"matt-kelly" Articles & Blogs:
US Government Fleet To Get A Little Greener
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More than 17,600 American-made, fuel-efficient cars and hybrids will soon be entering the government fleet, thanks to President Barack Obama. Putting his money (or more aptly, your money) where his mouth is, the president plans to use $285 million in Fed...[Read on] |
Why Kelly Clarkson should consider moving to the UK
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While Kelly Clarkson's body has apparently been airbrushed away in SELF magazine's September cover, members of the UK Parliament are calling for disclaimers on advertisements that have been airbrushed. Love it.
Airbrushing is sadly no new trend in wom...[Read on] |
Zipcar launches FastFleet, partners with ZimRide
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Have you heard of Zipcar?
Begun in Cambridge, Massachusetts nearly a decade ago, the startup pioneers the European idea of car-sharing here in the U.S.
Its concept is simple: offer self-service vehicles by the hour or day to city residents and busi...[Read on] |
Kelly Clark wins Copper Mountain Grand Prix
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Copper Mountain has a longstanding history with the U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix tour, having hosted events in 1998, 1999 and last season.
Last week, the Copper halfpipe was stacked with big air and beauty as the best women in the sport hit up the 22-fo...[Read on] |
Another magazine another photoshopped woman
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Seriously, why do magazines think that we won’t notice? Or are they truly going with the “a photo is just the beginning of our art project” theory? Becuase if photos are just an art project for them, then just fucking say it.
This time ...[Read on] |
Kelly Clark makes history with 1080 at Winter X Games
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The women’s Superpipe finals at Winter X Games 15 were jaw-dropping to say the least The highlight, of course, was when Vermont native Kelly Clark‘s became the first woman to successfully land a 1080 in competition. That’s THREE full rotations t...[Read on] |
Mindy Kaling of 'The Office' Wants To Write Romantic-Comedies For A New Generation
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We all love Tina Fey, don’t get me wrong, but wouldn’t it be nice to have more than one path set for women writing comedy? She has really has set a new standard for what it means to be a female comedy writer and I’m sure it’s...[Read on] |
Women at the Box Office This Weekend
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There are a several movies opening this weekend in limited release and both American Violet and Lemon Tree open wider.
American Violet opens in Boston; Philadelphia; San Francisco; Houston; Austin and Seattle. Here’s my interview with Regina Kelly wh...[Read on] |
Women directors in competition at Venice
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The good news is that there are women in competition.
The roster of competition titles was announced and there are 3 women directed films out of a total of 22. Plus we have Julie Taymor’s The Tempest as the closing film.
That’s 13.6%.
Clearly b...[Read on] |
Mad Men Q&A;: January Jones
| January Jones is now in her third season on Mad Men playing Betty Draper, the seemingly perfect wife to Don Draper’s seemingly perfect husband. Of course, beneath the well-maintained exterior, everything is not so perfect for Betty, which Jones capt...[Read on] |
ChickSpeak hearts Hellcats
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In high school, we all loved tuning into our favorite primetime teen dramas. The storylines, abet a bit crazy at times, featured things we could relate to: dealing with boyfriend drama, taking the SATs, clashing with our parents and so and so on. We admir...[Read on] |
ChickSpeak hearts Celtic Thunder
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There is something about Celtic Thunder that catches your attention.
Maybe, it’s the fact that they are six gorgeous Irish and Scottish men complete with authentic swoon-worthy accents. Maybe, its because these six guys are extremely talented singers a...[Read on] |
New York Film Festival announces lineup with only two female directors (plus two in a group film)
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The New York Film Festival which is the centerpiece of NY’s fall film season announced its lineup today and only two women are on the docket with film’s of their own.
That’s 7.4%.
I took out the film Revolucion which has 10 directors (and two ar...[Read on] |
Roxy Chicken Jam 2011 winners
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Despite difficult weather conditions, resulting in the largest snowfall in Mammoth history (12 – 15 ft), some of the best female boarders in the world came to Mammoth Mountain to compete in the 7th annual Roxy Chicken Jam.
Kelly Marren from Hiillsboro...[Read on] |
LIVE’S High Heel-a-thon
| The 2010 Regis and Kelly LIVE! High Heel-A-Thon is set to take place on Wednesday, September 22nd. The High Heel-A-Thon is a fun 150-yard dash in support of The Heart Truth®. Although this is simply a fun event in heels, a lot of serious athletes als...[Read on] |
Moms, daughters play ball for cancer research
| Pink will be plentiful at this week’s third annual Susan G. Komen Girls Flag Football Tournament.
The three-day event, which includes two days of competition and a Bigger and Better Family Fun Night, is a fund-raiser for Susan G. Komen For the Cure.
Mor...[Read on] |
Winter X Games 14 – Women’s Results
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Over and out. Winter X Games 14 has wrapped. Four days in Aspen delivered five-peats, double three-peats, and back-to-back golds. Read on to find out how the women fared.
Friday, Jan. 29th – Women’s Skiing Superpipe
A deserving Jen Hudak won Women...[Read on] |
Women and (March) Madness
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It's that time of year. Yes, the birds are starting to chirp and the crocuses are peeking their little colorful heads up through the dry, brittle grass. This, I am very excited about. But what has me even more excited at this exact moment is a different k...[Read on] |
Sexism Watch: Women missing on A.O. Scott’s list of great films
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This is just another reason why I have such trouble with the NY Times reviews. A.O. Scott put his subjective look at the “great” films from 2000 to now, and not surprisingly, only a lone female filmmaker (Claire Denis), and not one female centric ...[Read on] |
Q&A;: Sarah Silverman: "'Penis' and 'Vagina' Should Be Equal Comedically, but They're Not"
| Like a cheerier version of Jeremy Renner’s demolitions expert in The Hurt Locker, Sarah Silverman is the kind of comedian who loves nothing better than venturing into the treacherous topics of race, sex, and religion to nimbly navigate some potentia...[Read on] |
What the Gotham Independent Film Awards Giveth, the Spirit Awards Taketh Away
| From left: The Hurt Locker director Kathryn Bigelow, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, screenwriter Mark Boal, and Jeremy Renner. Last night, the 19th Gotham Independent Film Awards—the first hurdle in the award-season obstacle course leading up to Oscar ...[Read on] |
Volleyball star Kerri Walsh becomes a mom
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Olympic gold medals are cool. But two-time Olympic beach volleyball gold medalist Kerri Walsh just got the biggest prize of all: She became a mom.
Walsh, 30, and her husband, AVP pro-volley ball player Casey Jennings, 33, welcomed son Joseph Michael Jenn...[Read on] |
Blogs With Balls: Female sports community ignored, again
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If you’re familiar with the mammoth multi-billion dollar male sports blogging scene, you’ve probably heard of A.J. Daulerio of Deadspin, Spencer Hall of The Sporting Blog or Dan Kellyand of the Bleacher Report.
Chances are, if you know these guys, ...[Read on] |
Gearing up for the WPS Draft
| As yu may know, I’m the Web Coordinator at Women’s Professional Soccer – So I wanted to give quick update here from my department at the league office. First off, the 2010 WPS Draft will be held on Friday, January 15th at 10am in Philadelphia, PA, i...[Read on] |
Top Three Parties: Coachella, Coachella, Coachella
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Paul McCartney. 2. The Killers. 3. Lupe Fiasco. From PatrickMcMullan.com. Every Monday, VF Daily usually picks the top three parties around the globe that happened over the weekend. But this weekend, there was only one party that mattered: Coachella. Coa...[Read on] |
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