"jill-oakes" Articles & Blogs:
Video: Play Soccer So They Can
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If you play soccer or are a fan, you know why it’s called the Beautiful Game. Soccer is a global language that has the power to unify people. Last weekend, a group of players got together in Los Angeles so that others around the world can have the o...[Read on] |
Morningstar Commission Event: Inside the Hollywood Jewish Noggin
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The stories of Hollywood’s founding are legendary. The twitter version for the uninitiated: A bunch of jewish immigrants migrated from NY to LA and created this new industry. If you want the real story read Neal Gabler’s How the Jews Invented Holl...[Read on] |
Sarah Palin lands gig with Fox News, gets new action figure
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Looks like the Sarah Palin schoolgirl action figure has been trumped, big time. After all, who needs some silly doll when you can have your very own Sarah Palin embryo ornament?
This is one of many of this Etsy vendor's "baby's first" fetus ornaments ...[Read on] |
BFF: Best Friends Forever or Best Frenemies Forever?
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Best friendship is usually formed on common interests, and best friends Betty and Veronica (of the classic Archie Comic series) are no exception. They had one very similar interest - Archie Andrews - and spent their friendship fighting over him, constantl...[Read on] |
Pilot Watch – CW
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There are so many shows that get developed each year, some make it to the pilot stage and very few make it to series.
This year I’m going to keep track and see the progress. I’ve created a pilot watch section and will list by studio shows by and ab...[Read on] |
Why are there so few ladies in late night comedy?
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Last Thursday, the Paley Center for Media and the Writer's Guild of America East hosted a panel on women in late night comedy writing. The five panelists and the moderator, all women (and all white), were or used to be writers for The Daily Show, The Colb...[Read on] |
WPS All-Star Weekend II: WPS Awards Ceremony through Kick-Off
| I’ve just arrived home in San Francisco and am about to start working on some video footage from the All-Star Awards dinner. But before I do, I thought it would be nice to pick up where I ended my blog yesterday and share a bit more from the WPS All-St...[Read on] |
MacArthur Genius Awards-2009
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The Macarthur Foundation has annointed its list of “geniuses” for 2009 and happily its split 50/50.
Here are the women recipients (captions from AP):
Lynsey Addario, 35, photojournalist, Istanbul, Turkey. Creating a visual record of major conflicts ...[Read on] |
To bee or not to bee
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ESPN usually airs football, basketball, ice hockey and occasionally a NCAA Division I championship — but kids pushing around vowels and consonants? America’s youngest and most celebrated letter bearers were featured today on the station generally me...[Read on] |
The legacy of Thirtysomething
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It’s been over 20 years since Thirtysomething went on the air and 18 years since it departed and now finally the first season will be released on DVD today. What I find so interesting about the show is how far reaching into TV and films — but mostly...[Read on] |
Interview with Jenna Milly Co-Creator of TBS’ Micro Series Gillian in Georgia
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Jill Marie Jones as Gillian
Here’s a look at an aspect of the business we have never covered before. Microseries. Writer Jenna Milly (who I had corresponded with previously when she interviewed my for an article) takes us behind the scenes about how ...[Read on] |
2010 Women’s Professional Soccer Draft
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The Women’s Professional Soccer draft takes place next week, on January 15th in Philadelphia at the NSCAA National Convention.
The folks at WPS have done a great job keeping fans in the loop and as we countdown to the big day, they’ve polled a number...[Read on] |
Two teen girls transform the tennis world
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Teenagers Melanie Oudin and Yanina Wickmayer were a hit at the U.S. Open in New York last month, arriving as unseeded talents and emerging as legitimate competitors. Wickmayer went deepest in the Open draw but Oudin, sporting the word “Believe” on h...[Read on] |
Sundance Interview: Adriana Maggs, Director/Writer of Grown Up Movie Star
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Adriana Maggs is one of a bunch of up-and-coming female directors with their work on display this year at Sundance. Her writing and directing debut Grown Up Movie Star is in competition this year in the World Cinema Narrative section.
Synopsis is below...[Read on] |
Spotlight on Tammy Tibbetts: Empowering Liberian Youth
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Whether it’s finding the perfect prom dress for a girl that can’t afford one, providing positive advice for girls celebrating their prom or their quinceañeras, fundraising and working towards a tuition-free school in Liberia, or finding ways to conti...[Read on] |
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