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Nine-year-old girl wins competition to design coin for London 2012
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A new 50 pence coin to celebrate the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, designed by nine-year-old Florence Jackson from Bristol, England, will be officially launched this week.
Florence beat more than 17,000 entries to win the contest, which was spon...[Read on] |
Supreme Court Weighs In on Janet Jackson Wardrobe Malfunction
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Janet Jackson’s notorious wardrobe malfunction continues to cause uproarPost | Today 2:50 pm
The Supreme Court today sent the case on Janet Jackson’s infamous wardrobe malfunction back to an appeals court. A court last year ruled that CBS sh...[Read on] |
A cautionary tale: Sheryl, Malcolm and Michael or keep track of your valuables
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p>Swoopes during her visit
to the White House with the
Houston Comets, 2001.
It has happened to some of the most famous people in modern history including Malcolm X and Michael Jackson. I remember the shock and heartfelt panic in my chest when...[Read on] |
Music: Try the Alternative Scene
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When it comes to music, chicks who do things differently are a bit of a rare commodity. You know, those chicks who take risks and sort of go off the beaten path; the Lady Gagas of the world, if you will. Alternative music already takes a stand to mainstre...[Read on] |
Have a Glass of Wine – or Two – for a Better Sex Life!
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Another reason to pass the vino! Plus, research shows women still enjoy sex even as they ageWomen's Sex Drive | Today 11:15 am
So we’ve all heard a glass of red wine a day may be good for your heart, but now we’re hearing it’s also goo...[Read on] |
Shaheen Jafargholi Gives Susan Boyle Run for Her Money
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Welsh boy wows judges after Simon Cowell puts abrupt end to first
attempt wth Amy Winehouse song; Susan Boyle still musical phenomBritain's Got Talent: Shaheen Jafargholi, Susan Boyle | Today 10:15 am
Susan Boyle may have some competition.
Shaheen Ja...[Read on] |
Death of two troubled stars hits LA hard - A Tribute to Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson
| I don't usually comment on the life - or death - of celebrities. It's really not my thing. But our store, Wine Valet is in the heart/center of Beverly Hills and for the last hour you can see the stunned faces after the shocking news of the death of Michae...[Read on] |
Young women save The Lovely Bones
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Back in November The Lovely Bones was on all awards watchers list just due to Peter Jackson previous pedigree. No one had seen it, yet it was based on a best selling book and had awards potential written all over it. Then people starting seeing it and...[Read on] |
Sneak Peek: Watch Peter Jackson's 'Lovely Bones' trailer!
| The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. Film directed by Peter Jackson. Starring Susan Sarandon, Rachel Weisz and Mark Wahlberg.
...[Read on] |
Sexism & Horse Racing: The Preakness
| I’m watching the pre-race coverage of the Preakness horse race right now on NBC. I’ve been following the media coverage of this race all week. Drama and debate rage on “should fillies race with stallions” due to the recent success of filly Rachel...[Read on] |
Mississippi River Project: Only a pawn in their game
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It’s been a sort of strange and unfocused few days these days: I left the river to go to Jackson to meet up with a new fellow-traveler who got laid low with asthma at the last minute and had to cancel. Somehow the combination of being far from the riv...[Read on] |
Sarah Palin and the Celebrity of Politics
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Joni Evans, Judith Martin, Liz Smith and Mary Wells talk about a new
breed of celebrities, Palin’s political future and more in the wOw
Conversation
Conversation | Today 12:00 am
LIZ: Do you know there’s no celebrity news to speak of? That&...[Read on] |
Kim Longinotto Retrospective at MOMA May 7-23
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There are many awesome female documentarians but Kim Longinotto is at the top of the field. A retrospective of her 30 year body of work will featured at the Museum of Modern Art this month in NYC. Longinotto is known for documenting untold stories of ...[Read on] |
Scarlett Johansson to Be Black Widow in 'Iron Man 2'
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Actress will play spy in next installment of Marvel Comics franchisePost | Today 9:35 am
Actress Scarlett Johansson will don a skintight black outfit when she plays Black Widow in the forthcoming "Iron Man" sequel.
Rumor had it that Johans...[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] |
All Girl Beat Freaks: America’s Best Dance Crew?
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If you’ve been obsessed with MTV’s reality dance-competition show “America’s Best Dance Crew“ then you know that one of the top two crews this season was the all-female Beat Freaks. The LA ladies came hard with a badass B-girl style and wowed AB...[Read on] |
Keeping the Mood Light at The Lovely Bones Premiere
| Susan Sarandon, Christian Ashdale, Peter Jackson, and Saoirse Ronan at The Lovely Bones premiere in New York City, on December 3, 2009. Photographs by PatrickMcMullan.com. “I didn’t even recognize you!” Susan Sarandon said to an Alexander Wang-clad ...[Read on] |
Opponents sparring in boxing debate
| The Australian Medical Association wants to ban children (under 18, do you suppose?) from boxing, and put strict laws in place to control the sport. One doctor in favor of the ban pointed to the injury rate in “non-contact sports” such as rugb...[Read on] |
LJ, Cappie & Catch dominate All-WNBA team voting
| LJ, Cappie & Catch Dominate All-WNBA Team Voting
The WNBA today announced the All-WNBA teams, and it was an extremely close race for top vote getter, much like the MVP award itself was. Again, it came down to Seattle Storm star (and MVP winner&...[Read on] |
President Obama becomes first sitting president to attend WNBA game
| U.S. President Barack Obama, his daughter Sasha, and Shelia Johnson, owner
of the Washington Mystics, attend a Women’s National Basketball Association
(WNBA) game between the Washington Mystics and the Tulsa Shock in
Washington on August 1, 2010...[Read on] |
Media exhaustion keeps me wishing for a glass of ....
| junkie (def) noun an enthusiastic follower; fan; devotee
True or False
I am a media junkie.
addict noun a person who is addicted to an activity, habit
addict verb to habituate or abandon (oneself) to something compulsively or obsessively
True or Fal...[Read on] |
Halle Berry Gets Back to Work (and Covers Vogue)
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Halle Berry hasn’t been in a movie in several years, hasn’t done an interview in over three, yet she could not resist the call that came in to be on the cover of September’s Vogue.
Halle is the first woman of color to be on the cover of a Septemb...[Read on] |
Fashionable Filly: Rachel Alexandra poses for Vogue
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It was just announced that Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra will NOT run in the June 6th Belmont Stakes. The first filly to win the Preakness in 85 years, Rachel Alexandra delivered a brilliant effort on May 16 to win the second leg of the of the Triple ...[Read on] |
Michael Jackson's last ride through Los Angeles
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Michael Jackson, the King of Pop took his last ride through Los Angeles today, starting early this morning with a funeral caravan from his family's home in Encino, California, escorted by police guards across the 101 freeway to a private service held at ...[Read on] |
10 Christmas gifts that cost practically nothing
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While you are making your Christmas list this holiday season, you may think to yourself “How am I going to afford to get anybody anything?” I know this thought has scrolled repetitively through my mind several times these last couple of weeks.
Being ...[Read on] |
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