"pretty-good" Articles & Blogs:
Katie Makkai - Pretty Amazing
| Katie Makkai makes a compelling statement in the reading of her poem “Pretty” at the 2002 National Poetry Slam.
This, this is about my own some-day daughter. When you approach me, already stung-stayed with insecurity, begging, “Mom, will I be prett...[Read on] |
Book Review: Pretty Little Liars
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Author: Sara Shepard
Pages: 304
Date Started: 9/17/10
Date Finished: N/A
Simple Summary: Take four parts drama, three parts slut, and two parts stupid — blend until well mixed. Garnish with unbelievability and serve cold.
Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ My R...[Read on] |
I'm Pretty. Therefore I Will Cut You.
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A sexist headline today on BBC, "Pretty Women 'Anger More Easily." A study done by the University of California found that women that considered themselves to be attractive, also seemed to have a temper, which led to the conclusion that "pretty women" are...[Read on] |
13 year old Casie Cathrea makes a hole-in-one at LPGA Challenge
| Casie Cathrea, a 13 year old golfer from California, shot a hole-in-one at the CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge in Danville, Calif. on Thursday. In the opening round – her first on the tour, she made a hole-in-one on the 155-yard 12th hole. AMAZING! Her sc...[Read on] |
Why employers should offer a running incentive
| I'm always amazed how running in the morning completely shapes the outlook on the rest of my day.Running (even the not so great ones) leaves me energetic and ridiculously happy all day a long. I'm probably 50 times more productive on days I run in...[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] |
WPS fans: Mom’s the word this weekend
| The WPS is gearing up to celebrate Mother’s Day this weekend.
Saint Louis and Los Angeles are both marking the occasion with special ticket deals. The Athletica are giving ‘moms’ a free gift, even though they play on Saturday, while in California t...[Read on] |
Out of the carnage rises....the WNBA season
| The final transactions page on the night before the regular season begins. All the talented players on that list - it kills me.The WNBA is a Leaner, Meaner Place this year, and that's not a good thing. Many of the players on the cut list were employed a f...[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] |
Feminist Flashback: A look back at Murphy Brown
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The Early Show on CBS hosted the cast of Murphy Brown for a reunion. God, I loved that show. Can we please get another show like this? Pretty please. Maybe we can convince Diane Sawyer to create a new show. I promise to get everyone I know to watch ...[Read on] |
Wine Buys - When is a Deal Not a Deal (or, How Not to Buy Wine to Pour Down the Drain)
| I LOVE a great deal - on anything. You name it. And in these economic times - soon to be known as Era of the Bargain - there are deals to be had...and deals to make you mad.Even if you're not watching your nickels, dimes and quarters, you can find yoursel...[Read on] |
Sofia Coppola Wins Top Prize at Venice Film Festival
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This is why awards matter.
When Somewhere premiered at Venice to mostly indifferent reviews it was pretty much dismissed as not as good as Lost in Translation which earned Coppola an Oscar Nomination.
Now a week later the film has gained some serious ...[Read on] |
Is Hallmark the new Lifetime but for older women?
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I never used to watch anything on the Hallmark Channel. But lately it seems that they are doing some interesting movies of the week like the kind that used to be on network TV. I’m not saying that these are high drama or always even that good, but m...[Read on] |
Forever21 Threatens To Sue Blogger Because They Can't Take A Joke
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Forever21 always kind of irked me for a variety of reasons: the sizes are strange and ill-fitting, they pretty much blatantly knock off designers, and their bags have random bible verses on them, which can seem a bit pushy in my opinion. Now let's a...[Read on] |
Pretty Tough Podcast - The Future of Women’s Sports Online
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Interview with Jane Schonberger, founder of PrettyTough.com and co-founder of WomenTalkSports.com, two of the premier websites for female athletes and fans of women’s sports. Jane discusses:
Inspiration for launching online communities for...[Read on] |
Mississippi River Project: A dog in the night-time
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(Ed. Note: Artist (and good friend) Eve Beglarian is paddling, biking and hiking the length of the Mississippi River in search of musical inspiration. This is one in a series of journal entries.)
Monday we finally left Wabasha for real: I started out fro...[Read on] |
The First Week of the New Year Has Passed: Did You Keep Your Resolution?
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Week one of 2010 is officially over. I’m pretty excited about this year, too. In 2009, I made two resolutions: to lose five pounds and get a serious adult job. Luckily for me, I kept both of them. So I’m feeling pretty confident about my resolutions i...[Read on] |
Mother and Child
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Just in time for Mother’s Day, Mother and Child peels back the layers of three very different women all linked together through adoption. Karen (Annette Bening) gave away her daughter when she was fourteen and she has never fully been able to recover ...[Read on] |
Is Kayla the real life Lisbeth Salander?
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Meet Kayla: an Internet hacker from Anonymous. Is her name really Kayla? Is she even a teen girl? I don’t know and probably never will. Either way, I think it's pretty bad ass seeing what she has done in defense of Wikileaks, an organization t...[Read on] |
AskPatty Reviews: AutoTex PINK Wiper Blades
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AskPatty has been enjoying a partnership with AutoTex PINK for a while now, so of course when my own wipers began letting me know it was time for them to retire, I went to AutoTex PINK for my replacements. They arrived recently, and I, your dutiful blo...[Read on] |
Women & Wine - A Rose By Any Other Name
| I'm listening to the birds going crazy in the garden this a.m. - if only I could sing like that! - and all I can think of is Rose. It's not even going to be that warm out today - and the sun is masked by a haze of fog - so why is Rose on my mind? And what...[Read on] |
The Old Media Is Dead—Really, Truly
| The world is about to radically change. Let me explain. The Internet business, which began to radically change the world in the mid-nineties, stalled out in 2001 partly because the Internet didn’t work very well. It just wasn’t fast enough to do all t...[Read on] |
Virginia Madsen Getting Into Olympic Fight
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I still have major issues with Madsen for shilling Botox, but her Title IX Productions which she formed last year is taking on a good fight - the right for women ski jumpers to compete in the Olympic games.
Film follows 15 athletes and their fight agains...[Read on] |
President Obama becomes first sitting president to attend WNBA game
| U.S. President Barack Obama, his daughter Sasha, and Shelia Johnson, owner
of the Washington Mystics, attend a Women’s National Basketball Association
(WNBA) game between the Washington Mystics and the Tulsa Shock in
Washington on August 1, 2010...[Read on] |
Coachella Street Style
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Coachella is a place where celebrities and concert go-ers alike blend together in a sea of festival style. While it’s still a bit chilly in N.Y.C., it warms my style spirit to see spring dresses, fancy sunglasses, and wide-brimmed hats galore. These...[Read on] |
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