you scare the crap out of your ex-wife and then get arrested for beating your current wife you too can be the highest paid TV star by far.
Yes, Charlie Sheen a man with some serious anger issues (especially towards the wome...more
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Emma Thompson gets star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Credit: WENN.com/FayesVision
How may actresses in Hollywood (or anywhere for that matter) would get dressed up looking like Nanny McPhee, when you have no chance to win an Oscar for that performance. Not many women would don that attire even for Osca...more
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Bette Midler talks women and funny
I can’t think of the last time I saw a movie starring Bette Midler that wasn’t on a basic cable station. I remember a time when she was everywhere. Guess its been over a decade now since her last good movie which I feel is The First Wives Club....more
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Sandra Bullock tops list of highest paid actresses
According to Forbes, Sandra Bullock was the highest paid actress from July 2009 through June 2010. She earned an astounding $56 million off her two successes The Proposal and The Blind Side. She gambled — and won — on The Blind Side by taking le...more
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Sarah Gilbert: from Roseanne to Talk Show Creator
Now that Comic-Con has ended the excitement for us TV addicts is now focused on the upcoming fall TV season. This week began the annual dog and pony show TCA (which I’d love to see in person one day) with all the networks rolling out all the new sho...more
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Pitcher Jennie Finch announces retirement
National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) icon and Bandits’ pitcher Jennie Finch announced her retirement plans today, stating her professional and international softball career will end following the final Chicago Bandits home stand and NPF playoffs in August.
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The voice of a studio head- Amy Pascal talks to The Wrap
It’s not very often that you get to hear, really hear, a studio chief’s take on the business. Sharon Waxman, founder and editor-in-chief of The Wrap got Amy Pascal to answer some questions and talk about the state of the movies. It’s also good...more
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By the numbers: Women in film school
I came across this post from Elizabeth M. Daley the Dean of the USC School of Cinematic Arts talking about whether Kathryn Bigelow’s Oscar win will help improve things for women in Hollywood. She’s honest that the numbers are bad, but being in the...more
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Some Kathryn Bigelow News
Here’s why awards matter. Kathryn Bigelow who we all know won the best director Oscar this year is receiving two different honors.
Even though she has a distinguished body of work I doubt she would have gotten either had she not kicked butt on The ...more
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The trainwreck that has become Lindsay Lohan’s life
I take no pleasure in the fact that Lindsay Lohan is going to jail for 90 days and then will complete another 90 days at an in-patient rehab.
But maybe, just maybe this will save her life.
Cause the track this young woman is on is killing her. She...more
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