"kids" Articles & Blogs:
NYC Kids Make Gender Documentary
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Thanks go to Feministing for bringing this awesome little documentary that a bunch of school-age kids did on gender stereotyping! Way to go mini Judith Butlers— you've restored our faith in future generations. Also, a special thanks to brillia...[Read on] |
Why every parent should watch Huge (with their kids)
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It’s kind of a shame that the brilliant new show Huge from Winnie Holzman (My So Called Life) and her daughter Savannah Dooley is airing during the summer when people are busy, outside, not watching TV and many of the targeted audience kids are at act...[Read on] |
Chris Brown Pulls Name From Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
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A rep says, ‘Unfortunately, the controversy surrounding the incident last month has
shifted the focus from the music to whether he should be allowed to be
among those nominated …’Post | Today 4:15 pmChris Brown removed himself as a nomin...[Read on] |
[Video] Are their male and female jobs? Guess who?.
| Did you know that in kids' movies, men can outnumber women five to one? And that the most common job description for women in those movies involves wearing a tiara ruling a kingdom?
Princess' aside, Geena Davis noticed what she thought was a trend a few ...[Read on] |
Brands look to parents watching TV with their kids
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Marketers are ready to pounces on moms! More moms are watching children's programing -- with -- their children. And...marketers see an opening.
Nickelodeon, Disney and Time Warner's Cartoon Network are the big beneficiaries, but smal...[Read on] |
The punishment for having kids
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According to an LA Times piece, Can Julia Roberts Come Back on Her Own Terms? the person who benefited most from Julia Roberts taking several years off to have and raise her kids is Sandra Bullock who got some of the key roles that Roberts passed on. M...[Read on] |
SI for Kids: Basic lessons in gender, sport
| At the UM Tucker Center lecture Monday night on women's sports and social media, I suggested that the primary function of mediated/spectator sports in U.S. culture is to reinforce gender norms (apologies to Noam Chomsky). It starts early. Just loo...[Read on] |
The Kids Are All Right scores big at the box office this weekend
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It was a great weekend for women at the box office.
The Kids Are All Right directed and co-written by Lisa Cholodenko opened in five markets at a total of 7 theatres and grossed a whopping $504,888. That is a per screen average of $72,127. That is ...[Read on] |
Women & Hollywood: New Movies Alert
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Lisa Cholodenko
Just read about two new movies where two sets of women play lovers.
Annette Bening and Julianne Moore star as partners and mothers in Kids. The film is about their kids’ search for their sperm donor (played by Mark Ruffalo) altering ...[Read on] |
A Former Preschool Teacher Reviews Where the Wild Things Are
| There’s only one movie theater in the neighborhood where my boyfriend and I are living in New Orleans this fall, a single-screen old pile called The Prytania. This means, we haven’t been able to see every good-bad film that we ordinarily would, alread...[Read on] |
Remembering Elizabeth Edwards, Power Mom
| Elizabeth Edwards with her daughter Cate at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, Boston. By Elise Amendola/File/AP Photo. I will remember Elizabeth Edwards first and always as a mom. I think that’s the role she cherished most among the breathtak...[Read on] |
Miley Cyrus Versus the Chastity Cops, Round 340,982
| Decency! A thing that is in short supply, per the perma-incensed Parents Television Council. But according to this morning’s Times, the culture-policing nonprofit has fallen on hard times—just as $#*! My Dad Says, those naughty Glee kids, and a scanti...[Read on] |
Barbie gets inked
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Barbie’s come a long way since she was first introduced 50 years ago.
With her latest style she is rockin tattoos. Yup, that’s right. Tattoo Barbie.
The “Totally Stylin’ Tattoos” Barbie is part of the Mattel Toy Company’s spring line. She co...[Read on] |
What They Forget to Teach in High School
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My daughter graduated from college last week, and although I've known her for 22 years, I'm still amazed at this miracle that has grown from a good idea in my mind into a fabulous, full-grown person. When I thought about having a kid, the reality was comp...[Read on] |
Book Review: Maybe This Time
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Author: Jennifer Crusie
Pages: 352
Date Started: 9/4/10
Date Finished: 9/8/10
Simple Summary: After a decade of being divorced Archer asks his ex, Andie, to be caretaker/ nanny for his distant (second) cousins at a supposedly haunted house.
Rating: ★...[Read on] |
Tree climbing - not just for kids
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Tall oaks from little acorns grow. -Anonymous
You don’t have to look far to find a tree worth climbing. And tree climbing isn’t just for kids. It’s an adventure, but it’s also a great workout. Climbing exercises the upper torso by using many ...[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] |
Patti Smith wins National Book Award!
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Congratulations to my favorite artist of all time, Patti Smith, who won the National Book award last night for her memoir, Just Kids. If you have not read this book, go get it! It's thoroughly entertaining and very inspiring. Here's a quote from the Times...[Read on] |
Got Milk? Shawn Johnson does
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Gold medal gymnast Shawn Johnson is the latest milk-drinking celeb to don the famous Milk Mustache to inspire teens to ‘Drink Milk for a Change.’
Shawn joins the ranks of more than 290 other athletes, actors, models and musicians who have lent thei...[Read on] |
Help little girls dream big
| Someone recently introduced me to Go! Go! Sports Girls - dolls that are symbols for what young girls should be doing - living at their own age (versus a 22 year old Barbie) with normal kids clothing on (not a sexy 2-piece) and getting out ...[Read on] |
Mother daughter team create new TV show
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Being a formerly fat person myself who struggles with food issues each and every day I was really surprised, happy and cautious to see the new ABC Family TV show Huge.
But I did breathe a sigh of relief when I saw that it was co-created by Winnie Holzman...[Read on] |
Golden Globe Nominees – The Women
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I like the Golden Globes because it is one of the only opportunities to see some great women on TV nominated with film stars. I know it’s a joke because only 100 people do the voting, but it brings a certain lightness to the awards season.
Some ...[Read on] |
It’s Complicated
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If you are a Nancy Meyers fan the good news for you is that It’s Complicated will make you happy, but if you have issues with Nancy Meyers and her filmmaking style this one won’t sway you her way. It’s Complicated is pure Nancy Meyers for better o...[Read on] |
Can The Kids Are All Right be the Female Brokeback?
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It’s not news that gay and lesbian films struggle to get out of the niche and be seen as mainstream entertainment and make serious box office dollars. We all know that many films have gay characters, but films that star and are driven by gay people ...[Read on] |
Summer Safety: Kids and hot cars don't mix
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It's that time of the year again. Warm summer temps make going to the pool, beach and parks a lot of fun. But those higher temps can be deadly inside a parked car.
So far this year, twenty child deaths can be attributed to heat stroke (hyperthermia) from...[Read on] |
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