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Making waves: Brazil’s surf sensation Maya Gabeira inspires girls
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A Brazilian is emerging as one of the world’s top big wave surfers – and she’s a woman. Maya Gabeira’s skills and bravery have made her a female pioneer of daredevil tactics in a male-dominated sport. Pretty Tough, indeed.
Gabeira first took to a...[Read on] |
A Commencement Address, by Maya Angelou
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The acclaimed poet offers words of wisdom and inspiration to the class of 2009A Friend Stopped By | Today 5:00 pm
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Editor’s Note: Maya Angelou is a poet, writer, performer, teacher and director. In addition to her bestselling autobiographie...[Read on] |
"Just your average college girl who's played ball with the President" - Glamour
| Maya Moore was named to Glamour’s Top Ten College Women list. Although they describe the 10 women as “amazing women you haven’t heard of yet” and I’ve obviously heard of her, that’s a pretty cool honor!
Here’s what they had to say about...[Read on] |
Go see "Bridesmaids" this weekend. It's your womanly duty
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The first time I saw a screening of the new Judd Apatow/Kristin Wiig vehicle Bridesmaids, I felt like I was watching an experimental film. I'm not talking Maya Deren or Chantal Ackerman, of course. But the fact is, Bridesmaids is an experiment, intended t...[Read on] |
Is Bridesmaids the Best Comedy of 2011?
| Maya Rudolph, Kristen Wiig, and Ellie Kemper. Courtesy of IMDb.Kristen Wiig kicks off the summer comedies (not counting Fast Five) with Bridesmaids, which she both stars in and co-wrote. She plays Annie, a woman trying to fulfill her duties as maid of hon...[Read on] |
This One Goes Out to the Ladies: Judd Apatow and Kristen Wiig collab on new comedy, Bridesmaids
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Dude-comedy maverick, Judd Apatow, recently announced he'll be producing a comedy by women. Bridesmaids is written by SNL's Kristen Wiig and The Groundling's Annie Mumolo and is a veritable who's-who of tv's comediennes; with a line-up featuring Maya Rudo...[Read on] |
Roe v. Wade Anniversary: Friday Night Lights and Private Practice tackle abortion
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Today is the anniversary of Roe v. Wade. While I don’t know if this is coincidental, two shows this week — Friday Night Lights and Private Practice — both had major storylines that tackled abortion worthy of a look.
The stories were about two ver...[Read on] |
Faces in Wine: Monique Soltani Wine & Food Journalist to Judge at IWWC in November
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Occupation: Food and Wine Reporter
Description: I am the creator and host of Wine Oh TV and creator and host of the weekly video segments: Wine Wednesdays and Foodie Fridays. I host, shoot, write and edit all of my own work! My Diva days are done! ...[Read on] |
Interview with Maya Rudolph- Away We Go
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When I was in LA for the Away We Go junket I was able to interview Maya Rudolph about the film, SNL and a couple of other things.
Women & Hollywood: What was it about this script that spoke to you?
Maya Rudolph: I fell in love with these two people inst...[Read on] |
Transcript of President Obama’s comments to UConn women’s basketball team
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“Hello everybody. Please have a seat. Have a seat.
Well, welcome to the White House, everybody. Congratulations to the UConn Huskies on your second straight undefeated season and your second straight NCAA championship. I want to point out this team h...[Read on] |
2010 female ESPY winners
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The 2010 ESPYs took place on July 14 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN at the Nokia Theatre at L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles, Calif. While not known as super female friendly (e.g. they give trophies to the best MLS player but not the best WPS player), the ESPYs did honor...[Read on] |
Women at the Box Office This Weekend: June 5
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After a long drought there are a few choices this weekend especially for those folks in the NY area. The widest release this weekend is My Life in Ruins, Nia Vardalos’ return to Greece and the big screen after a long absence. Vardalos has been everywh...[Read on] |
Set Visit: With Bridesmaids, Can Judd Apatow’s Dude-Friendly Formula Go Girly?
| Apatow’s ladies’ night? Rose Byrne, Maya Rudolph, Kristen Wiig, and Ellie Kemper. Courtesy of Universal Pictures.
By now, the legendary Judd Apatow filmmaking formula is so well known, we’ve memorized it: find talented comedians, give th...[Read on] |
After the WNBA draft: Who's ballin' now?
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After a weekend of festivities, media training and photo ops, the WNBA draft was held Monday at the ESPN headquarters in Connecticut. Girls who have been dreaming of this day since they first dribbled a basketball in a school gym were a bundle of nerves...[Read on] |
Where's Cinderella?
| "Me and Caroline (her sister who is 2 and more into Elmo aka "Mel Mo") like Areil best". So I stood there looking at these plastic toys never having seen any of the movies (I wasn't a deprived kid, we just played more than we sat in front of a...[Read on] |
Women’s History Month Quiz
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This comes from Deborah Siegel at Girl w/Pen:
Ok ladies and gents, let’s see if we can start a Women’s History Meme here. Take the quiz below, see how you do, and if you have a blog, feel free to post the quiz there AND ADD ONE ADDITIONAL QUESTION O...[Read on] |
AP nominates two horses for "Female Athlete of the Year"
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It's the end of the year, aka the merry season of top ten lists. The Associated Press recently published the vote tallies for its Female Athlete of the Year, in which 158 sports editors around the country weigh in on which of these ten female athletes des...[Read on] |
Women at the Box Office This Weekend- May 29
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Opening This Week
Pressure Cooker- directed by Jennifer Grausman and Mark Becker (at the IFC in NY)
Here’s the description from the press materials: Three seniors at Philadelphia’s Frankford High School find an unlikely champion in the kitchen of Wil...[Read on] |
Critique of March Madness Sports Illustrated Cover
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Sports Illustrated 2010 March Madness Cover
I love March Madness. Every year I wait for the March Madness cover of Sports Illustrated. Every year I do a critique of the cover. Now that I have a blog, I can post the critique for the first time as ...[Read on] |
LunaFest Kicks Off Tonight in SF
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Scene from Courtney Cox's Film, Monday Before Thanksgiving
LunaFest is a traveling film festival comprised of shorts by, for and about women. 100 percent of all the proceeds go to charities. It is sponsored by Luna Bars.
They kick off the festival t...[Read on] |
Volleyball star Megan Hodge and basketball standout Maya Moore both win 2010 Honda-Broderick Cup
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The Collegiate Women Sports Awards today announced that for only the second time in its 34-year history two female athletes have tied for the annual Honda-Broderick Cup, its top honor designating the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year.
This year’s wi...[Read on] |
Women's Hoops Hoopla: UConn Champions, WNBA Draft & more
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In case you’ve been living in a hole, here’s an update on what’s been happening in the world of women’s basketball.
On Tuesday night, the UConn women finished out their perfect season by beating Louisville 76-54 and capturing the NCAA championshi...[Read on] |
UConn women’s basketball champions visit White House
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The benefits of being the best. Win a national championship and you, too, could go to the White House.
A championship ceremony at the White House is standard for many national sports teams. But shooting hoops with the president, now that’s something e...[Read on] |
Player goes from intern to tryout with WNBA’s Sun
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Since I’m originally from Connecticut, women’s hoops is a big deal (have you heard of a li’l school called UConn?). Well, I still read the Hartford Courant with some regularity and loved the story I read today about a University of Vermont student...[Read on] |
Ten Memoirs By Unforgettable Women
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“Everyone has at least one good book in them.” The memoir, especially in recent years, has often proved this adage true. When all else fails, writers usually turn to their personal lives for inspiring material that will get the ink flowing.
The foll...[Read on] |
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