"grace-potter" Articles & Blogs:
Saving Grace to end its run next summer
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Saving Grace is ending its run after after only three seasons. Honestly, I am surprised. From what I read, TNT still wanted the show but its production company FOX TV studios declined the pickup based on money.
Strange. Canceling a show with an Emm...[Read on] |
Lady Gaga Is the Star of Vanity Fair’s September Cover
| For once, the Internet rumors are true: Lady Gaga will grace the cover of our September Style issue. Here is a preview of the cover, photographed by Nick Knight. Tune in Monday morning for additional details, and more from the upcoming issue.
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Legendary Pinup Jane Russell’s 1948 Vanity Fair Cover
| From the Everett Collection.
Jane Russell died Monday of respiratory failure at her Santa Maria, Calif., home, surrounded by family—she was 89 years old. And 63 years ago this month, Russell appeared as the face of Vanity Fair’s Hollywood issue—prom...[Read on] |
Oprah Charmed by Homeless Man
| • A homeless man in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District charmed Oprah into slipping him $100 cash through her limo window over the weekend. [NY Post] • General Motors reported its largest quarterly profit in 11 years at $2 billion, almost equal to its ...[Read on] |
Tangled and The Black Swan Kick Box Office Butt
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Tangled overtook Harry Potter at the box office this weekend on its second weekend out and is close to making $100 million in just two weeks.
On the one hand its great that a woman centric film (ok, a princess centric film) is doing so great but it wil...[Read on] |
Dear So and So: My Blog
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Dear Tipsyreader.com,
I haven’t had my morning cup o’ joe yet, so this could get ugly.
Sometimes I wish this were one of those blogs where I could write about my life at least a little bit. But there are two things wrong with this picture. One is ...[Read on] |
Blake Lively's Got a Brand New Bag
| New York City’s Chanel-loving socials flooded famed ladies-who-lunch spot La Grenouille (say it with us: Gren-ou-eeeee) Wednesday night to toast Blake Lively’s latest milestone—her very own ambassadorship. The actress was recently chosen by Karl Lag...[Read on] |
The Women of Avatar
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I totally LOVED Avatar. It was a great forward thinking film with tons of passion and made me excited to be in a movie theatre. I can’t wait to see it again (my friend and I tried several times last weekend but were sold out.) Next time I am seein...[Read on] |
Archie has Chosen!
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After 67 years, the original fictional love triangle has finally been resolved (or has it?). Archie, the goony, redheaded protagonist of the beloved Archie comic series , proposed to Veronica, the swanky, black-haired bad girl he’s been chasing afte...[Read on] |
The Decisive, Successful Woman Wears Prada
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Vogue's Grace Coddington and Anna Wintour
From the day I first saw the trailer online, I was super excited to see The September Issue, the documentary about the making of Vogue's thickest issue of the year. I've long been fascinated by the popular port...[Read on] |
Dear So and So: Library Fines
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Dear Library Fines,
I write to tell you that you scare me. I know I don’t have the best memory. And when I do remember that you are overdue (thank you e-mailed notifications!) I am sometimes too lazy to return the books. Sorry.
But back to why you s...[Read on] |
Mad Men Q&A;: January Jones
| January Jones is now in her third season on Mad Men playing Betty Draper, the seemingly perfect wife to Don Draper’s seemingly perfect husband. Of course, beneath the well-maintained exterior, everything is not so perfect for Betty, which Jones capt...[Read on] |
Newsflash: The Summer of 2011 Movies Will Have No Women Leads
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Here’s another sign that we still haven’t moved the dial forward in relation to blockbuster films.
Director John Favreau told the LA Times that next summer will be crazy in terms of the amount of product that will be released and that not e...[Read on] |
Dr. King's vision of how we can all be great
| A moving part of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.s "The Drum Major Instinct" speech talks about servanthood. It is something that Coach Don Meyer speaks of often at his clinics and academies. it is something that was spoken to our team and staff at LSU by ...[Read on] |
White House Dog to Come Tuesday -- And It's a Kennedy
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The dog the Obamas will be getting is from the same lineage as the Kennedy dogs, reports entertainment website TMZBow Watch | 04/10/2009 8:40 pm
Expect the First Family dog to grace the White House lawn on Tuesday — and according to the entertainm...[Read on] |
Interview with Sally Potter, director of Rage
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Sally Potter is a filmmaking icon. She is an outspoken, visionary, feminist director who has been on the cutting edge of the indie world since she started making films. That being said, Potter’s work is an acquired taste, and her new film Rage she i...[Read on] |
Sally Potter’s Filmmaking Manifesto
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A reader forwarded to me feminist director (Orlando) Sally Potter’s filmmaking manifesto. Thought I’d share:
The best time to start is now (don’t wait)
Take responsibility for everything (it saves time)
Don’t blame anyone or anything (including y...[Read on] |
Paying Tribute to Roe vs Wade Warriors: Reproductive Health is a Human Right
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by Grace Lesser, Program Assistant,National Women's Law Center
Some things seem clear this week. Others, more murky. I am shocked as my fellow Massachusetts natives vote against a virulently pro-choice candidate for Senate. I wonder how in the world we w...[Read on] |
Women at the Box Office: July 23-25
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Salt starring Angelina Jolie didn’t make it to number 1 thanks to the growing cultural obsession with Inception (which I liked a lot), but it was number 2 for the weekend bringing in a total of $36.5 million (the budget is estimated to be between $110...[Read on] |
Precious kills at the box office
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This weekend catapulted Precious to the top of the Oscar list with a record setting debut in theatres. Let me say that again- RECORD SETTING DEBUT. It made $1.8 million dollars on a total of 18 screens. That is an average of $100,000 per screen whic...[Read on] |
See Mommy Run
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More and more, elite female athletes are taking on a challenge greater than sports. They’re returning to the competitive world of sports while juggling motherhood.
Soccer moms have led the charge. The U.S. Women’s National Team has consistently feat...[Read on] |
Have cable’s women screwed the networks?
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Here’s a thought. Do you think that the networks are going to be able to keep up with cable in regards to women led shows? Think about it. The women who lead the cable shows like Damages, In Plain Sight, The Closer, Weeds, Nurse Jackie and Saving ...[Read on] |
Pale male fail – Who makes the most in Hollywood
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Vanity Fair has put together a list of Hollywood’s highest film earners and not surprisingly, at the top of the list are all white men. The highest female on the list is Emma Watson who made $30 million for the latest Harry Potter films. ($15 million ...[Read on] |
Women Boxers from Gleason’s create art for show
| I just read Meredith Deliso’s article on YourNabe.com about 15 women from Gleason’s gym in New York who worked together to create mosaics which will be sold at an art show to benefit a Brooklyn-based community group, Girls for Gender Equity.
What’s...[Read on] |
An interview with Ada Lovelace
| This morning, I went to the Science Museum to talk to Ada Lovelace herself about Charles Babbage, his computing machines, and her vision and brilliance.
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