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Winslet Sues, Clarkson Takes a Body Image Beating
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Esther Kustanowitz
Over at Entertainment Weekly, a writer is now calling shenanigans on “super-skinny actresses who insist they eat like lumberjacks and never get off the couch.” The hook for this particular declaration is Kate Winslet’s lawsuit against the Daily Mail for libel, stemming from an article that “claimed that the star had underplayed the amount of…
The Ten Commandments in the Worlds of ‘Star Trek’
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dross
Trekkies everywhere are collectively holding their breath in anticipation of J.J. Abrams’ (“Lost,” “Alias,” “Cloverfield”) new “Star Trek” film, which hits theaters this Friday. Will the film– which gives the back stories of James T. Kirk and Spock–be everything they’ve been hoping for, or will it bomb? Interesting, Gene Roddenberry, the creator of “Star Trek,”…
Wynonna Judd on Her New CD, Death, and Dreams
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Douglas Howe
Wynonna Judd is celebrating her 25th anniversary in the music industry. She released a new CD called “Sing: Chapter 1” in February, which includes cover songs from some of her favorites including Hank Williams’ “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” and Tammy Wynette’s “Til I Get It Right.” At this point, Wynonna is probably known…
‘Weeds’ Creator, ‘Tara’ Producer, and the Hebrew Mamita Take on Images of Jewish Women in Media
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Esther Kustanowitz
If you’re a consumer of media and you’ve never met a Jew in real life, you’re likely to think all Jewish women are superficial busybodies with New York accents or yiddishe mommas trying to match up their daughters with single Jewish doctors. But the MorningStar Commission, named after Herman Wouk’s Marjorie, is trying to promote…
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