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Japan women’s soccer cancels trip to United States due to swine flu
This one made me laugh out loud in my chair. A headline on USA Today reads Japan cancels games against U.S. women due to swine flu. Japan was scheduled to play the U.S. team  in Texas on May 20, and in Utah on May 23,. The team was also scheduled to t...[Read on]
Lost, Found: Abby Sunderland, Teenage Sailor
Photo via Abby's Blog.Good news! A rescue plane made contact with Abby Sunderland, the 16-year-old California sailor who set out to complete a nonstop solo trip around the world. (Had she succeeded, she would have been the youngest person to do so.) On Th...[Read on]
WPS Game One: Los Angeles Sol vs. Washington Freedom
Women’s Professional Soccer made a promising debut Sunday as a crowd of nearly 15,000 at The Home Depot Center in Carson watched the Los Angeles Sol defeat the Washington Freedom, 2-0. A highlight of the afternoon was no doubt Los Angeles forward Marta...[Read on]
Women & Hollywood on Panel at the Long Island International Film Expo on Sunday
I’ll be participating in a panel entitled: WOMEN IN CHARGE: Kicking Open The Doors To The Film Industry on Sunday, July 11th from 12-1pm on Long Island. Location: Filmmakers Lounge @ BELLMORE MOVIES (222 Pettit Ave. Bellmore, NY 11710). If you are ar...[Read on]
Saturday Night Live: Still Full of Guys
I remember when I counted the writers on SNL for one of the awards listings that there were a good amount of female writers on the show. But the cast is another story. Last season there were 12 cast members.  4 were women.  Abby Elliot, Nasim Pedrad...[Read on]
Please Give written and directed by Nicole Holofcener
To me, a new film from writer/director Nicole Holofcener is a reason to rejoice.  One reason is because she unapologetically tells stories from a female perspective.  But one would be remiss and quite frankly an idiot to paint her work with the chick fl...[Read on]
Does Nike owe the USWNT?
First, let me apologize for being a tad tardy to this topic. The American blogosphere moves quickly (particularly during a World Cup) and its celerity beat me on this one. Late last week, questions of sexism and male privilege were raised over ...[Read on]
WPS All-Star Weekend II: WPS Awards Ceremony through Kick-Off
I’ve just arrived home in San Francisco and am about to start working on some video footage from the All-Star Awards dinner. But before I do, I thought it would be nice to pick up where I ended my blog yesterday and share a bit more from the WPS All-St...[Read on]
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, ...[Read on]
What the Chicks Love: Valentine’s Day Chick Picks
Regardless if you’re happily and magically intertwined with a wonderful-someone celebrating with candlelight and champagne or a blissfully confident and sassy single chick painting the town red (or pink) with your girlfriends -today is a day to celebr...[Read on]
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