"mid-east" Articles & Blogs:
Are West Coast Tweeters Happier Than Their East Coast Counterparts?
| A new scientific survey of Twitter suggests that West Coasters are generally happier than their East Coast compatriots. Additionally, United States users are happiest on Sunday mornings, and most despondent Thursday evenings. (We’d respectfully disagree...[Read on] |
The 10 Tribeca Films We’re Most Excited About
| Retaining a flair for the eclectic that mimics its venues in the East Village, Tribeca, and Chelsea, this year’s Tribeca Film Festival doesn’t feel as dominated by several overhyped films. Instead, we’ve got a varied catalogue of interes...[Read on] |
Voula Duval's "The Trophy Wife" Gets Red-Carpet Treatment
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One somewhat unusual event this Fashion Week took place Sunday at the Tribeca Grand Hotel, with the screening of Voula Duval's debut short "The Trophy Wife." "The Trophy Wife" follows an Upper East Side woman's chance meeting with a "tomboy" music p...[Read on] |
Sex and the City 2
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Over the last several days the reviews for Sex and the City 2 have been rolling in, and not surprisingly they have been scathing with a side of mean. I stopped reading them when I saw the word “leathery” describe the women’s skin.
I actually thin...[Read on] |
Does Mel Gibson Suffer from Male Menopause?
| • The Barefoot Bandit was sentenced to 18 months in jail for endangering the life of an elderly man during a string-cheese-heist gone wrong. [Gawker] • Both McDonald’s and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius are denying The Wall St...[Read on] |
Mountains and mounds
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After the Easter trip to Mississippi, I ended up first in Sarasota, FL, at the Hermitage, then home to NYC for a minute, then back to Montalvo to retrieve my car and kayak and bike, and then I drove to northeastern Wyoming, where I am spending May at an...[Read on] |
Come out to support girls in Africa
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In early 2009, our good friends Carol Ann Gleason, Founder and Director of Stimulus Projects and NYC-based Photographer Danielle St. Laurent teamed up to launch the Geo-Girls Citizen Journalism Program at the Kibera Girls Soccer Academy in Nairobi, Kenya...[Read on] |
Sarah Palin's Dubious Ethics
| Have a newsworthy cocktail hour with VF Daily’s current-events-inspired concoctions. Today’s cocktail was mixed up by East Hampton’s Georgica Restaurant and Lounge (108 Wainscott Stone Road, 631-537-5603) in honor of ex-governor Sara Pal...[Read on] |
Somali Pirates Don't Wear Eyeliner
| Have a newsworthy cocktail hour with VF Daily’s current-events-inspired concoctions. To celebrate the rescue of abducted captain Richard Phillips, mixologist Glenn Lucci of New York City’s Louis 649 (649 East Ninth Street; 212-673-1190) create...[Read on] |
"Pop Stars Should Not Eat": The 10 Strangest Lady Gaga Quotes from That New York Magazine Piece
| From LadyGaga.com.
Vanity Fair contributing editor Vanessa Grigoriadis has a giant profile of Lady Gaga in this week's New York magazine. In the spirit of the Internet, though, we've condensed the piece into a series of infinitely Tweet-able and away mess...[Read on] |
Fist of a Flower
| The UK darling Gemma Ray has been impressing people with the sweet sounds of her Harmony Rocket (her guitar of choice) since her US debut Lights Out Zoltar! came out in Fall.
Now comes a new video for her song "Fist of a Flower" which is actually compose...[Read on] |
Preparing for Rush: Questions to Know
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With the fall semester quickly approaching many young women are preparing themselves for one thing, rush. Whether you are a new face in the crowd looking to receive a bid or a seasoned sister who’s going through her last sorority recruitment, rush is im...[Read on] |
Can sport help Bosnia forget the past?
| By Daria Sito-SucicBANJA LUKA, Bosnia (Reuters Life!) - The biggest sporting event Bosnia has organized since the end of its devastating war 14 years ago has excited thousands of spectators -- but left others lamenting how the old nationalist pass...[Read on] |
Gibson Girls: The Perfect Antidote to Fashion Week Futurism
| Charles Dana Gibson at his summer home near Dark Harbor, Maine, 1940. Credit: Condé Nast Archive. Fashion week is generally about looking forward, assessing developing trends, and discovering new engines of creativity that are likely to determine the way...[Read on] |
Clinton: U.S. Seeking Two-State Solution for Israel, Palestine
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Secretary of state indirectly says Hamas shouldn’t expect to get any cash; shakes hands with Syrian official after years of no U.S.-Syria contactPost | Today 11:45 am
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Hillary Clinton entered Middle East politics with a splash Monday —...[Read on] |
Empowering Tanzanian Women: New Women's Bank Encourages Women to Take Control of Finances
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The African country previously required numerous forms of documentation
and a high minimum deposit for women to start bank accounts. Now,
banking is a lot easierTanzania Bank for Women | Today 11:30 am
Women in Tanzania now have a whole new array of ban...[Read on] |
Michelle Obama's Updo Sparks Hairgate II
| Michelle and Barack Obama attend a celebration of country music in the East Room of the White House, July 21, 2009. By Matthew Cavanaugh-Pool/Getty Images. The Obamas hosted a country-music concert at the White House this past Tuesday night. Country lumin...[Read on] |
USWNT to play Sweden In Omaha, Nebraska Tuesday, July 13
| This will be the first of two matches between the WNT and Sweden in four days with the other occurring July 17 in East Hartford. Counting the upcoming match against Germany this Saturday, this will be also the third friendly within the next two months....[Read on] |
Sarah Palin, American Gossip Girl
| Photo illustration by Hamish Robertson. “My young, crushed spirit learned a lesson about guys that day: even the good ones can act like jerks.” Quick, which book is this quote from: Cecily von Ziegesar’s blockbuster novel, Gossip Girl, or Sarah Pali...[Read on] |
Women & Hollywood appears in NYC this week
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I’ll be speaking in NYC with Olivia Cohen-Cutler about Jewish women in Hollywood this Wednesday night. Would love to see some friends in the audience. Details are below.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28 AT 7:00 PM
LIGHTS, CAMERA, SOCIAL ACTION!
JEWESSES IN ...[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] |
"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] |
Amreeka - Now playing in NY and LA
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While I was away a new film from this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Amreeka, written and directed by Cherien Dabis opened in NY and LA. It will be rolling out to other cities over the next month. I was able to see the film last spring at the New Di...[Read on] |
Experiencing history in Berlin
| Yesterday my day was chock full of history. I saw it, I read about it, and I experienced it. Being in Berlin is a chance to see firsthand things you’ve only been able to read about in History books…that is if you ever bothered to even read your hist...[Read on] |
Mississippi River Project: Go with the wind
| (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] |
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