Quantcast
RSS Twitter Contact  

"elizabeth-m-daley" Articles & Blogs:

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...[Read on]
Elizabeth Taylor: An Immortal Who Knew How to Live
Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor playing gin while on vacation at La Fiorentina, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, 1967. Photo credit: Condé Nast Archive. When the stunning news reached New York that George Gershwin had died after undergoing surgery for a brain ...[Read on]
Saying Goodbye to Hollywood's Queen: Elizabeth Taylor
With great sadness here at BUST HQ, we say goodbye to one of Hollywood’s leading ladies.  Elizabeth Taylor died early this morning at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California from congestive heart failure at the age of 79.  A...[Read on]
Elizabeth Lambert Spurs Facebook Interest
On Friday, we all saw the below video of New Mexico professional soccer player Elizabeth Lambert, who astonishingly displayed unsportsmanlike conduct in a game against Brigham Young University. (She’s since been suspended indefinitely from the leagu...[Read on]
Remembering Elizabeth Edwards, Power Mom
Elizabeth Edwards with her daughter Cate at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, Boston. By Elise Amendola/File/AP Photo. I will remember Elizabeth Edwards first and always as a mom. I think that’s the role she cherished most among the breathtak...[Read on]
Elizabeth Lambert: Where is the Outrage?
I’ve watched this video over and over again now, and I still can’t understand why, in any of these egregiously unsporting incidents, none of the women mistreated by Elizabeth Lambert turned around to treat this woman to an elbow in her jaw. The uglin...[Read on]
Michelle Obama, Oprah, Queen Elizabeth Make Forbes Top 100 Most Powerful Women List
Forbes scoured the globe for women with the most influence in business, government, entertainment and the communityForbes 100 Most Powerful Women | 08/24/2009 10:40 am Forbes is definitely paying attention when it comes to scoping out the world’s...[Read on]
Women and the Civil War
"What do women have to do with the origins of the Civil War?," begins Elizabeth R. Varon's piece on the New York Times website. "Growing up in Virginia in the 1970s, I often heard this answer: nothing."It's an answer we all hear as girls in history classe...[Read on]
Gail Sheehy: Remembering Elizabeth Edwards
Gasper Tringale What if the wife of one of the country’s most reviled politicians had used her public platform even more vigorously to advocate for positive change in our health care system? Elizabeth Edwards was a model of tenacity in fig...[Read on]
Women in Film to Honor Holly Hunter and Jennifer Aniston
Women in Film will honor Jennifer Aniston, Holly Hunter, Catherine Hardwicke, Elizabeth Banks and Petra Korner at the 2009 Crystal + Lucy Awards in LA on June 12th.  The event will be hosted by Chelsea Handler. Aniston will receive the Crystal Awards fo...[Read on]
Will the Next Royal Wedding Be in Monaco?
Royal watchers will recall that last week, an unnamed guest stained the Queen Elizabeth II's dress at the 70th-birthday celebration in London for King Constantine of Greece. Curious who spilled the offending coffee on her Maj? Greek shipping heir turned j...[Read on]
Backers Say Warren Has Time to Make Her Mark
(WOMENSENEWS)--Legal scholars predict that the appointment of Elizabeth Warren to lead the new Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection will be a boon for everyday Americans, especially low-income women who have struggled with crushing credit card, student...[Read on]
I am Love starring Tilda Swinton
Tilda Swinton is such an interesting actress.  She plays a wide diversity of roles from Hollywood films like Michael Clayton all the way to small budget Stephanie Daley and she is most always amazing to watch.  Tomorrow she opens in I am Love which fo...[Read on]
Is Sarah Ferguson's Former Aide Out to Get Her?
Ever the considerate boyfriend, Prince William has promised Kate Middleton that he'll delay his first official overseas visit until after her 28th birthday on January 9. The Prince's January voyage to New Zealand constitutes his first overseas trip as a r...[Read on]
Celiac Disease & Why the Gluten-Free Diet is No Joke
Earlier this month I had the pleasure of speaking with Shelley Case, RD, a dietitian from Canada who is an expert in Celiac disease and Gluten-free eating. I became interested in this subject due to the popularity of Elizabeth Hasselbeck’s book, The G-...[Read on]
Quick Hit: Two Women Win Nobel Prize
Americans Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W. Greider (along with Jack W. Szostak) won the 2009 Nobel Prize in medicine today for discovering a key mechanism in the genetic operations of cells, an insight that has inspired new lines of research into cancer. ...[Read on]
Exclusive: Leaked Excerpt from Christine O’Donnell’s Book, You’re You Too
December 7 was a sorrowful date for a variety of reasons, a fact not lost upon Christine O’Donnell, a failed Senatorial candidate upon whom facts are often lost. “Today marks a lot of tragedy,” O’Donnell said last night at some event or another. ...[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]
Diablo Cody gets new gig
Seems that Diablo Cody is continuing to beat the odds.  Even though the Jennifer’s Body box office was weak she seems to have gotten her next gig.  Let’s also keep in mind that Toni Collette won a surprise best actress Emmy on Sunday night for the U...[Read on]
ChickSpeak Celebrates Female Heroes: Past, Present and Future
Independence Day is one of my favorite holidays. I am so proud and blessed to be an American. Running the risk of sounding cliché, the United States truly is the land of opportunity. While watching the current events unfold in the Middle East and in othe...[Read on]
If Women Like It, It Must Be Stupid
That is the title of the accompanying piece that talks to best-selling author Elizabeth Gilbert in this week’s Entertainment Weekly which has Julia Roberts and Eat Pray Love on the cover. That sentence is literally the bain of my existence.  Many ti...[Read on]
Frances McDormand Takes on a New Role – Producer
Actress Frances McDormand can add an new title to her resume – producer now that she has optioned two books. The first is the Pulitzer Prize winning book Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout.  She purchased the book before it won the Pulitzer.  Jan...[Read on]
Two New CW Dramas
As you know we are keeping track of new TV shows not only about women but created by women. The CW has greenlit three shows for next season and two have female creators. The first is called HMS (Harvard Medical School)and the pilot was written by Amy Ho...[Read on]
X Games: Ashley Fiolek wins women’s moto X
X Games Women's Moto Medalists: Elizabeth Bash, Ashley Fiolek, Jessica Patterson If it seems like the X Games are all about testosterone driven events, that may be changing. With riders like Ashley Fiolek, Jessica Patterson and Elizabeth Bash taking to...[Read on]
Tina Fey Accepts the Mark Twain Prize
It was a Tina Fey lovefest on PBS on Sunday night. If you missed it, here’s her acceptance speech.   May Elizabeth Williams at Salon notes that her most cutting edge stuff was left out of the show. Two great lines from Tina: “Only in com...[Read on]
Search WomensMediaNation.com:

© 2012 Women's Media Nation   Home  |   About  |   WMN Network  |   Advertise  |   Legal  |   Contact