Andrew Goldman will not be asking any women if they slept their way to the top for at least one month.

Mega-successful author Jennifer Weiner, a fervent supporter of women writers, has taken the New York Times to task for favoring male authors on a number of occasions. Now — finally — she has an ally at the paper: awesome new public editor Margaret Sullivan, who risked what we're sure is some internal backlash from her …

Alfred Hitchcock has long been accused of putting his "cool blondes" through the ringer on movie sets; as a kid, I remember my mom telling me that Tippi Hedren had a real-life nervous breakdown on the set of The Birds after she filmed the famous attack scene, during which actual birds were hurled at her face for hours.…

Actors Tippi Hedren, left, and Toby Jones appear onstage during HBO's TCA panel for "The Girl" at the Beverly Hilton hotel on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)

The Genesis Awards "pays tribute to the major news and entertainment media for producing outstanding works that raise public awareness of animal issues." Which explains the adorable dog on the red carpet — as well as all the animal prints. Sorta.

The Genesis Awards, a Humane Society-sponsored event which celebrates those in media and entertainment who draw attention to issues surrounding animal rights, took place last night in Los Angeles, and the stars came out to show their support:

The magazine may date from 1953, but the advice (via Modern Mechanix) is timeless. Let's learn from our farmer/model godmother, Tippi, as she juggles the responsibilities of running "from one New York studio appointment to the next" while also...raising horses.

The Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards, which took place at the Hollywood Highlands last night, honors those behind-the-scenes but was itself camera-ready. I mean, when it's Zooey Deschanel, Zoe Saldana and Diane Kruger, how bad can it be? (Not rhetorical.)

• Chris Brown sat down with MTV's Sway to discuss his assault on Rihanna, noting that he's still unsure as to how the public perceives him and that he believes that "abuse of any kind is always wrong." [MTV]

• Did Madonna collapse twice during her show in Sofia, Bulgaria?