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more about #newyorktimesmagazine IamnotStarJones: for a change, i would like to try this for a couple of years : exquisite consumption being equated with personal fulfillment. that's the only reason... more » nyc-caribbean-ragazza: I cannot wait to read this article. I don't have an issue with who Nancy puts in her movie. She's clearly writing from her POV. Sticking a SBF, ... more » Hooplehead: I'm not sure I see this as progress. There's a place for women in filmmaking these days, but with few exceptions, they seem to be confined to romant... more » HereComesMyBaby: 1. Daphne Merkin is an amazing name. 2. That magazine cover is a Photoshop of Horrors. more » BlondeGoddess: All through the movie, the only thing I could think was: at what age do I have to whoopwhoopWAAAAAHH laugh like the Meryl Streep character and her gir... more » Radisbeautiful: It's all sooooo beige. more » TransFat: Nope. Nobody can make a film for women. Sit down Nancy. Film isn't a multi-vitamin or a deodorant. "Women" is not, nor should it ever be, a genre. more » lucyjae: Looking at Nancy Meyers, and knowing nothing about her other than the movies she's made and, what she looks like, I think it might be a bit of a case ... more » scandalouskiki: I wouldn't say it's always a bad thing that movies like Meyers' cater to a daydreamy fantasy women might have. Real life is blah enough on its own tha... more » fulanita: I will go see any Nancy Meyers movie for one reason alone: Set Design Porn. The Father of the Bride house was my childhood ideal, toss in the houses... more » clevernamehere: I know I'm supposed to be all angry at Nancy Meyers and her sunny films, but what really bothered me in this piece was the quote from the Times. I am... more » BestEuphemismEver: "We'd like to have some hot Spanish dancers. And some black women." This reads like a racism bingo card entry to me. more » girl_talk: Oh my god, quadruplets! How sweet. more » hollygirl: Answer: Rebecca Miller. more » ronniedobbs: The question of whether anyone can make a movie for women is interesting. Tyler Perry, for all his flaws, seems to make lots of movies for lots of dif... more » TryScience: Spot on, because I am an impressionable woman, Something's Gotta Give made me think I could be an entrancing older woman as long as I am wealthy, watc... more » hfree: I completely understand the objections to Nancy Meyer's output, but when I look at her resume of movies she's either directed or written I just see a ... more » bess marvin, girl detective: You know what, I'm not going to force Nancy Meyers to cast black women in her films if they don't fit. Most people hang out with homogenous circles. ... more » Highsmith: I hate it that one women director has to become representative for all womankind & has to represent all things to all women. Steven Spielberg is ... more » PilgrimSoul: Also you guys OMG IF I DON'T HAVE SEX AT 60 MY VAGINA WILL DRY UP AND ONLY CATS CAN COMFORT MY MEANINGLESS EXISTENCE more » -
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It's Complicated: The Triumph Of, And Trouble With, Nancy Meyers
Daphne Merkin's profile of director Nancy Meyers in the forthcoming New York Times Magazine skillfully captures the conflicted feelings many of us have about the work of this successful, yet ultimately limited, filmmaker. More » -
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Megan Fox's Minders Are Worried Women Don't Like Her
We aren't the only ones pondering Megan Fox's appeal (or lack thereof) to women — it's also stressing out her reps, says a forthcoming New York Times Magazine cover story.
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#ragtrade
Kanye Uses Naked Woman To Sell Luxury Louis Vuitton Sneakers
- What appears to be Kanye West's campaign for his Louis Vuitton sneakers has leaked. Amber Rose, the woman he squired around fashion week, is featured, along with a truly hideous crocodile bomber jacket. [Nah Right]
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#ifyoureintoit
Flight Of The Conchords Talk To The NYT Magazine
Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clemet will appear in the NY Times Magazine this Sunday, telling interviewer Deborah Solomon what it's like living in New York, and what they think of Obama's stimulus package. More » -
