"youtube" Articles & Blogs:
[Video] My Favorite Color
| As my friend, music journalist Steve Hochman, who brought this video to our attention says:
"Utter brilliance! Kutiman takes home-made music clips people post on YouTube and collages them into... well... utter brilliance!"
Check it out:
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A Little Humor Break
| Who says feminists aren’t funny.
Here’s a quick video from Megan Grano making light of the Cannes situation.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iUJZpk08Ho
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The POTUS Needs More Questions from Women!
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On Monday the President of the United States is sitting down with Steve Grove from CitizenTube and will be answering a series of questions generated directly from their Youtube channel. They have about eight video questions up right now, but none of them ...[Read on] |
Trailer for Fair Game
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This looks so great. Can’t wait.
Opens November 5.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SLn4a5W3lY
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Trailer: Black Swan
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Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis star as competing ballerinas. This film looks at little like The Turning Point meets Single White Female.
Why do women always have to try and kill their competition?
Still, it looks good. One of the better trailers I...[Read on] |
Trailer for Fair Game
| I’m very interested in this film, one of the only American films in competition at Cannes. It’s about the Valerie Plame affair and stars Naomi Watts as Plame and Sean Penn as her husband Joe Wilson.
Film will be released by Summit later this year.
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Meet SHE
| Part of a continuing series on cool, women-centric companies and organizations around the world.
Better sanitary protection, PERIOD. Girls and women in developing countries can miss school and/or work--up to 50 days--because they don't have access to aff...[Read on] |
Christiane Amanpour Signs Off from CNN
| Christiane Amanpour signed off from CNN this weekend after 27 years. Check out this montage of interviews from over the years. Notice how many dudes she interviews and remember that the world is still run by men. I will look forward to seeing Amanpo...[Read on] |
Hilary Swank Talks Strong Female Roles
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Here’s a brief interview I did with Hilary Swank the other evening at the Gotham Awards.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEKfhZ8AfOY
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The Girl Effect
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Save a girl and you can save the world. It’s that simple.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e8xgF0JtVg
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Celebrating Working Women: March 2011
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Kronos and Xplane created this video in honor of International Women's Day (March 8, 2011). The purpose of the video is to provide viewers with a look at several interesting facts about the changes and developments that have impacted women in the workfo...[Read on] |
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg on Why We Have Too Few Women Leaders
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Great advice and clarity from one of the leaders of Facebook and one of the top female leaders in the world. This speech was from the TED Women conference in December.
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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] |
Jane Lynch talks to Katie Couric
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The love is just pouring out of Katie (she acts like a giddy teenager) who you know watches the show with her kids — she knows way too many intimate details to not be a fan.
I love the fact that here is a woman who has 134 entries (that’s 134 differe...[Read on] |
Women & Hollywood: Trailer Watch
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Here are a couple of trailers for upcoming films:
First up- Amelia
This trailer is incredibly powerful. I am beyond excited to see this film. When Richard Gere asks Hillary Swank as Amelia why she wants to fly and she replies I want to be free I got...[Read on] |
Sand Art: Ukraine's Got Talent 2009 Winner Kseniya Simonova [Video]
| Kseniya Simonova from the Ukraine is a true artist. If, like me, you've never heard of sand animation, then you'll be amazed by what this talented woman does with sand as her palette. She tells a story with creativity and with emotion. Simply masterful…...[Read on] |
Take your daughters to the polls!
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On this election day, we thought this video – produced by the White House Project – was appropriate. If you’re a mom, consider taking your daughters to the polls. And daughters, ask your parents or older siblings if you can be their +1 in the votin...[Read on] |
Celebrate the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day on March 8, 2011
| Join tens of thousands of people coming together on bridges all over the world -- from the Millennium Bridge in London, the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, to the Grand Barriere Bridge joining Rwanda and Congo --...[Read on] |
Designing Women's Dixie Carter Dies at 70
| Actress Dixie Carter - best known for her role as Southerner Julia Sugarbaker on Designing Women - passed away Saturday morning. She was 70.
Her cause of death was not disclosed.
"This has been a terrible blow to our family," her rep Steve Rohrsaid said...[Read on] |
Must Watch: Polanski Rant
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Jay Smooth hits this one out of the park. (It’s long but worth it.)
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Sexism and Masculinity in Disney Movies
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It’s not only the girls who are screwed up by the Disney movies with their princesses galore and pink sterotypes, it’s the boys who get it too.
Here’s a great video that pulls back the curtain on why these films screw with boys too.
Way to go Sa...[Read on] |
WNBA Champions Video: Phoenix Mercury
| … in case you missed it live last week, the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury won their second title in three years. Excellent accomplishment, and performed in front of a packed house. The video below tells the story.
ESPN’s Nancy Lieberman told me, “It was...[Read on] |
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