"jennifers-body" Articles & Blogs:
Loving Diablo Cody
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Not matter whether you love or hate her work, or love or hate her persona, she really is one of the only women working in the film business who is not afraid to talk about feminism and Hollywood.
She spoke this past weekend in SF at a screening of Jenn...[Read on] |
Can Feminism and Box Office Mix?
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So Jennifer’s Body tanked at the box office. From what I can tell the word of mouth among women is way better than the word of mouth among men. Vic Holtreman at Screen Rant took a unscientific look at the breakdown of the what reviewer thought and f...[Read on] |
PETA's New Ad "Be Proud of Your Body Scan: Go Vegan"
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PETA has released a new ad in response to the controversy surrounding TSA screenings, causing a rumble of its own by displaying (yet another) picture of a close-to-naked woman promoting their cause with her (thin) body. PETA's staff is not new to ac...[Read on] |
ESPN The Magazine's Body Issue - Are my interests prurient?
| I have to say that the more I read about ESPN The Magazine's Body Issue the more I am looking forward to its release next week. And I am not the only one.I think many are intrigued by whether and how this naked stars/serious message thing is going to work...[Read on] |
National Love Your Body Day
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A headline from the Tucker Center blog alerted me to the fact that today is Love Your Body Day. The Tucker Center, by the way, is a think tank at the University of Minnesota that studies girls and women in sport. Lots of great resources and definitely...[Read on] |
Helen Mirren shows a real woman’s body
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Speaking of real women’s bodies — you gotta love Helen Mirren who at almost 65 is not afraid to show us a real woman’s body.
Photo by Juergen Teller
She’s got a new flick – Love Ranch – directed by hubby Taylor Hackford opening next week...[Read on] |
Biggest Loser Couples Reflections
| So I’ve been thinking about The Biggest Loser and its impact on American culture for some time. I can’t help but notice all the efforts in government and healthcare to inspire change and how little really gets done. Cross that with The Biggest Loser a...[Read on] |
MOMA Honors Kathryn Bigelow
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Last week the Museum of Modern Art in NYC feted Kathryn Bigelow for her body of work. The event raised $1 million for the work of the film department.
There was not much press on the event which I find kind of strange since this could have and should...[Read on] |
Quick Hit: Jennifer's Body and feminism in horror flicks
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My colleague Alexandra Gutierrez reviews the much-anticipated Jennifer's Body and -- surprise! -- concludes that it's not a worthy heir to horror's feminist traditions
In their efforts to create a feminist horror film, [Diablo] Cody and [Karyn] Kusama ma...[Read on] |
Drop Dead Diva - Premieres Sunday on Lifetime
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I remember not too long ago when Sunday nights were reserved for some strong Lifetime dramas. Remember Strong Medicine and The Division? I really liked both those shows. After both shows left the air, Lifetime struggled and, to me, got a little too ...[Read on] |
Food for Fitness: Finding peace with your body
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If there has been a fad diet hit mainstream fitness news in the last six years, I have probably tried it. Everything from the Atkins diet to the South Beach Diet and the 48-hour flush to whatever else you can think of, I have probably subjected my body t...[Read on] |
David vs. Goliath: NCAA one step closer to its champion
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As of last night, there are now two teams left in the greatest basketball tournament of the year: University of Connecticut Huskies and the Louisville Cardinals.
Yesterday, UConn seemed to easily handle Stanford, winning 83-64, and Louisville squeaked by...[Read on] |
Celiac Disease & Why the Gluten-Free Diet is No Joke
| Earlier this month I had the pleasure of speaking with Shelley Case, RD, a dietitian from Canada who is an expert in Celiac disease and Gluten-free eating. I became interested in this subject due to the popularity of Elizabeth Hasselbeck’s book, The G-...[Read on] |
Food for Fitness: Say No to a No-Carb Diet
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A diet that says you should not eat carbs is ludicrous. Carbohydrates are necessary to life. “Carbohydrates are our main source of energy and provide the ideal fuel (glucose) for your body to function optimally, as well as many essential vitamins and mi...[Read on] |
The (HOT) Body Issue
| I know I may be a little late on this, as tons of pictures have leaked on the Internet and people with subscriptions have been drooling for over a week, but can we all just take a moment and applaud ESPN’s Body Issue?! Don’t worry…if you aren’t s...[Read on] |
The Beautiful Naked People
| NAKED women in SPORTS: ESPN The Body Issue
OH boy here we go again! YES, someone who poses NAKED can still believe in GOD. NO, it doesn't mean she's whoring herself for attention or money (then again if she was, it's her body and she can do whatever ...[Read on] |
Army Wives deals with girls and body image issues
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I’ve always been a fan of Army Wives. I know, it’s a bit sappy. But I like it. One reason why is because on ocassion they handle an issue really well.
That happened this past Sunday with a subplot about a young girl and body issues. The overv...[Read on] |
Hollywood Feminist of the Day: Gabourey “Gabby” Sidibe
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From everything I’ve heard she is beyond spectacular in her film debut Precious so much so that there is already Oscar talk. I loved what she had to say to NY Magazine about her weight and her body. I cannot wait to see this movie.
“I learned t...[Read on] |
How to Love the Skin You’re In
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I can still remember the day when I looked in the mirror and told myself if I wasn’t happy with the way I looked. I’d beaten myself up several times before but never as I had done on that day. I poked here, squeezed there and scrutinized everywhere. I...[Read on] |
Happy Birthday to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs
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Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Lauren and I recently quit my job in music marketing to return to my first love: writing. BUST has been so kind as to allow me a venue for this time of rediscovering that music can actually be awesome and no...[Read on] |
Women Making Movies
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The New York Times does it again! Just a couple short weeks after their girl-tastic issue of the NYT Magazine, yesterday they ran an article about the surprisingly large presence of female directors at this year’s Toronto Film Festival.
In additio...[Read on] |
Back in Black to battle breast cancer
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When you think about southern California, Los Angeles is probably first in mind. Along with the city of Angels you may think of Disneyland, the Salton Sea in Imperial Valley, The Oceanside Pier, the summits of the San Gabriel Mountains, the Colorado and M...[Read on] |
Jennifer's Body
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Jennifer's Body, the latest from 31-year-old feminist screenwriter Diablo Cody (of Juno fame), is hitting theaters September 18th and already it's causing quite the buzz. The Times ran an interesting story this weekend about how Cody and her crew tried to...[Read on] |
Food for Fitness: Breakfast Omelet
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Breakfast has always been my favorite meal of the day, simply because breakfast foods are the best in flavor and variety in my opinion.You probably roll your eyes when you hear “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day” because you have heard...[Read on] |
Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat
| Is it possible to eat what you want without gaining weight? Many people, especially those who are chronic dieters are afraid this is not possible. Breaking away from the rigid set of dieting rules feels scary, and dieters are comfortable with the “restr...[Read on] |
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