The End Of Brenda Starr, Girl Reporter

After over 70 years in business, lady journalist Brenda Starr is being retired. One early-round pitch had Brenda as a female pirate, but instead she became "the definition of a career-woman even before that term came into vogue."
"They Were Fighting For Fame, Fortune And Love": Designing Man
"Hired as a publicist for the Duval salon, Alix Smith was caught up in the rivalry between aging couturier Henri Duval and his son, Paul, a brilliant new designer." Yes: a 1964 career romance about dueling couturiers.
New HPV Vaccine Approved • North Carolina Set To Release Child Rapists
Today the FDA voted to approve the vaccine Cervarix, an HPV vaccine created by British drug company GlaxoSmithKline. The vaccine is expected to become available later this year, but Glaxo has not released any information about pricing.•
Barbie Goes Green; Berlin Sets Up Stalker Center
• From Anya Hindmarch to Barbie, the trend of "Green" handbags has officially run its course. • Prep author naturally turns to Laura Bush for new book. • Juno is on top of the DVD-sales charts, those Hills ads work! • Did you know that we ascribe gender stereotypes to women and men? Groundbreaking! • Norman Mailer's…
Being A "Superfemme" Doesn't Sound So "Super-Fun"
Today, the Times of London, takes a trip across the English Channel to attend the "Women's Forum" in France (the Women's Forum sees itself as the female equivalent of the World Economic Forum) and is shocked to discover that many of the WF's high-powered participants are not al busted barren. These "superfemmes" or,…
