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"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]
A Commencement Address, by Maya Angelou
The acclaimed poet offers words of wisdom and inspiration to the class of 2009A Friend Stopped By | Today 5:00 pm < p> Editor’s Note: Maya Angelou is a poet, writer, performer, teacher and director. In addition to her bestselling autobiographie...[Read on]
Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid Cast for Clinton Movie
Will Dennis Quaid and Julianne Moore be moving into the White House?Post | Today 4:00 pm Hillary and Bill Clinton may soon find themselves on HBO. And they could be played by appropriately A-list actors. Though nothing has been set in stone, HBO exec...[Read on]
Happy Tears for Demi Moore, Ellen Barkin, and Parker Posey
The cast party. Parker Posey, Ellen Barkin, and Demi Moore. From PatrickMcMullan.com. Last night’s Cinema Society screening of Happy Tears took a sartorial turn when Demi Moore walked the red carpet in an ensemble pulled from host Donna Karan’s Fall 2...[Read on]
Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore Launch 'Real Men Don't Buy Girls' Campaign
The Demi and Ashton Foundation (DNA), founded by Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher, launches its "Real Men Don't Buy Girls" interactive video campaign this week, aiming to educate the public about child sex slavery in the United States. Kutc...[Read on]
2010 female ESPY winners
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]
After the WNBA draft: Who's ballin' now?
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]
Cover Girl: Carissa Moore first girl on cover of Surfer Magazine in over 10 years
High school student and rock star surfer Carissa Moore is the first female to grace the cover of Surfer Magazine in over a decade. Last November Moore became the youngest surfer to ever win a Triple Crown event just after splitting with longtime sponsor ...[Read on]
The Super Bowl and Glee: Very Popular Culture
• The Super Bowl was the most popular program in television history, and the post-game Glee performed well too, attracting more than 26 million viewers. [The Hollywood Reporter/The Hollywood Reporter] • Representative Jane Harman (D-CA) will soon abdi...[Read on]
Kim Bain-Moore: First Lady of Fishing
Annika Sorenstam. Michelle Wie. Danica Patrick. Kim Bain-Moore? Like pioneering female athletes before her, Bain-Moore is making history by competing against the guys. And not without controversy. Last weekend, Bain-Moore, a 28-year old angler from Austr...[Read on]
Oprah Joins Twitter, Tweets to Demi Moore
Oprah Winfrey tweets on the social-networking service twitter.com; Ashton Kutcher beat CNN and will have to donate 10,000 mosquito nets for World Malaria DayOprah, Ashton, Demi on Twitter | 04/17/2009 1:20 pm Oprah Winfrey opened an account on Twitter F...[Read on]
Going Backwards
It’s beginning to dawn on me that I have an unhealthy habit of picking up a series… out of order. I know, I know, it’s slightly blasphemous in some circles but I can’t help it. I see cool font on a spine or shiney cover with an intriguing plot and...[Read on]
Volleyball star Megan Hodge and basketball standout Maya Moore both win 2010 Honda-Broderick Cup
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]
AP nominates two horses for "Female Athlete of the Year"
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]
Chloe
When you strip it down, Chloe is really about women and aging and the different value placed on men and women as they age.  The film written by Erin Cressida Wilson based on the French film Natalie and directed by Atom Egoyan, tells the story of Catherin...[Read on]
Critique of March Madness Sports Illustrated Cover
  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]
Go see "Bridesmaids" this weekend. It's your womanly duty
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
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]
Women's Hoops Hoopla: UConn Champions, WNBA Draft & more
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]
Roe v. Wade Anniversary: Friday Night Lights and Private Practice tackle abortion
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
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
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]
UConn women’s basketball champions visit White House
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]
Ten Memoirs By Unforgettable Women
“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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