"big-wave" Articles & Blogs:
Surf’s Up – The Basics
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Girls Surfing
Summer is in full swing so what better time to head to the beach and try surfing? If you’ve never tried it, surfing can be a bit intimidating. But fear not, we have all the tips you need to get you started.
The Basics
Learning to surf...[Read on] |
Rebecca Hamilton Reads from Fighting For Darfur
| After the Rwandan genocide in 1994, millions of people around the world responded to the mass atrocity, vowing “never again,” only to learn about a horrific wave of killings in Darfur—a region in western Sudan—nine years later. In ...[Read on] |
Making waves: Brazil’s surf sensation Maya Gabeira inspires girls
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A Brazilian is emerging as one of the world’s top big wave surfers – and she’s a woman. Maya Gabeira’s skills and bravery have made her a female pioneer of daredevil tactics in a male-dominated sport. Pretty Tough, indeed.
Gabeira first took to a...[Read on] |
10 'Obama Women' Who Are Changing Washington
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These powerful African American women, newly nicknamed the ‘Obama Women,’ have taken big jobs in the new administration and are some of the driving forces behind this new era of changePhoto Essay | Today 2:25 pmA new wave of women has hit Wash...[Read on] |
In Memoriam: Sally Menke
| Quentin Tarantino and editor Sally Menke at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, February 18, 2007. Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images. As most film enthusiasts undoubtedly know by now, Oscar-nominated editor Sally Menke was found dead in Los Angeles’s sprawling G...[Read on] |
Chicago, America’s Next Surf City?
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The Windy City is one of America’s sports meccas: home to the Bears and the Bulls, the Sox and the Cubs, and but can it become Surf City, U.S.A.? Technically no, since that name belongs to Huntington Beach, California but this week Chicago city offici...[Read on] |
Is she the female Dane Reynolds? Silvana Lima airs it out
| Silvana Lima : photo Billabong
After an amazing season, the Brazilian surfer Silvana Lima finished at the second place of the Dream Tour. Freaksurf Magazine decided to catch up with her to get the story on this girl, some kind of female Dane Reynolds who...[Read on] |
Cool Chick to Watch: Anais Mitchell
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Anais Mitchell is not new to the music scene, and although she may not be topping the charts in quite the same way as Lady GaGa, she’s definitely been making her mark. Signed to Ani Difranco’s label, Righteous Babe Records, this sweet-voiced songstres...[Read on] |
Breaking News: Senate Confirms Kathleen Sebelius as New Secretary for Health and Human Services
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by Thao Nguyen, Outreach Manager, National Women's Law Center For weeks, we have been telling you why Kathleen Sebelius is qualified to lead the U.S. Department for Health and Human Services (HHS). She has an outstanding record in health care, early edu...[Read on] |
Women are Everywhere: National Book Critics Circle Finalists
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Remember way back in November when Publisher’s Weekly came up with a list of the top 10 books (not best selling books) of the year and not a single one was written by a woman? Lo and behold the National Book Critics Circle disagrees a bit and has nomi...[Read on] |
Lady-Athlete Stories Be Damned
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First there was that unfortunate Sports Illustrated cover. Then, this Sunday, The New York Times featured a profile of 25-year-old Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn that essentially portrayed her as a helpless, albeit competitive, pawn caught between a series of...[Read on] |
Silver Surfer: 72 year old Kitty Pechet wins ESA Open Women title
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Seventy-two-year-old Grand Legend Kitty Pechet didn’t let the 32 degree water temperature and 28 degree air temperature stop her from winning the Open Women’s title at the 2009 England Mid-Winter Regionals....[Read on] |
Another Must-Have from Apple: The iPad
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Amidst all the glitz and bedazzled glamour that was last week’s Grammy Awards, one small item made its way to the stage, in the hands of comedian Steven Colbert, and stole the show from some of the entertainment world’s biggest stars. This small item ...[Read on] |
Kim Bain-Moore: First Lady of Fishing
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Annika Sorenstam. Michelle Wie. Danica Patrick. Kim Bain-Moore? Like pioneering female athletes before her, Bain-Moore is making history by competing against the guys. And not without controversy.
Last weekend, Bain-Moore, a 28-year old angler from Austr...[Read on] |
New accessories and clothes may help fitness efforts
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What if you could improve your athleticism or physique just by wearing an accessory or an article of clothing? Thanks to a new crop of performance wear products, you actually may be able to do so. For the most part, the items sound too good to be true ...[Read on] |
Rockin’ With the Boys: The Women of Punk
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Whoever said women can’t rock and roll never heard of these musical punk rock sirens. Armed with guitars and a “we’re not gonna take it” attitude, these women took on the musical world and earned their places as punk rock goddesses.
PJ Harvey
PJ...[Read on] |
Oscar Campaigning
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You have to check out the NY Magazine piece that Mark Harris wrote on the Oscar campaign. The more I read and learn about this stuff, the more it resembles politics with handlers telling people what to wear, what to say, where to go and how to act.
It ...[Read on] |
A Tale of two young actresses
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The NY Times ran two very different stories about two very different young actresses – Megan Fox and Kristen Stewart – who both appear in huge franchises, Fox in Transformers and Stewart in Twilight. Both women had cover pieces, Stewart in the Arts ...[Read on] |
Vote today! 13 ways you can change the world through sports
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… as if you needed ideas.
Today is the last day you can vote for your favorites in the Sport for Change contest finalists run by Nike and Ashoka. This post contains links to the finalists, as well as some social media they’ve shared with the world.
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Band on the Rise: ChickSpeak Hearts Dreaden
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The city of Atlanta, G.A. is an example of the classic melting pot of different cultures, musical sounds, and visual arts that make southern metropolitans of today the best places to find new artists of all varieties. The music scene in Atlanta is more di...[Read on] |
Vacation Planning for Chicks on a Budget
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For most college students, the end of the school year comes early. Luckily, there is usually a pretty decent gap of time between the conclusion of final exams and the beginning of summer jobs or internships. So, Chicks, you know what this means: time to s...[Read on] |
Women in Motorsports Blog Carnival - Indy Roundup
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A wave of women hit the grid this past weekend in Indianapolis, marking the first time four females have ever started the race.
AskPatty.com rounds up the news to see how our fierce, fast females fared last weekend.
After hearing another smattering of ...[Read on] |
Mississippi River Project: Confluence
| (Ed. Note: Artist (and good friend) Eve Beglarian is paddling, biking and hiking the length of the Mississippi River in search of musical inspiration. This is one in a series of journal entries.)
Yesterday was one of the best days of my life.
I got up a...[Read on] |
The Olympics 2010: Spotlight on Lindsey Jacobellis, Snowboarder
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Editor’s note: ChickSpeak will cover the Winter 2010 Olympics through highlighting inspiring and incredible women who are going for gold. Please check back every Monday for new profiles, compiled and written by Maxine Frendel.
Lindsey “Lucky” Jacob...[Read on] |
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