"lincoln-mkz" Articles & Blogs:
Women at the Top
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Nancy Utley has been promoted to the presidency of Fox Searchlight Pictures. She shares the title with Stephen Giula. Utley has been making Fox Searchlight quite hot of late as the COO overseeing marketing and distribution of movies like Juno to the t...[Read on] |
The Tempest picked as NY Film Festival’s centerpiece
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The pedigree for The Tempest directed by Julie Taymor keeps growing. It will have its world premiere as the closing film at the Venice Film Festival in September, and now it has been tapped as the centerpiece film for this year’s NY Film Festival.
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June 8 victories for female candidates: What will they do for women?
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Yesterday’s primaries brought huge victories for women across the country—many who succeeded against great odds, such as Sen. Blanche Lincoln in Arkansas and victim of egregious misogyny and...
This is a content summary only. Visit Women and Po...[Read on] |
CFDA to Honor Fashion Icon Michelle Obama
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The Council of Fashion Designers of America will honor First Lady Michelle Obama this JuneThe Etceterist | Today 11:55 am
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Hair up, hair down, sleeves or sleeveless, Michael Kors, Jason Wu, Narciso Rodriguez — or will there be a new favorit...[Read on] |
Notes from a Sports Psych Grad Student: Composure
| Editor's Note: Anne Shadle was a 2-time NCAA Champion (Indoor Mile and Outdoor 1500m) while an undergraduate at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She then competed as a professional Track & Field athlete for Reebok from 2005-2008, capp...[Read on] |
From Movie to Musical
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Two beloved films — Bridget Jones’ Diary and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown are being made into musicals.
Helen Fielding who write the book of Bridget Jones’ Diary has been working on the musical which held a recent reading in London att...[Read on] |
Take a test drive and Ford will give $20 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure
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Want to do something fun this weekend that also supports a great purpose? Ford is showing its support of breast cancer awareness by donating $20 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure in the name of each prospective customer who test drives a Ford, Lincoln, ...[Read on] |
Sojourner Truth honored in the Capitol
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Today Congress will unveil a new bust of Sojourner Truth in the U.S. Capitol. She's the first black woman to be honored there. This is a far cry from the last time Congress proposed "honoring" a black woman, Melissa Harris Lacewell writes:
It is import...[Read on] |
Memorial Day Driving Tips: Avoidable Summer Road Hazards That Will Cost You
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Memorial Day marks the beginning of the Summer Travel season! Are you taking a road trip this weekend? At AskPatty, we know taking to the road for a summer getaway can be fun and enjoyable but only if the proper precautions are taken to get your vehicle ...[Read on] |
To the Batcave! It's the Batmobile through the ages!
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I just spent about an hour staring at this image, and I just HAD to share it here. I don't know the artist(s) who designed this thing, but kudos to whoever it was. This thing is awesome! It was commissioned by CarInsurance.org, and it's a...[Read on] |
Found - One red kayak
| So I’m driving back from dropping off Rafaela at the Quad Cities Airport (I felt really bad that her whole visit was taken up with searching for the lost gear: not much of a river trip for her, that’s for sure), and as I was heading over the Burlingto...[Read on] |
Remembering Silver Palate Founder Sheila Lukins
| I was traveling this past Monday so missed the news of the passing of Sheila Lukins on August 30, 2009 at age 66 of brain cancer. My husband Marc said,"you should write something about Sheila since the Silver Palate was such a part of our lives together i...[Read on] |
Mississippi River Project: Remembering Big Sandy Lake
| (Editors Note: Composer – and good friend – Eve Beglarian recently embarked on a year long odyssey kayaking the length of the Mississippi River from its source at Lake Itasca in Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. This is one in a series of journal en...[Read on] |
Inspired by music, Taurus designers find harmony
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Popular culture is filled with examples of cars inspiring music. The Beach Boys loved their "Little Deuce Coupe" and, of course, Wilson Pickett sang about "Mustang Sally." Turns out it's a two-way street: Music can inspire car designers, too.
A diverse ...[Read on] |
Interview with Aviva Kempner, Director of Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg
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When I first heard about Gertrude Berg a couple of years ago when I was working on a documentary after my initial shock dissipated, I got angry. How could it be that such a towering figure in radio and TV history could just…disappear?
Well, the good ...[Read on] |
Mercedes-Benz Stays Connected to Fashion Elite as Title Sponsor of Fashion Week
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Look closely--that's not your typical police car! Last May, Mercedes-Benz announced that it had renewed its Fashion Week sponsorship for another three years. In 2007, the German luxury automaker became the title sponsor of IMG's Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week...[Read on] |
Ford Teams up with Martha Stewart to give away "Warriors in Pink" Taurus
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Ford Warriors in Pink, now in its 15th year of support for breast cancer health, recently joined forces with Martha Stewart to focus on breast cancer treatments and awareness with a special Warriors in Pink episode of her television show.
For many year...[Read on] |
Car Allowance Rebate System - On and Off, and On Again!
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When the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) program was finally officially enacted last week, car shoppers swarmed automotive dealerships to take advantage of the $3500 or $4500 rebates offered when trading in their less-efficient clunkers for more fuel-...[Read on] |
Toyota and Honda under recall; Ford, GM, Chrysler answer with trade-in incentives
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Two popular Japanese automotive brands have been taking a pounding lately.
In September 2009, Toyota announced that it would recall 3.8 million vehicles to adjust floormats that could cause accelerators to get stuck and lead to a crash. And just a few ...[Read on] |
Casting calls begin for Ford Focus Rally: America
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Ford is teaming up with the Emmy Award-winning creators of The Amazing Race – Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri – to create the first interactive real-time road rally featuring the new 2012 Ford Focus.
The five-week program, Focus Rally: Amer...[Read on] |
My Dad still driving at 85 - Happy Father's Day!
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My Dad is still driving at 85 years old and is one of the big reasons I love cars! My Dad did not own a car at all until he was he was 33 years old. Owning a car was a luxury item for a post WWII blue collar family man in the 1950's, he car-pooled to wor...[Read on] |
Best Ways to be Pampered in your Car
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Some of the BlogHer women were discussing recently whether we tend to be the ones who get spoiled, or whether we are the ones who do the actual spoiling. So the question was asked "Is it better to be spoiled than to spoil others?"
It got me to thinking ...[Read on] |
Awards Watch: The Writers Guild Nominations
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The Writers Guild Award is one of the strictest in the award season. Here’s how to qualify: (Feature films eligible for a Writers Guild Award were exhibited theatrically for at least one week in Los Angeles in 2009 and were written under the WGA’s M...[Read on] |
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