This isn’t national pick on Cosmo week, however Elizabeth’s recent comments about the magazine reminded me of a 1955 Housekeeping Monthly article. You can read it in its entirety here, but essentially it provides tips for women whose husbands are about to return from work. It renders such advice as,”Greet him with a warm smile [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Reading Cosmo, a Lot Like Time Travel
Monday, February 23rd, 2009
Rihanna’s Right To Privacy?
Saturday, February 21st, 2009
The latest in the Rihanna/Chris Brown saga comes from the folks at TMZ getting a hold of a picture of Rihanna, allegedly after Chris Brown assaulted her. When I saw it splashed all over the Internet last night I clicked on it out of sheer curiosity to see why the recent hullabaloo had developed. I [...]
You Go Mo Jo
Thursday, February 19th, 2009
Mother Jone’s blog “The Riff” examined Esquire’s article “75 Books Every Man Should Read” and eloquently pointed that only one of the 75 books are written by women.
If you read more about what some great women of letters have on their mind, you wouldn’t just be drooling over “women we love” from afar. Hey, even [...]
Why I Buy Playboy, Not Cosmo
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
It’s true. I would rather stare at a pair of naked boobs than read the following coverlines: “Be a Sex Genius,” “The Silent Ways He Shows You He’s Whipped,” “Her Orgasm Almost Killed Her,” and “10 Relax-Him Tricks to Try Tonight.”
This may be shocking to some of you since our Web site is dedicated to [...]
Goldberg: Taking on Bill O’Reilly Part 2
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
Whoopi Goldberg came to the defense of Helen Thomas Tuesday night by telling Bill O’ Reilly he needs to learn how to make a joke. O’ Reilly was attacked by the Women’s Media Center for comments he made about Thomas last week when he likened her to a witch. Should Bill apologize? Let us know. [...]
BBC’s Super Skinny Me: Super Scary
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
BBC’s show Super Skinny Me explores the world of extreme dieting by challenging two healthy journalists to drop down to a size 00 in just five weeks. Should journalists put their health at risk for a story? How is this any different than a war correspondent reporting from Iraq or Afghanistan? Check it out below [...]
Van Susteren Works for E!
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
Oh, she doesn’t? Then maybe she should stop acting like it.
Fox’s Greta Van Susteren interviewed Bristol Palin Monday about the challenges of being a teenage mother and I felt like I was watching an episode of ABC Family’s The Secret Life of the American Teenager (minus Molly Ringwald, of course). Not that teenage pregnancy [...]
Pelosi’s daughter makes documentary about right-wing America
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s daughter Alexandra Pelosi debuted her documentary “Right America: Feeling Wronged” Monday night on HBO. Pelosi traveled across 28 states interviewing Republicans after President Obama won the election. Some of Pelosi’s critics called her reporting “drive-by journalism,” but Pelosi said she was just trying to understand how McCain supporters felt [...]
Women’s Media Center takes on Bill O’Reilly
Sunday, February 15th, 2009
The Women’s Media Center (WMC) is demanding an apology from Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly for statements he made about reporter Helen Thomas. Bill made fun of Thomas on his show for comments she made during President Obama’s press conference last week by calling her a witch, and suggested that Obama pour some water on Thomas [...]
Reading Cosmo, a Lot Like Time Travel
Monday, February 23rd, 2009
Rihanna’s Right To Privacy?
Saturday, February 21st, 2009
The latest in the Rihanna/Chris Brown saga comes from the folks at TMZ getting a hold of a picture of Rihanna, allegedly after Chris Brown assaulted her. When I saw it splashed all over the Internet last night I clicked on it out of sheer curiosity to see why the recent hullabaloo had developed. I [...]
The latest in the Rihanna/Chris Brown saga comes from the folks at TMZ getting a hold of a picture of Rihanna, allegedly after Chris Brown assaulted her. When I saw it splashed all over the Internet last night I clicked on it out of sheer curiosity to see why the recent hullabaloo had developed. I [...]
You Go Mo Jo
Thursday, February 19th, 2009
Mother Jone’s blog “The Riff” examined Esquire’s article “75 Books Every Man Should Read” and eloquently pointed that only one of the 75 books are written by women.
If you read more about what some great women of letters have on their mind, you wouldn’t just be drooling over “women we love” from afar. Hey, even [...]
Mother Jone’s blog “The Riff” examined Esquire’s article “75 Books Every Man Should Read” and eloquently pointed that only one of the 75 books are written by women.
If you read more about what some great women of letters have on their mind, you wouldn’t just be drooling over “women we love” from afar. Hey, even [...]
Why I Buy Playboy, Not Cosmo
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
It’s true. I would rather stare at a pair of naked boobs than read the following coverlines: “Be a Sex Genius,” “The Silent Ways He Shows You He’s Whipped,” “Her Orgasm Almost Killed Her,” and “10 Relax-Him Tricks to Try Tonight.”
This may be shocking to some of you since our Web site is dedicated to [...]
It’s true. I would rather stare at a pair of naked boobs than read the following coverlines: “Be a Sex Genius,” “The Silent Ways He Shows You He’s Whipped,” “Her Orgasm Almost Killed Her,” and “10 Relax-Him Tricks to Try Tonight.”
This may be shocking to some of you since our Web site is dedicated to [...]
Goldberg: Taking on Bill O’Reilly Part 2
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
Whoopi Goldberg came to the defense of Helen Thomas Tuesday night by telling Bill O’ Reilly he needs to learn how to make a joke. O’ Reilly was attacked by the Women’s Media Center for comments he made about Thomas last week when he likened her to a witch. Should Bill apologize? Let us know. [...]
Whoopi Goldberg came to the defense of Helen Thomas Tuesday night by telling Bill O’ Reilly he needs to learn how to make a joke. O’ Reilly was attacked by the Women’s Media Center for comments he made about Thomas last week when he likened her to a witch. Should Bill apologize? Let us know. [...]
BBC’s Super Skinny Me: Super Scary
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
BBC’s show Super Skinny Me explores the world of extreme dieting by challenging two healthy journalists to drop down to a size 00 in just five weeks. Should journalists put their health at risk for a story? How is this any different than a war correspondent reporting from Iraq or Afghanistan? Check it out below [...]
BBC’s show Super Skinny Me explores the world of extreme dieting by challenging two healthy journalists to drop down to a size 00 in just five weeks. Should journalists put their health at risk for a story? How is this any different than a war correspondent reporting from Iraq or Afghanistan? Check it out below [...]
Van Susteren Works for E!
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
Oh, she doesn’t? Then maybe she should stop acting like it.
Fox’s Greta Van Susteren interviewed Bristol Palin Monday about the challenges of being a teenage mother and I felt like I was watching an episode of ABC Family’s The Secret Life of the American Teenager (minus Molly Ringwald, of course). Not that teenage pregnancy [...]
Oh, she doesn’t? Then maybe she should stop acting like it.
Fox’s Greta Van Susteren interviewed Bristol Palin Monday about the challenges of being a teenage mother and I felt like I was watching an episode of ABC Family’s The Secret Life of the American Teenager (minus Molly Ringwald, of course). Not that teenage pregnancy [...]
Pelosi’s daughter makes documentary about right-wing America
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s daughter Alexandra Pelosi debuted her documentary “Right America: Feeling Wronged” Monday night on HBO. Pelosi traveled across 28 states interviewing Republicans after President Obama won the election. Some of Pelosi’s critics called her reporting “drive-by journalism,” but Pelosi said she was just trying to understand how McCain supporters felt [...]
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s daughter Alexandra Pelosi debuted her documentary “Right America: Feeling Wronged” Monday night on HBO. Pelosi traveled across 28 states interviewing Republicans after President Obama won the election. Some of Pelosi’s critics called her reporting “drive-by journalism,” but Pelosi said she was just trying to understand how McCain supporters felt [...]
Women’s Media Center takes on Bill O’Reilly
Sunday, February 15th, 2009
The Women’s Media Center (WMC) is demanding an apology from Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly for statements he made about reporter Helen Thomas. Bill made fun of Thomas on his show for comments she made during President Obama’s press conference last week by calling her a witch, and suggested that Obama pour some water on Thomas [...]
The Women’s Media Center (WMC) is demanding an apology from Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly for statements he made about reporter Helen Thomas. Bill made fun of Thomas on his show for comments she made during President Obama’s press conference last week by calling her a witch, and suggested that Obama pour some water on Thomas [...]