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This week: New York Liberty tickets giveaway contest; sports industry career fair
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Check it out – there’s a giveaway for tickets to the 7/30 New York Liberty game vs the Washington Mystics over at WomenTalkSports.com.
If you work in the industry and you live in New York, it may benefit you to attend the Liberty’s career fair bein...[Read on] |
Attention New York Liberty Fans: Free popcorn, lunch with Kia Vaughn
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Attention New York Liberty fans - need reasons to buy tickets to the games?
Here are a few: you can get free popcorn at games at Madison Square Garden, and if you buy VIP season tickets, you can have lunch with newly-drafted (Rutgers grad) Kia Vaughn.
I...[Read on] |
WNBA: Something just ain't right
| Something is different about the WNBA this year.I'm not talking about the so-called parity that has resulted in teams with veteran basketball stars regularly getting their butts kicked. I'm talking about the way many longtime WNBA supporters and fans have...[Read on] |
WNBA'S Lady Liberty's attend 4 Season style management preview party
| Cappie
Pondexter might be one of the WNBA's biggest and brightest basketball stars but
off the court, she's a fashion icon in the world of sports. A Glam Slam
recntly spoke with Cappie at the Blend Showroom in NYC, where she shared her
passion for fashion...[Read on] |
New York Nannies Prepare for Historic Job Protections
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NEW YORK (WOMENSENEWS)--Two years after leaving her job caring for a little girl who lived in an expensive apartment here, Patricia Francois, a 51-year-old Trinidadian, struggles to pay her bills with what she earns from odd jobs.
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"An honor to have a player like" Marion Jones
| Marion Jones - of who many start their sentences with former track star, former disgraced Olympian or even WNBA gimmick is looking to melt away some of the preconceived stereotypes and notions, replacing them with WNBA basketball player or perhaps even wi...[Read on] |
Happy Birthday WNBA!
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Thirteen years ago this week, the Women’s National Basketball Association began its very first season.
On June 21, 1997, the inaugural season began when the Los Angles Sparks hosted the New York Liberty with 14,284 in attendance. New York defeated ...[Read on] |
"Here she is, world!" Celebrate Gypsy's 100th Birthday with The New York Public Library
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To celebrate the 100th birthday of perhaps the most iconic burlesque performer Gypsy Rose Lee, the New York Public Library has planned an event that is sure to be spectacular. Karen Abbott, author of the acclaimed biography American Rose, A Nation La...[Read on] |
War Watch: October Deadliest Month for Americans in Afghanistan
| • Taliban gunmen attacked a guest house in central Kabul this morning, killing six U.N. employees, one of whom was an American security guard. (New York Times, LA Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, BBC) • On Tuesday, eight American soldiers ...[Read on] |
Master Photographer Helen Levitt, 95, Dies
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Saying good-bye to the photographer known for shooting New York street scenesIn Memory of Helen Levitt | Today 12:00 pm
Iconic photographer Helen Levitt died at the age of 95 on Sunday.
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Levitt, who was born in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, was ren...[Read on] |
New York Couture This Weekend!
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It’s fashion week in New York: the tents are up, the samples are in, and the critics are ready and rarin’ to go. But if Bryant Park isn’t quite your scene, or, you know what, even if it is, head over to Webster Hall, this Saturday (Septe...[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] |
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] |
On the run with Donna Karan
| In just a few days, the streets of New York City will be invaded by race runners and more than 2 million cheering spectators for the 2010 ING New York City Marathon. And thanks to fashion designer, Donna Karan, you can put your best foot forward this week...[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] |
Choosing Sides in the Fox-Cablevision Controversy
| The standoff between media conglomerate News Corporation and cable provider Cablevision continues: For the third day in a row, millions of would-be television watchers in New York City and its suburbs were without access to the Fox network, which is owned...[Read on] |
Potential New York City Doorman Strike Is Tough Lesson in Public Relations for Chatty Rich People
| From Wikipedia.There could be trouble afoot for residents of New York’s nicer buildings, as 12:01 a.m. Wednesday could signal the (temporary!) end of doormen! Reports the New York Daily News: “The four-year contract for 30,000 workers at some 3,200 ap...[Read on] |
Is Sarah Palin Destined for Cable TV?
| • Robert Pattinson is pretty bummed out by New York and its women. New York and women across the globe, on the other hand, are pretty fond of him. [Gatecrasher] • Colin Powell thinks it’s time to review the military’s “don’t ask don’t tell...[Read on] |
Phones, Text, and Music: Distractions For Teen Drivers
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While drinking and driving is a dangerous behavior unto itself, many teens are introducing other distractions into the mix when they are behind the wheel. More than one-in-three teens say they often change songs on their MP3 players, speed or text; while...[Read on] |
It's Fashion Week in New York
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New Yorker cartoonist Liza Donnelly knows the real question behind Fashion WeekLiza Donnelly | Today 11:00 am
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Editor’s Note: Liza Donnelly, noted cartoonist for The New Yorker, is
also the editor, with her husband, Michael Maslin, of the ...[Read on] |
Madoff Victims Come Together to Find Justice — or at Least a Little Relief
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Victims of Bernard Madoff’s alleged Ponzi scheme saw their financial lives disappear — and now they’re trying to find their way backPost | Today 10:30 am
Ronnie Sue Ambrosino, 56, and her husband aren’t quite sure where they’re goi...[Read on] |
Michelle Obama to Make an Appearance on New York City's Spring Benefit Circuit
| The First Lady is planning to attend the 69th annual American Ballet Theatre spring gala.
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LJ, Cappie & Catch dominate All-WNBA team voting
| LJ, Cappie & Catch Dominate All-WNBA Team Voting
The WNBA today announced the All-WNBA teams, and it was an extremely close race for top vote getter, much like the MVP award itself was. Again, it came down to Seattle Storm star (and MVP winner&...[Read on] |
Bristol Palin Begins Campaign Against Teen Pregnancy
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Bristol Palin will head to New York this week to fight teen pregnancy with the Candie’s FoundationPost | Today 3:35 pmBristol Palin, the daughter of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, will join forces with the Candie’s Foundation this week to help fight...[Read on] |
From Sarah Palin to Oprah Winfrey: 10 Unexpected Celebrity Marathoners
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With the 40th annual New York City Marathon happening Sunday, November 1, wOw’s spotlighting some unexpected a-list marathoners. Which marathoner do you find most surprising?Entertainment | Today 1:00 amAlanis Morissette, Mark Bittman, Dan Jansen, E...[Read on] |
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