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National Dance Day and Glee Camp
For better or worse, FOX television has a huge influence over popular culture. To prove that point, summer activities based on a couple of the network’s TV shows look to be a hit with adults and kids alike. Both of these shows are personal fav...more
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Family 4th of July Traditions: In the Family Car
The 4th of July always brings to mind family and friends and fellowship. Independence Day was always a fun holiday for my family; it was one of my favorites. All my fireworks memories seem to revolve around vehicles.When we were younger, we used to live ...more
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Happy Birthday WNBA!
Thirteen years ago this week, the Women’s National Basketball Association began its very first season.
On June 21, 1997, the inaugural season began when the Los Angles Sparks hosted the New York Liberty with 14,284 in attendance. New York defeated ...more
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Happy Birthday, Venus Williams
Seventeen Grand Slam titles, two Olympic gold medals and a host of other championships make Venus Williams one of the most recognizable figures in professional tennis.
The birthday girl’s resume off the court is nearly as impressive as her on court a...more
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Look no further for Father's Day gifts
It's hard to find gifts for dads. You can't fall back on jewelry or spa retreats (a big hit with moms), and a tie is just so unoriginal. Fortunately, almost 70 percent of men do some kind of work on their rides, according to the Car Care Council, ma...more
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Father’s Day Chick Picks
Oh, Father’s Day. It’s a glorious event that we’re all totally looking forward to, right?
No, no, for me that’s actually completely wrong. I find that shopping for gifts, in general, can be a fierce challenge. But when you add in the Dad factor, ...more
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The Tonys and Hollywood
photo by Brian Bedder/Getty Images
Last night one of the things that was so interesting about the Tony Awards was that three of the four acting trophies were taken by current Hollywood actors. Catherine Zeta-Jones won best actress in a musical for A ...more
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Get in the swing: June is Women’s Golf Month
Throughout the month of June, women call the shots on the links. American Express Women’s Golf Month celebrates its sixth anniversary with a nationwide initiative that provides women the opportunity to learn or re-learn the game of golf in a fun and fri...more
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The Athena Film Festival
I just wanted to let you all know about an exciting new project I am working on — The Athena Film Festival – It’s a film festival that focuses on women’s leadership and will take place at Barnard College in NYC next February 10-13th.
I am produ...more
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Sunset Showdown: Basketball under the stars
And on Sunday, June 6th, you can join the Los Angeles Sparks players and coaches and help clean up Santa Monica Beach. Meet 9:00 am at 1600 Ocean Front Walk (North side of Pier, Tower 1550).
For more info on both events, go to LASparks.com
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Lunafest Coming to the NY Area on May 23rd
For those uninitiated, Lunafest is a short film festival by and about women founded in 2000 by the folks that bring you Luna bars.
It’s a traveling festivals and appears in communities across the country hosted by different organizations. You can fin...more
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From Harm to Home: The Perfect Mother’s Day Present
A bouquet of flowers. A box of chocolates. A one-day gift certificate to the spa. These are the Mother’s Day presents we are accustomed to seeing advertised in glossy catalogues and in shop windows.
As commercialized as this holiday has become, few wou...more
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A Chick’s Guide to Summer Music Festivals
It’s that time again. The flowers are blooming, the birds are chirping, and the music’s a boomin’.
Every year, like magnificent, melodic clockwork, music festivals kick off around the world. Poland, South Korea, Germany, Turkey - anywhere you can t...more
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Cannes Can’t – Where are the Women Directors?
So the Cannes lineup in finalized and the abysmal showing for female directors is now set in stone. The festival added two more films to the competition lineup and not surprisingly, both were by men. That’s now 18 films competing for the Palme D’O...more
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Help keep buzzed drivers off road on St. Patrick's Day
"I'm fine to drive." Expect to hear this line a lot on St. Patrick's Day. Known as much for drinking as it is for shamrocks and the color green, the March 17th holiday is a great time to be out with friends, but can be a dangerous time to be out on the r...more
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Tribeca Line-Up Part 2
Yesterday, Tribeca released the films that will play in the Encounters, Discovery, Cinemania and Spotlight sections.
Here are the women directed films:
Encounters- Zero out of 14
Discovery- (3 out of 17)
brilliantlove, directed by Ashley Horner, writt...more
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