"pretty-smart" Articles & Blogs:
Debunking The New Smart Choices Packaged Food Label
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I first wrote about the Smart Choices labeling program in November 2008, after it was rolled out at the American Dietetic Association Food and Nutrition Conference. In a nutshell, it is the food industry’s stab at taking all the “f...[Read on] |
Pretty Smart: Sally Ride Toy Challenge
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If you thought toys were just for fun, you’re wrong. Toys are also a great way to learn about science, engineering, and the design process! Creating a toy or game involves experiencing engineering as a fun, creative, collaborative process, relevant to e...[Read on] |
Women Directors for Hire
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We all know that things suck for a woman wanting to direct films in Hollywood, especially a studio film. So what’s a talented woman director to do while waiting for the gender apartheid to end to make a living? The answer is anything and everything ...[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] |
Editing Sarah Palin for accuracy
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In my day job, I'm an editor. Which is why it's hard for me to look at quotes like this, from Sarah Palin...
"The pro-life movement is pro-women, and it empowers women with the message that we are strong enough and smart enough to be able to pursue educa...[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] |
Women Only Pink Cabs Provide Safety and a Beauty Kit In Mexico City
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No, this pink car has nothing to do with Breast Cancer Awareness. Instead its intended to keep women safe in a different way but I’m not sure if this is an incredibly sexist or incredibly smart idea. Mexico has figured out a way to curb sexual haras...[Read on] |
Megan Fox on Feminism, Sexuality and How Hollywood Treats Women
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I basically dismissed Megan Fox as a pretty, not very smart young woman trading on her sexuality to become a movie star. I saw the first Transformers film and thought she and the film were terrible. But I did get interested when she was cast in Jennif...[Read on] |
Army Wives deals with girls and body image issues
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I’ve always been a fan of Army Wives. I know, it’s a bit sappy. But I like it. One reason why is because on ocassion they handle an issue really well.
That happened this past Sunday with a subplot about a young girl and body issues. The overv...[Read on] |
The newest Beauty & the Beast is “Beastly”
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Pretty Smart: One of our fave characters is Belle.
Now comes word their will be a live-action, modern retelling of the children’s classic “Beauty and the Beast” told from the Beast’s point of view.
CBS Films has signed actress/singer Vanessa Hud...[Read on] |
Who Should be Madonna’s Next BF?
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As was previously noted, Madonna recently turned 51. I think it’s time for her to ditch her manpanion and pair up with someone she can grow really old with. But who’s man enough to date Madonna? She’s rich, she’s powerful, she̵...[Read on] |
Feminists Talk Fempire
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The Diablo Cody Fempire story has legs. What I have been loving is seeing my fellow feminists weigh in. Most of us have been pretty positive about the piece. The film and gossip people, not so much. Even the NY Times film blog weighed in on the story...[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] |
Weighing in on the New Year
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So you’re a resolutionist. You’ve resolved to eat right this year and get regular exercise, right? Slimming down and getting healthier are common New Year’s resolutions, but following through on the commitment is an uncommon accomplishment.
There ...[Read on] |
Girls, Inc. Orange County: They sure are strong, smart and bold
| Last Tuesday I had the pleasure of meeting with 30 or 40 girls ages 5 to 11 at Girls, Inc. of Orange County. What I had planned was to show them the video of the 2004 US Olympic Trials steeplechase, talk about believing in yourself and dealing with advers...[Read on] |
Can Fashion Icon Michelle Obama Wear the Same Thing Twice?
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Yes, the day is coming when the First Lady may do the unspeakable — ‘repeat’ an outfit!
Will this cause outrage or applause? Simon Doonan, Isaac Mizrahi and four other top fashion professionals weigh inThe Etceterist | Today 10:25 am
T...[Read on] |
Ways to Stretch Your Golf Budget
| If you’re like most of us in today’s troubled economic times you are finding it difficult to play as much golf as you would like and to afford the necessary equipment. Certainly there more important things in this world than playing golf, like eating,...[Read on] |
To bee or not to bee
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ESPN usually airs football, basketball, ice hockey and occasionally a NCAA Division I championship — but kids pushing around vowels and consonants? America’s youngest and most celebrated letter bearers were featured today on the station generally me...[Read on] |
Skier’s perfume blends rose oil with confidence
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Ahh, the sweet smell of success.
2009 U.S. freestyle skiing champion Michelle Roark, has never lacked ambition. At age 5, she decided she wanted to become a chemical engineer and compete in the Winter Olympics.
Roark has been to one Olympics (Torino), ...[Read on] |
Variety’s 10 Screenwriters to Watch
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Here are the women on Variety’s 10 screenwriters to Watch. It is really focused on comedy writers and seems to have a bit of a feminist bent. Here’s to hoping these women make some good films that we get to see in theatres.
Emma Forrest
“I’m...[Read on] |
TV: Feminist Cop Shows
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Kathryn Morris
I like a good procedural. In fact, I pretty much watch most all the cop shows on TV, even Criminal Minds. But I have been a big fan of Cold Case which has a female detective Lily Rush played by Kathryn Morris at its center. Now I hea...[Read on] |
Revenge of the Ghetto Hockey Mom
| I have been hearing so much from governor Sarah Palin ever since her visit to New York City a few days ago. I am sure that by now you’ve heard the jokes that talk shot host David Letterman made about her daughter. It wasn’t nearly Letterman’s best m...[Read on] |
The Technical Academy Awards- For Guys Only?
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If you didn’t know any better after reading this AP article on the Academy’s technical awards you’d think that only men worked in Hollywood. This piece is one of the strangest takes on the industry that I have seen in a while.
Here’s the first l...[Read on] |
Drew Barrymore on 60 Minutes
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It seems that this smart, young woman basically raised herself. Wolves would have been an improvement over her parents. How she got herself back on track and to the success she is today is a testimony to her strength and intelligence.
My respect for ...[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] |
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