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Yes, Jennifer Lawrence Can Be a Body Positive Role Model
I am about to talk about negative body image. I consider myself qualified to write about this because I occasionally (read: often) have a negative body image. Yes, women can blame the patriarchy....
View ArticleTime to Pick America's Hero Dog, the Real Superhero of Unconditional Love
Every dog has his day... If only each could claim the winner's purse as America's Hero Dog... that is my wish for the exceptional eight nominees, real-life superheroes competing in the final round of...
View ArticleSofia Vergara Haters -- Just Shut Up!
It's not often I profess to know more than Newsweek or the Chicago Tribune. But I sure as hell do today. A lot is being said about Sofia Vergara's rotating pedestal act at the Emmys. Most of it bad....
View ArticleKatie Holmes Has Her Ups and Downs -- But Don't Blame Tom Cruise
"NOBODY GETS justice. People only get good luck or bad luck," said Orson Welles. •Katie Holmes is an excellent actress and a mighty attractive woman. However, since her divorce from Tom Cruise, her...
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Interview: Sinéad O'Connor Isn't Bossy; She's the Boss
Photo by Donal Moloney One can't help but notice the disclaimer strewn across her public website: "SINEAD'S MUSINGS. STRICTLY NOT FOR MINORS." It's true: The 5-foot-5, Grammy Award-winning Irish...
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Solo Concerts, Stealin' Home and Similar Skin: Chats with Bruce Hornsby, Iain...
A Conversation with Bruce Hornsby Mike Ragogna: How are you doing, Bruce? Bruce Hornsby: I'm doing fine, but "...you don't come to Vegas and talk to a man like Moe Greene like that!" MR: [laughs]...
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5 Twisted Thrillers For 'Gone Girl' Fans
By Vanessa Willoughby for IndieReader As the film campaign for David Fincher's adaptation of Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl slowly but steadily barrels ahead (see the most recent trailer here), I can't help...
View ArticleBeyoncé's Hip New Club: Feminism
It's been eight years since I got my master's degree, eight years since my fingers turned the pages of feminist manifestos, longer since I've sat in Women's Studies courses with wide-eyed enthusiasm...
View ArticleSimon Kinberg Talks Star Wars and an Exclusive Preview Rebels
There are few things certain in this world, but one of those few things I'm most excited about is that more Star Wars is coming. Next year sees the release of the first new Star Wars film in a decade...
View ArticleA Childless Woman's Thank You to Jennifer Aniston
I've always been a fan of Jennifer Aniston. I'm drawn to the actress's girl-next-door personality, gorgeous hair and toned body. After watching her interview with Carson Daly on Today, I respect -- and...
View ArticleHow The Giver Gets It Wrong
Since I'm always intrigued by cinematic visions of the future, I checked out The Giver, the new movie based on the 1993 children's/young-adult novel by Lois Lowry. I can't say whether the movie does...
View ArticleThe Best Singles of the 1990s That Missed the Top 50, Part 1
The 1990s (like any decade) had its share of magnificent pop songs that, for whatever reasons, didn't scratch the Top 50 on Billboard's charts. Today, many of these tracks have fallen into obscurity,...
View ArticleIs the Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie Marriage Really a Slap in the Face to Gay...
In case you missed the breathless news, Brad and Angelina just got hitched in a French ceremony that, rather miraculously, they managed to keep secret from the media vultures. Everyone, naturally, is...
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10 Books to Read Lying on the Beach... Or If You Wish You Were
It's the end of the summer already?! Have you spent it lying in the sun, drinking fizzy cocktails and relaxing? Or sitting in your sub-zero-air-conditioned office, staring out the window and wondering...
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The Natural -- 30th Anniversary
In the summer of 1983 I traveled from Manhattan to Buffalo, New York to work as a photographer on a movie starring Robert Redford called The Natural. It was a baseball movie, based on a novel by...
View ArticleAdrien Brody Makes Houdini Worth Watching
Adrien Brody is in the spotlight for two nights when A&E presents Houdini, a mini-series presented September 1 and 2 at 9PM. This is an in depth look at the life and times of Harry Houdini, the...
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The Venice Diaries: Theeb, How the World Will End, and There's an App for That!
Andrew Garfield and Michael Shannon in a scene from Ramin Bahrani's 99 Homes Would you use an app that sends a message to other users in the area so they could go break up with your boyfriend, or...
View ArticleSummerdoc Finale and Others: The Overnighters, Pump, Levitated Mass
The Overnighters, Jesse Moss' much lauded film at Sundance, screened last night at Guild Hall, a finale for the Hamptons International Film Festival Summerdocs series. Thinking he was following the...
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A Labor Day Documentary: 'Brothers on the Line' Tells the Story of the...
Ask most Americans to name the most influential siblings in our nation's history and they'll probably think about politics (the Kennedy and Bush brothers), sports (the DiMaggio brothers and the...
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Music and Sweets: A Perfect Combo for a Late Night Bakery
Sometimes I lie in bed and dream of eating another piece of Bonnie Norris' pecan pie. It is the best piece of pie I have ever tasted. I met Bonnie Norris in Napa, California at the Robert Mondavi...
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