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Sarah Palin: The Most Sexist Of Them All

Amelia McDonell-ParryOctober 20, 2008 //

This weekend, Sarah Palin finally made her much anticipated appearance on “Saturday Night Live”, showing up in two skits written just for her. To tell you the truth, it seemed like the show was actually laughing at Palin rather than with her — the second skit, featuring Amy Poehler rapping, was seriously pretty…insulting. Additionally, the “highlight” of the first sketch was when Alec Baldwin told Palin that she was “hotter in person.” Considering her campaign thought Tina Fey’s portrayal was sexist, it was very interesting that she participated in a comedy routine which only focused on her physical appearance. Personally, this just supports my theory that the most sexist treatment of Palin comes from Palin herself. Keep reading »

Star Couplings: Brangelina Fell In Love While He Was Still Married

Amelia McDonell-ParryOctober 20, 2008 //
  • In an interview with the New York Times, Angelina Jolie talks about having her kids see “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” someday, saying, “Not a lot of people get to see a movie where their parents fell in love.” Wuh, wuh, waaaaaait a second! That means those two fell in love WHILE Brad was still married to Jennifer Aniston! You don’t say! [Us Weekly]

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    Sarah Palin Does “Saturday Night Live”

    Amelia McDonell-ParryOctober 19, 2008 //

    Last night Governor Sarah Palin, the Republican nominee for Vice-President, made not one, but two cameos on “Saturday Night Live”. I have to say, she was pretty funny! Although, if she and her handlers think all the talk of her hotness is sexist, is she contributing to the sexism by doing a skit where Alec Baldwin tells her she’s “way hotter in person”? Whatever, I laughed. Above, her first cameo (featuring special guests Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, AND Mark “Say Hi To Your Motha For Me” Wahlberg, and after the jump, the second, in which she thankfully does NOT rap. Keep reading »

    Fashion Slideshow: Pretty Pants

    Amelia McDonell-ParryOctober 18, 2008 //

    To tell you the truth, I’m not so into pants. I wear jeans and I wear dresses whenever I possibly can. But sometimes pants are necessary — on freezing days, on corporate meeting days, and on days when you haven’t done laundry. After the jump, seven pairs of pants I would totally not mind wearing. In fact, I would ever wearing them on warm days, casual Fridays, and the day after picking up my laundry from the cleaners. Keep reading »

    Does “W” Stand For “Worth Seeing” Or “Worthless”?

    Amelia McDonell-ParryOctober 17, 2008 //

    This weekend, Oliver Stone’s highly anticipated movie about the fairly unpopular president (Bush), “W”, comes out. I’m psyched to see this film, though I’m still pretty unclear on whether it’s a comedy or a drama. Still, Josh Brolin (Dubya), Elizabeth Banks (Laura), Ellen Burstyn (Barbara), and James Cromwell (George Sr.) should add up to being a pretty compelling movie, acting wise. And Richard Dreyfus plays Dick Cheney! That’s so perfect because I hate Richard Dreyfus. Anyway, after the jump, a summary of some of the reviews so far, so you can decide for youself if this is a must-see or a see-it-on-HBO type flick. Keep reading »

    The Five Things Women Do Post-Heartbreaking Split

    Amelia McDonell-ParryOctober 17, 2008 //

    I posted earlier about chopping off seven inches of hair after finally deciding that my break was not a breakup. While a cliche, it was a defining moment that signified my new perspective on the future. Luckily, as many of you so kindly pointed out, it turned out to look good too. (I swear, I didn’t post the before and after photos in a desperate search for compliments, but I sure do appreciate them!) But as some of you pointed out in the comments, the MAJOR haircut is not the only action many women take post-breakup. After the jump, five other major changes and steps women often make in their quest to get over a broken heart and start a new phase in life. Keep reading »

    Facebook Relationship Status Change Ends In Tragedy

    Amelia McDonell-ParryOctober 17, 2008 //

    Last week I changed my relationship status on Facebook from “engaged” to “single”, since I had decided my break was now a breakup. Emma Forrester, a married woman in the U.K., changed her status to single too, only her husband responded by hacking her to death with a meat cleaver. Wayne Forrester told police he had been provoked by his wife changing her marital status on her Facebook entry, and had taken copious amounts of cocaine and alcohol before the murder. He’s been jailed for a minimum of 14 years. There’s really nothing I can say about this, because it’s insanely f–ked up. [Daily Mail U.K.] Keep reading »

    Star Couplings: Has Rihanna Been Bad With Kanye West?

    Amelia McDonell-ParryOctober 17, 2008 //
  • Um, is Rihanna cheating on our beloved Chris Brown with Kanye West? Say it ain’t so, RiRi! [DListed]
  • Billy Bob Thorton says he is not involved with Tea Leoni or responsible for her split from David Duchovny, and that the two are “just friends.” [Perez Hilton]
  • In the latest issue of Us Weekly, Jenny McCarthy claims to have cured her son of autism. [Perez Hilton]

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    Anti-Palin Ad Features Rape Victim

    Amelia McDonell-ParryOctober 16, 2008 //

    A few weeks ago, we wrote about a story on Politico.com that reported the Obama campaign was seeking a rape victim for a campaign ad that would attack Sarah Palin’s stance on abortion. (The VP nominee is anti-choice, even in cases of rape or incest.) According to the Politico piece, the Family Violence Prevention Fund, served as a conduit between the campaign. Since running that post, we hadn’t heard any further information on whether the Obama campaign did indeed find a woman for their ad, but I just came up on the video above, via The Huffington Post. The ad features a rape victim, who became pregnant as the result of her attack, addressing Palin about her stance on abortion. This ad, however, was put out by Women Against McCain-Palin and it doesn’t have the “I’m Barack Obama and I approve this message” sound bite at the end, so it’s not affiliated with his official campaign. Regardless, the video above is extremely compelling. Keep reading »

    The Frisky TV: How Did You Lose Your Virginity?

    Amelia McDonell-ParryOctober 16, 2008 //

    My story sucks, so I’m not going to tell it. BUT I will tell you that Willie Nelson was on the stereo, a String Cheese Incident (a terrible jam band) poster was on the wall, and the guy was of the opposite political affiliation than me. But what about the rest of you? We sent our girl Lori out to ask total strangers about their first times. Shockingly, she didn’t get all that many dirty looks! Keep reading »

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