"performance" Articles & Blogs:
Study: Women Underestimate Themselves in the Workplace
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New research shows we may create our own glass ceilings when it comes to how others perceive our performance at workWomen in the Workplace | Today 11:15 am
Are we our own worst critics?
A recent study seems to illustrate just that when it comes to ju...[Read on] |
Three Cheers for Diablo!
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It's official...one of our favorite BUST-y ladies, Diablo Cody, has sold a pilot to Fox! So far, the only thing anyone knows is that it is called The Breadwinner and it's a comedy. I can only imagine where it could possibly go from there. My mind is runni...[Read on] |
The Hailee Steinfeld Nomination Debate
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As the debate about Oscar nominations concludes this week, one interesting conversation that has been going on is the debate about whether True Grit actress Hailee Steinfeld should be placed in the best actress or best supporting actress category.
The ...[Read on] |
Q&A;: Crazy Heart's Maggie Gyllenhaal
| Two-thousand-nine was a very good year for Maggie Gyllenhaal. In February, she appeared onstage in a New York production of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya alongside Peter Sarsgaard, her longtime fiancÉand father to their three-year-old daughter. In May, the...[Read on] |
New Study Claims Women Responsible for Glass Ceiling – What?
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by Kolbe Franklin, Program Associate, National Women’s Law Center
A headline yesterday morning caught my eye and made me pause – it read, “Study: Women create own glass ceiling.” Instantly wary, I clicked on the link hoping that the headline...[Read on] |
An Actress on the Brink
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Photograph by Nino Muñoz
Jennifer Lawrence’s performance in Winter’s Bone which opens on Friday is staggeringly good. It is one of the most honest, realistic, heartbreaking performances I have seen in a long, long time. It feels to me that we ...[Read on] |
Defending Mo’Nique
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One of the ongoing narratives of this awards season has been about Mo’Nique. About how great her performance is, and also about how supposedly ungrateful she is because she hasn’t been criss-crossing the country to gather all her accolades.
In the ...[Read on] |
Vonn isn’t “heavy” she’s a great athlete!
| In the last week Austrian coaches claimed downhill skier and USA Olympian (and fellow Minnesotan!) Lindsay Vonn was heavy, which they said gives her a competitive advantage. Really? Are you sure she isn’t one of the best skiers because she is an...[Read on] |
Madonna Turns The Big 5-1
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In celebration of Madonna’s big birthday, BB King is having its eighth annual Madonnathon, a live performance/dance party for the living legend. Every girl has been influenced by Madonna in some way or another. She’s affected every generation...[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] |
An Education
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The second An Education opened at Sundance last January the buzz began. The buzz was most especially focused on the star making performance of a pretty unknown English actress Carey Mulligan. Sometimes the buzz blows over or gets overtaken by new buzz...[Read on] |
Dara Torres does it again
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Dara Torres
Dara Torres continues to defy age and expectations when it comes to her performance in the pool.
In a world record time trial attempt in the women’s 50 fly, Torres raced to a 25.50. The performance gave her a third-straight progression o...[Read on] |
Ladies Who Drive Fast Will Enjoy this "Need for Speed" Experience For Women Only!
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Auto racing legend Lyn St. James has announced her first-ever "Lyn St. James Need for Speed Experience," combining classes in high-performance race car driving with physical, mental, and life skills coaching by leading national experts. Lyn is the firs...[Read on] |
Style meets performance at U.S. Open
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Caroline Wozniacki in adidas
Danish tennis sensation Caroline Wozniacki will represent the new fall/winter 2009 adidas by Stella McCartney tennis range at the U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows.
Currently ranked No. 9 on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, Carolin...[Read on] |
In Exquisite Detail, Donald Trump Describes How He Styles His Hair
| Courtesy of PatrickMcMullan.com.In the latest issue of Rolling Stone, postmodern performance artist Donald Trump reveals his haircare secrets. Drumroll, please O.K., what I do is, wash it with Head and Shoulders. I don’t dry it, though. I let it dry by ...[Read on] |
Part II: Clarifying the Myth About Exercise
| If you didn’t read the TIME magazine cover article which stated that exercise is basically a waste of time and doesn’t help people lose weight, my blog critique of the article, or the very insightful comments of blog readers (particularly Jenny Ev...[Read on] |
Interview with Trucker star Michelle Monaghan
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I saw Trucker a year and a half ago at the Tribeca Film Festival in a big theatre with very few other people. As I left the movie I thought what a shame it was that so few people had seen this great and unexpected performance from Michelle Monaghan. T...[Read on] |
Q&A;: Melissa Leo on The Fighter, Red State, and Kathryn Bigelow
| Leo at the Golden Globe Awards. Photograph via Patrick McMullan. As Oscar season enters its homestretch, Academy voters receive their final ballots, consensus gels around the favorites—and one name you hear over and over is Melissa Leo. She's already wo...[Read on] |
Celine Dion is pregnant again at 41
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Céline Dion, now expecting her second child, is "very excited," says her doctor, Dr. Zev Rosenwaks, who performed the in vitro fertilization procedure that made the 41-year-old singer's pregnancy possible. When he called he...[Read on] |
The ‘New’ Look of Caster Semenya
| Much has been written about the controversy regarding the sex verification testing of Caster Semenya following the IAAF Championships in August 2009 (to read more go here, here, here, & here).
Given all Semenya has endured, I can’t say I wa...[Read on] |
Tune your engine and save money with new spark plugs
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A properly tuned vehicle runs more efficiently, performs better, and saves money at the gas pump. When was your last tuneup? Bosch is offering motorists another way to save money and enjoy improved performance when they tune up their vehicle. If you're d...[Read on] |
Franken Introduces Student Non-Discrimination Act
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by Jesse Krohn, Intern, National Women's Law Center
Yesterday Senator Franken introduced the Student Non-Discrimination Act (SNDA), a bill that bans discrimination in public schools based on one’s actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender ident...[Read on] |
Cavalli dresses Shakira for the World Cup
| Team jerseys will be the most popular fashion choice in South Africa over the next few weeks. Unless you're Shakira. During her opening ceremony performance at the FIFA World Cup on June 10th, the Latin beauty will be wearing an exclusive look from high-e...[Read on] |
An Interview With Randee Heller, Mad Men’s Mrs. Blankenship
| Randee Heller as Don Draper’s indiscreet (and now dead) secretary, Mrs. Blankenship. Photograph by Mike Yarish/AMC. The break-out performance of the current TV season has been Randee Heller’s as Mrs. Blankenship, Don Draper’s atypically mature secre...[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] |
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