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Michael Bay Selects Victoria’s Secret Model to Be New Megan Fox
Victoria's Secret "A Thousand Fantasies" (90 sec) from Bay Films/Michael Bay Dot Com on Vimeo. “Nelson,” the shadowy ur-moderator of MichaelBay.com, has announced that the director has chosen Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, whose name he misspells, to play...[Read on]
Fired for Being Too Skinny
The Megan Fox saga continues.  The Wrap is reporting that the reason why Megan Fox was let go from Transformers 3 was because she showed up looking “pale,” “underweight” and “unhealthy” and the director, Michael Bay didn’t like how she look...[Read on]
Volleyball star Kerri Walsh becomes a mom
Olympic gold medals are cool. But two-time Olympic beach volleyball gold medalist Kerri Walsh just got the biggest prize of all: She became a mom. Walsh, 30, and her husband, AVP pro-volley ball player Casey Jennings, 33, welcomed son Joseph Michael Jenn...[Read on]
Victoria’s Secret congratulates Megan Fox’s Transformers replacement
File this under yuck and gross.  I guess this is what happens when you have a lingerie model get a gig in the movie.  The company that she pitches for takes advantage of her new exposure. This video exemplifies so many things that are wrong in Hollywoo...[Read on]
Chicago, America’s Next Surf City?
The Windy City is one of America’s sports meccas: home to the Bears and the Bulls, the Sox and the Cubs, and but can it become Surf City, U.S.A.? Technically no,  since that name belongs to Huntington Beach, California but this week Chicago city offici...[Read on]
Dear Jurisprudence: Is It Legal for Rodney King to Marry a Juror from His Trial?
Rodney King announced yesterday that he has proposed to his girlfriend, Cynthia Kelley, a juror from his 1993 civil case against the city of Los Angeles. If a plaintiff’s marrying a juror sounds suspect, that’s because it very well could be! A...[Read on]
The mommy discourse: Motherhood and sexification
Misty May is coming back to professional volleyball this month. May is the latest athlete mommy to return to competition. And thus the mommy discourse continues. Laura Pappano comments on May's return and discusses the other mommy returns. It seems like s...[Read on]
Oil Spill's Harm to Pregnant Women Unknown
(WOMENSENEWS)--Ashley Hoffman is pregnant, lives in Alabama and loves visiting the beach. But this summer the hundreds of millions of gallons of crude oil that have spewed into the Gulf of Mexico from the explosion of BP's Deepwater Horizon oil rig on Ap...[Read on]
U.S. Open of Surfing concert lineup
Having a good lineup of bands is essential when throwing an action sports event. With that in mind,  a number of top musical acts will join the world’s best action sports athletes for five days of free concerts on the sands of Huntington Beach, Califor...[Read on]
The Young & the Pregnant: Updates All Around
Hey Chicks! Long time no see! It’s been a crazy couple of weeks starting with (cue Funeral March) the Week of Finals which I miraculously survived. I hope all of you college Chicks out there finished up your year without too many crams sessions or sleep...[Read on]
Review of Unmatched: Martina and Chris
Here is an excellent review of Unmatched, an ESPN 30 for 30 documentary about the friendship and tennis rivalry between Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert. I don’t know if ESPN will be airing this again, but it is worth checking your local listings if ...[Read on]
Silver Surfer: 72 year old Kitty Pechet wins ESA Open Women title
Seventy-two-year-old Grand Legend Kitty Pechet didn’t let the 32 degree water temperature and 28 degree air temperature stop her from winning the Open Women’s title at the 2009 England Mid-Winter Regionals....[Read on]
How Carefully Do You Read Those "No Parking" Signs?
I got the idea for this story after I saw this funny photo blog at LAist in which South Bay photographer and Flickr user jakerome documents the fun of parking in Hermosa Beach (a beach community in the Los Angeles area): "No overnight parking. Except...[Read on]
Sunset Showdown: Basketball under the stars
And on Sunday, June 6th, you can join the Los Angeles Sparks players and coaches and help clean up Santa Monica Beach.  Meet 9:00 am at 1600 Ocean Front Walk (North side of Pier, Tower 1550). For more info on both events, go to LASparks.com ...[Read on]
Moms, daughters play ball for cancer research
Pink will be plentiful at this week’s third annual Susan G. Komen Girls Flag Football Tournament. The three-day event, which includes two days of competition and a Bigger and Better Family Fun Night, is a fund-raiser for Susan G. Komen For the Cure. Mor...[Read on]
Diana Nyad: Force of Nature at 60
When I was a few months from turning 60 (five years ago), I decided to train for and swim the Provincetown Harbor Swim for Life: A mile and a half distance from Long Point at the tip of Cape Cod to the beach at the Boat Slip. I got myself a new wet suit a...[Read on]
Female auto tech student finds success with Ferrari
We love to have the chance to share about great opportunities for women in the automotive industry, and were so delighted when we heard this excellent story about Ashley Waller. This young woman put a business degree on hold to attend automotive technica...[Read on]
Surf’s Up – The Basics
Girls Surfing Summer is in full swing so what better time to head to the beach and try surfing? If you’ve never tried it, surfing can be a bit intimidating. But fear not, we have all the tips you need to get you started. The Basics Learning to surf...[Read on]
Planning the Ultimate Chicks-Only Getaway
Summer is quickly approaching and chicks in colleges across the country are getting ready for the upcoming months of internships, jobs, and, in some cases, summer classes. However, just because a chick’s summer schedule may not be as flexible as it was ...[Read on]
Spotlight on Voda Swimwear & Yulia Drummond
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not the most, er, curvaceous girl in the world. While I have other womanly qualities, I’m not so well-endowed in the chestular area. Not only is it tough to rock low-cut shirts, but when it comes to bathing suits...[Read on]
Is Sotomayor Supremely Stylish?
Never let it be said that the monkeys who bang out these Open Bar columns don’t appreciate the priorities and interests of the audience here at Vanity Fair. Sure, some of you may be interested in reading about Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s 1...[Read on]
Newsflash: The Summer of 2011 Movies Will Have No Women Leads
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]
Another Nicholas Sparks tearjerker: The dish on Dear John
Whenever I first saw the trailer for Dear John, I was more than excited. Being an avid fan of Nicholas Sparks and his super easy to read and sometimes overly sappy novels, I was hoping that a movie would finally be made about one of his books that followe...[Read on]
[Video] Meet pro surfer Coco Ho
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]
Roxy Fans – Win a trip to Australia!
Roxy Contest How does a trip Down Under sound? If you’re a sporty gal ready to say “G’day”, then enter to win a Roxy Athletix Wardrobe, a three- month supply of amazing Clean Start by Dermalogica products, AND a trip for two to Australia! Spe...[Read on]
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