"first-born" Articles & Blogs:
Lady Gaga in the News: 99 Cent Copies of Born This Way, Invaluable Performances on S.N.L.
| Early this morning Lady Gaga released her second album, Born This Way. If you haven’t yet purchased it, considering doing so through Amazon, which is selling the entire thing for 99 cents. And what’s driving such generosity? According to Time’s Tech...[Read on] |
Sonia Sotomayor Confirmed, Becomes Third Woman and First Hispanic on Supreme Court
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Congratulations, Sonia! Bronx-born judge joins one other woman on the bench; women’s groups hail historic confirmationSonia Sotomayor Confirmed | Today 9:50 am
Congratulations, Sonia Sotomayor!
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The Bronx-born judge on Thursday was confi...[Read on] |
Cinema Verite takes on An American Family
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Before The Real World, Horrible Housewives or Jersey Shore Jerks, there was An American Family. Back in the early 70’s, the idea of reality TV was born when a documentary filmmaker decided to ask the Loud family from Santa Barbara California, if he ...[Read on] |
Today is World AIDS Day
| Today is World AIDS Day. Last year nearly a half million babies were born with HIV. More than 33 million people worldwide were living with HIV. That's up from 26.2 million in 1999. Despite that staggering statistic,AIDS organizations are making progress i...[Read on] |
Anne Rice has left the building
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That building would be the Catholic Church. Rice was never exactly the follower the Catholic Church dreams of. She’s known primarily for either the seriously sexual Vampire Chronicles (the first of which was written the year Stephanie Me...[Read on] |
RIP Punk Rock Icon Poly Styrene
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Poly Styrene (1957-2011), born Marianne Elliot Smith, was a true fighter in life and in her battle with cancer. She passed away yesterday evening and it stands to be said that the punk rock world has certainly lost a true icon. She was a punk amongst punk...[Read on] |
Argentinian soccer, not just for boys...
| I thought everyone in Argentina was practically born dribbling a soccer ball between their feet. Silly me, what I meant to say was that everyone who is a boy is weaned on soccer. Girls, it turns out, are not necessarily welcome in the sport in that soccer...[Read on] |
Celine Dion is pregnant again at 41
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Céline Dion, now expecting her second child, is "very excited," says her doctor, Dr. Zev Rosenwaks, who performed the in vitro fertilization procedure that made the 41-year-old singer's pregnancy possible. When he called he...[Read on] |
Anne Hathaway and James Franco Combine in Age to Equal One Oscar Host
| Hathaway, left, in Love and Other Drugs. Franco, right, in 127 Hours. Everyone in Hollywood wants to look younger—even Oscar. The AMPAS today announced the hosts for the 83rd Oscars, and they are youthful—actress Anne Hathaway (Oscar nominee) and acto...[Read on] |
Anna Gunn of 'Breaking Bad' Defines 'Wise Woman'
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‘Breaking Bad’ actress Anna Gunn discusses her hit show, stepping behind the camera and how adults still have a lot to learnQ & A | Today 9:40 am
Actress Anna Gunn can currently be seen on AMC’s "Breaking Bad," on which s...[Read on] |
Master Photographer Helen Levitt, 95, Dies
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Saying good-bye to the photographer known for shooting New York street scenesIn Memory of Helen Levitt | Today 12:00 pm
Iconic photographer Helen Levitt died at the age of 95 on Sunday.
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Levitt, who was born in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, was ren...[Read on] |
Switched at Birth, Women Finally Meet
| DeeAnn Angell Shafer and Kay Rene Reed Qualls, both 56, learned this year they were switched at birthPost | Today 2:10 pm
DeeAnn Angell Shafer and Kay Rene Reed Qualls had never met, but their lives become entangled earlier this year when, 56 years afte...[Read on] |
Sarah Palin Discusses Trig Decision: She Had to 'Walk the Walk'
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Sarah Palin got personal while discussing abortion yesterdaySarah Palin | Today 9:25 am
Sarah Palin ventured outside Alaska yesterday and headed to Indiana, where she addressed a crowd of nearly 3,000 pro-life activists.
In an especially candid mome...[Read on] |
Childbirth a barrier? Not when five of six top NYC Marathon winners are moms
| By Laura Pappano
It has become a provocative theme: Marathons and motherhood. Five of the top six women to cross the finish line in the 2009 ING New York City Marathon are moms.
1. Winner Derartu Tulu, 37, of Ethiopia – an two time Olympic gold ...[Read on] |
Awards Watch: DGA Doc Nominees
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Agnes Varda
Mai Iskander
A couple of women, one veteran, Agnes Varda and one newcomer, Mai Iskander just got their first nominations for a DGA Award.
Iskander was nominated for Garbage Dreams about boys born into the “trash world” in Egypt whic...[Read on] |
10 Facts About Diane Wood, Potential Supreme Court Justice Pick
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Hon. Diane P. Wood is believed to be one of the women on President
Barack Obama’s short list of Supreme Court justices. Tell us what you
know about herPost | Today 3:24 pm
President Barack Obama is beginning interviews with prospective replacement...[Read on] |
Iran Detains American Female Journalist Roxana Saberi (Video)
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Saberi is just the latest American-Iranian to be arrested in the Islamic country; her dad hasn’t talked to her since Feb. 10, fears for her safetyPost | Today 10:40 am
Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi’s father is absolutely worried ...[Read on] |
Who Can Forget a Kickass Female Crime-Fighter?
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I have never read a Sweet Valley High book but Francine Pascal’s Fearless series, on the other hand, well, I read them all. Why am I all nostalgic today about a female crime fighter? When I came in to the BUST office today, a double edition (books ...[Read on] |
Horoscope Horror: The earth's rotation changes zodiac signs
| If you're the type of person who relies on the stars to determine your personality and outcome in life, get ready to be shocked.
The field of astrology, which rules horoscopes, felt a major disruption this week when astronomers, who are concerned with ac...[Read on] |
Venus Williams, Wyclef Jean on Iconoclasts
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Ever wonder what it’s like to walk in someone else’s shoes? How about the shoes of someone that shatters expectations and stands above the crowd? That’s what the Sundance Channel’s TV series Iconoclasts explores.
Executive Producer Robert R...[Read on] |
[Video] Meet pro surfer Coco Ho
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Nineteen year old Coco Ho (@Coco_Ho) was born and raised at Sunset Beach on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. She loves to play dance dance revolution. listen to Beyonce and hangout with her friends when she’s not competing professionally on the AS...[Read on] |
Remembering John Hughes, Bard of the American High School
| John Hughes directing Weird Science (1985). By Universal Pictures/Photofest.For Americans occupying a certain generational span—everyone from tail-end boomers to front-end Y’s with older siblings—there was no greater guide to the forbidd...[Read on] |
What Happened to Oxygen?
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Or I guess the better question is why did Oxygen never happen?
When Oxygen was born in 1998 I was psyched. The founders were stellar: Geraldine Laybourne, Marcy Carsey, Tom Werner, Caryn Mandabach as well as Oprah. What could be better?
Well I have t...[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] |
Female composer nominated for Ivor Novello Award
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Here’s a topic that I don’t focus enough on: women who write music for films. Suffice it to say there are not a lot of them. One of the most well known is Rachel Portman who was the first female to win an Academy Award for Emma in 1996. Another on...[Read on] |
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