Look Ma! It's Screenwriter Barbie!
[Editor's Note: It's been a hot topic as of late, and we all know it. Women writers - that's most of us - are just not equals in the halls of Hollywood Agencies and probably the literary agencies of...
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Are You Being Too Nice? It's Hurting Your Career
[Editor's Note: So you thought "nice" was a pretty good career move. Think again. All those platitudes about being nice and getting along may be holding you back in your career. - Paula G] Women in...
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State of the Sex: How Do You Compare to the Stats?
In 1983, after surveying the sexual habits of 65,396 male and 14,928 female readers, Playboy magazine published their report. Not long after in January of 1984, Apple released the Macintosh, which...
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How to Make an Ice Cream Cone Piñata
Summer is in full swing, which means parties galore. Think icy, cool, and tasty - as in ice cream cones! Whether you are organizing a kids' get-together or an evening soiree, Tiffany Bird's ice cream...
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News from Apple at WWDC 2011
Apple announced OS upgrades and new products at the Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) 2011 event yesterday. There was news about updates to the computer operating system – Mac OS X Lion – about...
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The 2011 MTV Movie Awards Recap: Am I Too Old for This Sh*t?
You know when you are sitting there, doing your taxes and researching life insurance premiums, thinking to yourself, I am such an adult right now, how awesome and mature am I?And then, you turn on the...
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8 Tips: Save Money But Still Enjoy Your Vacation
[This year my family vacation is: BlogHer! My family is coming along with me to San Diego, and my husband and daughter are exploring Lego Land while I party with you all (um, I mean work). I hate...
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(Interview) William Deresiewicz on Jane Austen, Community and Love
William Deresiewicz, the author of A Jane Austen Education: How Six Novels Taught Me about Love, Friendship, and the Things that Really Matter answered some of our pressing questions on life, love and...
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Gay Girl in Damascus Blogger Reportedly Seized in Syria
I received some very troubling news today when I read that Amina Abdallah Arraf al Omari, who blogs at A Gay Girl in Damascus as Amina Abdallah, has been detained in Syria, according to her family. We...
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Etsy or eBay?
Let's say you've been invited to a summer wedding and would like to buy a dress on the internet ...perhaps you don't have time to shop around in the mall or would like something with a different vibe....
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Should You Toss Your Employee Handbook?
How real is your employee handbook? Does it read like the phone book or do you add some personality and real-life what it's like to work here to it? The handbook reflects your culture. If you want...
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Chickpea Burgers Guaranteed to Please Meat Lovers
Chickpeas are packed with iron and fiber and also help lower blood sugar. You can buy them dried and soak them overnight or buy canned, though you should rinsed the canned beans before using them to...
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Why Dads Shouldn't be Called "Mr.Mom"
[More men are staying at home than ever before. Yet working mothers are still doing the majority of the childcare and housework. Veronica I. Arreola of Viva La Feminista has a hunch why that's so, and...
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Popular Quit-Smoking Drug Linked to 150 Suicides: Is Chantix Worth the Risk?
Could a prescription medication for people who want to quit smoking actually cause them to commit suicide? Well, in at least 150 cases (between 2006 and 2010) the shocking answer is, yes. (Image...
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A Mother Defends 'Child-Free' Havens
I have read a few blogs/articles/statuses about the whole "child free" events, restaurants, stores, even housing complexes that are going "kid free". Meaning that they either have kid free hours or...
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Chilled Curried Zucchini Soup
[Editor's Note: The soup recipe that goes with this post from Sauce and Sensibility sounds delicious, indeed, but what made me smile about this post is the story of gardening and friendship that led to...
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Taking Obese Children From Their Parents
Recently, Harvard University child obesity expert Dr. David Ludwig advocated for the removal of severely obese children from their homes. An estimated two million children in the United States would...
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Buy a Car Without Getting Robbed
I admit, the only car I ever bought by myself I bought from a very trusted source: my dad. I bought a 1994 Geo Prism from my dad when I moved to Kansas City, and I'll say -- it was the deal of a...
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Do You Collect Golden Books?
[Editor's note: I still surprises me that while I probably had way more children's books than one child ever needed, I had very, very few Golden Books. As such, I find them rather fascinating and I...
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Women and Gaming: A Review
Gail at The Female Perspective of Computer Science has shared her interest in computers, education, and educational games with us before. She reviewed a book on those topics called "Women and Gaming:...
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