"how-to-jump-start" Articles & Blogs:
Vile Poster of the Day: Centurion
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Got this in my email this morning and it was enough to make me gag. Could her boobs be any bigger?
Yuck. Vile. You have to jump to look at it because I don’t want it on my home page.
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Palins and Friends in the News: Levi’s Illogical Book Cover, Bristol’s Facial Surgery
| Significant Palin-related personal-appearance news this morning. Which would you like to hear first, Levi or Bristol? Levi? Personally, that would not have been our choice, but O.K. Lo, the cover for Levi Johnston’s forthcoming memoir, Deer in the Headl...[Read on] |
Why Obama Can’t Make Kids Healthy (a different take on the nutrition bill)
| Pens don’t make change, actions do. A few days ago, President Obama signed a nutrition bill. Also known as the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act 2010. People ooh & awed. Yay! We have ANOTHER bill. This will make the obesity crisis diminish. And we won...[Read on] |
Happy to Introduce: Smart Jumper Cables!
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Today's cars are very complex. If the battery of your car dies - you want to be very careful that you do the right thing! Here are four different ways you can charge the battery to get your car rolling down the road again.
1. Slowly charge the bat...[Read on] |
Don't get caught out in the cold with a dead car battery!
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When the temperatures dip below 0-degrees F, my auto repair shop receives early morning phone calls crying for 'help' because of cars not starting. Here are some illuminating statistics by the Battery Council International that explain why so many car bat...[Read on] |
“It Is Like Merlot”: Wall Street’s Secret Curling Obsession
| Photo via EveryJoe.com Curling—yes curling!—is the most popular trend to sweep Wall Street since all those other trends that completely destroyed the nation’s economy, ha ha. That curling is so boring is kind of the point: it’s about technique and...[Read on] |
Reese stands up for women
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Reese Witherspoon was in DC yesterday talking about the need to stop violence against women. She represents Avon which came to town to give a $500,000 grant to the State Department’s Fund for Global leadership.
One of her quotes:
I think when you ha...[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] |
Women Start New Distribution Company
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Distribution vets Emily Woodburne ( IFC and Zeitgeist), Bridget Stokes (IFC Films) and Vicky Wight (Artistic License) have joined forces and have created a new distribution company BEV Pictures. The films to be released by the company will focus on a sla...[Read on] |
Mika Brzezinski Reads From Knowing Your Value
| In her new book, Knowing Your Value: Women, Money, and Getting What You’re Worth (Weinstein Books), journalist Mika Brzezinski—Joe Scarborough’s co-host on MSNBC’s Morning Joe—traces her unconventional career path, addressing...[Read on] |
Do the Balloon People Have a Right to Publicity?
| The boy in the balloon or, as it were, the boy not in the balloon, is a publicity stunt which has many people outraged, questioning the sanity of the boy’s father, the intelligence of the media, and the values of a media-driven culture. But other than t...[Read on] |
Two women start new film studio
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Mary Dickinson and Charlene Fisher announced the formation of DFIS on Friday which will develop, produce, market and distribute films with a budget of up to $10 million dollars.
They plan to produce 10-12 independent pictures per year and have $150 milli...[Read on] |
Tips for dealing with a dead auto battery
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It's not a good feeling to sit behind the wheel of your car to discover it won't start. My 2003 Honda Odyssey usually gives us advance warning to a dead battery because the power sliding doors don't move without power, so when my sons announced to me on ...[Read on] |
2009 WNBA Draft: A journey back to my love for women’s basketball
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I’ve played basketball my entire life.
Ever since I was little, l knew that I loved the game. From eighth grade all the way through graduation from my NCAA Division III college, I pretty much obsessed over rankings, new prospects and players of the wee...[Read on] |
What's on Chloë Sevigny's Vanity Table?
| Left: Kiehl's Limited Edition Rare Earth Deep Pore Cleansing Masque with labels designed by Dexter's Michael C. Hall and Big Love's Chloë Sevigny. Right: The actress at the April 7 launch event for the collection in Santa Monica, California. By Joe S...[Read on] |
On the Occasion of Hillary Clinton’s 2012-Campaign Kick-Off, We Remember the Greatest Hillary Ad of All Time
| Despite the lack of willingness from the candidate herself, Hillary Clinton’s 2012 presidential campaign is off to an auspicious start! Above is the nascent movement’s first television ad, which aired Wednesday in New Orleans. We know what you are thi...[Read on] |
Ski Jumpers Jump Through Hoops
| Ski jumper Jessica Jerome. Photographs by Mia Tran. The free-flowing rum drinks helped you handle the many incongruities earlier this week on the third floor of Norwood, a private club in downtown New York City, but disparities were still pretty acute. In...[Read on] |
Limbaugh: "I love the women's movement, especially when walking behind it."
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Ah, Rush Limbaugh. Always so charming.
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Transcript after the jump.
Thanks to Think Progress, who also point out that Limbaugh held a "Female Summit" to find out how he could "own women."
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Saturday Reading: What if "The Expendables" Were Women
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From FlavorWire
The Expendables opens today, and if you didn’t know already, it’s an action movie that features a leather bag brimming with bundled cash, a helpless woman with an accent, and lots of bad-ass dudes dressed in black running around kill...[Read on] |
Bristol Palin: Don't get pregnant unless you're privileged
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Bristol Palin has shot a new PSA for the abstinence pushing and just generally creepy Candie's Foundation. And it is so not OK:
Transcript after the jump.
Even entertainment website E! Online recognizes that this add is messed up, saying the message is...[Read on] |
Don't break down over Labor Day Weekend: Tips to try before calling AAA
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Here are some some tips for those planning to travel over the long holiday weekend - keep these in mind to help avoid hefty tow charges over Labor Day. Dead BatteryYour car battery can become dead in several ways. The charging mechanism, called an alte...[Read on] |
Crush of the Week: Lady Sovereign
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I went to see Lady Sovereign in concert on Wednesday, and all I can say is that this woman is off the hook! The rapper (and a self-proclaimed feminist, I might add) from the UK is gritty, enthralling and powerful and I loved every minute of her performa...[Read on] |
Infographic: How the Automotive Industry is Embracing Social Media
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At AskPatty, we keep a keen eye on social media as it relates to the auto industry, and it looks like we're not the only ones. Social media is an interesting venue - success here is not gained by spending money on ads - the big gains here come from out-t...[Read on] |
Remembering Dede Allen
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Dede Allen is probably a name you have never heard of. But even though you and I don’t know her what’s important to remember on this day after her passing is that she made huge contributions to some of the greatest films of the 20th century.
She wa...[Read on] |
A Witch? A Ghost? Lady Gaga? You Got Something Better?
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So what are you guys gonna be for Halloween??? We want to hear about your costumes!Okay I will start with the BUST crew...I am gonna be a ninja master! Some of the other planned costume shout-outs included but were not limited to: an ass hat, ...[Read on] |
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