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(AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) Here’s a doozy. Leave it to Jessica Wakeman via the frisky to get some juicy news. This time in a conversation she had with Margaret Cho, Margaret started talking about women comedians and how straight women are less succe...[Read on]

Fashion Face-Off: "It" Girls at Chanel

Every Friday VF.com pores through the crème de la crème of party pictures to find two contenders for the best outfit of the week. Tell us your favorite in our Fashion Face-Off. New York Fashion Week began in earnest last night at the opening...[Read on]

More Cannes Lineup - Women Directors

It’s getting a bit more difficult to determine the exact gender of the lineups coming through from Cannes because the filmmakers are not as experienced and I can’t tell the gender from google searches. So here is my best guess for the lineup just ann...[Read on]

TV: Feminist Cop Shows

Kathryn Morris I like a good procedural. In fact, I pretty much watch most all the cop shows on TV, even Criminal Minds. But I have been a big fan of Cold Case which has a female detective Lily Rush played by Kathryn Morris at its center. Now I hea...[Read on]

Interview with Mary Kay Place Emmy Nominee from Big Love

Mary Kay Place is nominated for an Emmy for her work as Adaleen Grant on the HBO show Big Love. The ceremony for her category — guest actress in a drama series — takes place this weekend on August 21st. Women & Hollywood: Congrats on the Emmy nomi...[Read on]

Should Spouses Be Allowed to Sue Their Ex-Partner's Lover?

Newsweek has a piece up about a few leftover laws allowing partner's to sue their ex-husband or ex-wife for emotional humiliation, lack of morality and what they call, "alienation of affection." And while historically, the law has been used by men to sue ...[Read on]

Fall TV lineup brings the funny & the drama

The cool air is starting to roll in again and our evening activities are starting to move back inside during the evenings. This means that fall TV is making its return and Chickspeak is excited about all the new prime time possibilities available to us. ...[Read on]

Scents to Smell for in 2010: A Guide to What’s Next

Scientists and psychologists say scent is the sense that triggers the most memories in one’s mind. There is a French bakery on the main street in my hometown, and the scent of their freshly baked croissants in the morning is one I can still distinctly d...[Read on]

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