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#Pandagate Gets Taiwanese Animation

Jessica WakemanDecember 30, 2011 //
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As both a panda lover and a feminist, I was torn asunder by the BBC’s WTF decision to include a panda named Tian Tian on a list of 12 women of the year, but not include three women who won the Nobel Peace Prize or any female CEOs. #Pandagate, as the scandal became known on Twitter, is a bear claw right through the heart for those of us who love celebrating (human) ladies’ accomplishments as much as we love those funny, bamboo-eating black and white bears. And of course you know the Taiwanese animation treatment of #Pandagate is awesome, if rather editorialized with an anti-panda bias. Ahem. [NMA.tv]  Keep reading »

The BBC’s Women Of The Year Include A Princess And A Panda, But No CEOs

The GrindstoneDecember 29, 2011 //

It’s almost 2012, but you wouldn’t know it from the BBC’s bafflingly retro new list of 12 women who it calls the “Faces of the Year.” Who made the cut? Christine LaGarde? Jill Abramson? Perhaps Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee, and Tawakkol Karman, the trio of women who won the Nobel Peace Prize? None of the above. Instead, the news service chose a bizarre list that included two women in the news because they were sexually assaulted, one notable for being a bridesmaid, another for marrying a prince, and — seriously — a giant panda named Sweetie. Keep reading »

5 Things To Know About Romola Garai From “The Hour”

Jessica WakemanAugust 29, 2011 //

I could take or leave BBC America’s “The Hour,” about Brits who run a political news program in the 1950s. It’s a thinly-veiiled “Mad Men” knockoff with a bit of mystery swirled in. Yet, every time I see that actress Romola Garai is onscreen, I cannot look away. In addition to being naturally gorgeous and possessing a vintage ’50s wardrobe to die for, Garai plays producer Bel Rowley in the show’s leading female role. Think: Peggy and Joan rolled into one with a British accent.

I knew I recognized her from somewhere, but couldn’t place quite where until I read that she played older Briony in “Atonement” and the lead in “Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights.” Two, uh, very different roles. After the jump, a few more must-know details about Romola Garai: Keep reading »

The Ballad Of The Swimming Sloth

Julie GersteinDecember 14, 2010 //


The Frisky is pretty dedicated to its sloth coverage, and so we’d be remiss in not informing you of the latest sloth develops. In this case, we’re talking about swimming sloths, like the one here, captured by the BBC. Look at his fearsome sloth claws expertly gliding through the water! [BuzzFeed] Keep reading »

Watch A Clip From “Lindsay Lohan In India,” Her BBC Doc On Human Trafficking

Jessica WakemanJanuary 11, 2010 //

OK, Lindsay Lohan‘s involvement in a BBC documentary about the trafficking of women and children is très random. But if “Lindsay Lohan In India” is how LiLo tries to rehabilitate her career — especially over, say, “I Know Who Killed Me … Again!” — so be it. Human trafficking is definitely a worthy cause that could use a little star power. [YouTube] Keep reading »

Britney Spears Saved My Life!

Justine FieldsJuly 23, 2009 //

Did you ever think that Britney Spears could save anybody’s life? Not so much, unless we’re talking about deflecting a bullet with a swinging umbrella or walking barefoot in the bathroom and soaking up all the germs so that they don’t invade another’s body. But according to a new BBC documentary called “Britney Spears Saved My Life,” Britney’s been the savior for lots of folks. Keep reading »

BBC’s Hard News Reporting: Deranged Teens Obsessed With Japanese Fashion

Leonora EpsteinJune 30, 2009 //

According to the BBC, the newest fashion movement to capture the obsession of British teens is a Japanese style called manba, which involves this weird blackface situation and Kiss makeup. The youth culture is meant to be rebellious and anti-conformist, and places women as the higher sex. Naturally, manba is the package deal and comes with its own genre of music and dance moves that involve hand movements that make the dancer look like a traffic director on speed. The BBC talked with two manba-obsessed teens (which constitutes a movement, clearly), one of whom is a young boy who will either grow up to be a drag queen or star in Britain’s next Will and Grace spinoff. He says, “I was always into Japanese fashion…my first reaction to manba was like, ‘oh my god what is that?” Then I found I actually quite like it. I’m not a very confident person, but when I have my makeup on i’m more confident.” Be sure to click through to watch the hilarious dance video, which if it weren’t made by the BBC, could be a contender for a YouTube hit. [BBC] Keep reading »

Big, Big Love: One Man, 86 Wives

SimchaAugust 11, 2008 //

While three sister wives may seem like one big, happy family on Big Love, try having 86! Mohammed Bello Abubakar, an 84-year-old Muslim preacher in Nigeria, has married more women than years he’s been alive and most of his wives are, surprisingly, in their twenties. Can you imagine trying to feed the 170 children he’s fathered?! Neither he nor his wives work, but they somehow manage to pay for the $915 (26.5 lbs) worth of rice they consume each day. Needless to say, the Islamic Authorities in his home state consider him a cult leader, but he fancies himself a shaman who doesn’t believe in modern medicine. Abubakar credits his healing powers with his ability to attract so many women. He told the BBC, “I don’t go looking for them, they come to me. I will consider the fact that God has asked me to do it and I will just marry them… That is why I have been able to control 86 of them.” Um, what a romantic? [BBC] Keep reading »

If Britain’s S&M Scene Is Secret, Why Are So Many People Commenting?

Catherine StrawnJuly 15, 2008 //

BBC News published an article on Britain’s “secretive “S&M scene” yesterday, saying that Max Mosley’s antics are really opening people up. (He had a sadomasochistic session with five prostitutes, with whom he engaged in a concentration camp scenario.) The comments in response to the story are great though, because many BDSM practitioners defend their chosen sex life. One even sort of confirms yesterday’s post about being born with the desire for S&M: “I don’t really indulge in S&M (it just hurts, frankly, which is a good way to tell if it’s for you).” Other commenters are upset with the BBC for printing the story: “It’s clear to me that England is becoming more Satanic in nature every day, and the people who work for the BBC must take some responsibility for that.” Let’s blame the war in Iraq on the BBC, while we’re at it. [BBC] Keep reading »

Sensitive Skin, Hot Sex

SimchaJune 3, 2008 //

Sex is still in the city and on HBO. Kim Cattrall, aka Samantha Jones, will executive produce/star in Sensitive Skin, a new show about a 50-something Manhattan housewife putting herself (and her crotch) out there. The series will be based on a BBC program of the same name which featured the coolest cougar from Absolutely Fabulous, Patsy (aka Joanna Lumley). Sopranos alums, writers Mitchell Burgess and Robin Green, have also signed on to guide the project and we’re sure with Ms. Kim in the lead role, this new show will be just as hit-able stateside. [Hollywood Reporter]

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