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Kick Ass Features 11-Year-Old Hit Girl

The new trailer for Kick Ass, based on the comic of the same name, just hit the web and has fans giddy over the possibilities. Then again, it's written by Mark Millar, the same guy who did Wanted. More »

12/22/09

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By LatoyaPeterson
#filmschooled

Bright Star, Dimmed: On "Female" Movies And Being Overlooked At Awards Season
Why have Jane Campion's well-reviewed Bright Star and its star Abbie Cornish so far been ignored in the awards race? There are several theories. More »

12/22/09

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By Irin
#coverlies

January Vogue: Everything Old Is ... Still Old
This January, Vogue is promoting expensive vacations and hipster boys in skinny pants. What is this, 2005? More »

12/22/09

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By Anna N.
#weightymatters

V Magazine Can't Put A Plus Size Model In Its Pages Without A Straight Size Model For Comparison
For January, V made the questionable decision of pairing plus-size model Crystal Renn with straight-size model Jacquelyn Jablonksi, in the same outfits. The magazine says this "proves fashion can flatter any figure." We say, why pit one woman against another? More »

12/22/09

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By Jenna
#codeveronica

The Biggest Tabloid-Fueled "Feud" of The Decade: ~~Betty vs. Veronica~~ Jennifer vs. Angelina
Of all the overblown celebrity "feuds" of the decade, the undisputed crown goes to the Angelina Jolie/Jennifer Aniston fight for Brad Pitt - but interestingly, this never ending battle can be traced back to the funny papers. More »

12/22/09

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By LatoyaPeterson
#veggietales

The Passion Of The Parsnip: Vegetarianism And The Feelings Of Plants
Arguing about food is totally a thing in this waning year, and now Natalie Angier has thrown her hat into the ring by claiming that plants have feelings too. More »

12/22/09

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By Anna N.
#photoshopofhorrors

Women Protest Ralph Lauren's Ridiculous Photoshop
Yesterday, around 30 protesters held a rally outside Ralph Lauren's NYC flagship to demand that the company stop using images of models who've been Photoshopped into unreality for its advertisements. Protest organizers said they even envision a legislative solution. More »

12/21/09

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By Jenna
#keepingtabs

Bogus: The Phoniest Tabloid Stories Of 2009
Between Jen and Brad's sexting, multiple Jolie-Pitts who never materialized, and the Obamas' baby, this was an exciting year in the tabloids. Too bad those stories were totally fake! Let's take a look back at all "news" that never was. More »

12/21/09

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By Margaret

#maghag

Retro Photoshop Of Horrors: The Mischa Barton Hand Job Of 2004
Our Photoshop of Horrors Hall Of Shame gallery prompted a reader who once worked for the now-defunct glossy mag Hollywood Life to send us the following message, regarding a 2004 cover and Mischa Barton's hand: More »

12/21/09

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By Dodai
#girlinterrupted

Brittany Murphy And The Hollywood Starlet Syndrome
Ultimately, an autopsy will determine how Brittany Murphy died. For now, we know enough about how she lived to detect some depressingly familiar themes about how she lived: needy, agitated, ever-shrinking, drawn to an apparently unsavory man as a protector. More »

12/21/09

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By Irin
#sexandthecountryhouse

Is Women's Empowerment All About Buying Shit?
Kim Cattrall calls Sex and the City the answer to post-feminism, Nancy Meyers is all over the news, and it's starting to look like a the path to female empowerment is paved with Manolos and really nice bedsheets. More »

12/21/09

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By Anna N.
#photoshopofhorrors

Lies, Hollywood Lawyers & The Continuing Case Of Demi's Left Leg
How does a celebrity keep a fading, potentially unflattering story about digital manipulation alive? She gets her legal counsel to intervene with a stern missive to bloggers that, like many women's magazine images, bears little to no resemblance to reality. More »

12/21/09

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By Anna
#rip

Girl, Interrupted: The Life & Death Of Brittany Murphy
You will probably read this in every story surrounding Brittany Murphy's passing: 2009 was a year for celebrity deaths, and hers will be yet another to put on the list. But that doesn't make her death any less shocking. More »

12/20/09

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By hortense
#jerseyfresh

8 Things Learned From Jersey Shore's Talk Show Appearances

Snooki, The Situation, and Pauly D made the PR rounds this week, appearing on The Tonight Show, The Jay Leno Show, Lopez Tonight, The Wendy Williams Show, and more. Find out what we learned about America's favorite guidos. More »

12/18/09

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By Tracie
#mixedbag

10 Things You May Have Missed On TV This Week

In this week's compilation of pop culture crap, Wanda Sykes creates a Sarah Palin pop-up book, Tyra makes another half-assed attempt to be Oprah, and a mom gets a job growing marijuana. More »

12/18/09

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By Tracie
#weightymatters

"You Know They Mean 'Fat':" Lara Stone, Crystal Renn, And Body Diversity
Consider the cruel plight of model Lara Stone. Although she wears, at most, a U.S. size 4, the fact that she has breasts means that — well, nobody in fashion calls her 'fat' exactly, but... More »

12/18/09

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By Jenna
#filmschooled

Most Overused Romantic Comedy Cliches Of The Decade
Hollywood's current strategy for romantic comedies seems to consist of increasingly contorted plot-lines being mistaken for actual freshness. (The Bounty Hunter, anyone?). Still, in the last decade, the genre found a lot of the same ways to be contrived. More »

12/18/09

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By Irin
#giftguide

All We Want For Christmas: Chocolate Rivers And Chairs
Unlike some bloggers, we don't get any swag or freebies. And we never leave our apartments. So when word came Down From The Top that we needed a gift guide, we knew our wish-lists would be at least half-fantasy: More »

12/18/09

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By Sadie
#modelbehaviors

The Decade's Top Models: Women Who Rocked The Post-Millennial Industry
When we're flipping through old magazines in thirty years, bemused by the dated art direction and the ridiculous clothing, some whippersnapper will doubtless point at an editorial and ask, "Who's that?" Chances are it'll be one of these ladies. More »

12/18/09

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By Jenna
#celexicon

Repent, And Salahi No More: Celebrity Names That Should Be Verbs
Wall Street Journal writer Mark Helprin says those "strange pinheads," Tarek and Michaele Salahi, deserve their own verb. He also lists some other famous people whose names have entered the common lexicon — but we can think of more. More »

12/18/09

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By Anna N.
#filmschooled

"Hard" Times: Analyzing Rihanna's New Video
The new video for Rihanna's track, "Hard," hit the web late yesterday afternoon. The message she's sending comes through loud and clear: She's hard. As in tough. But as we all know, there's more to this story. More »

12/18/09

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By Dodai

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Kick Ass Features 11-Year-Old Hit Girl

Bright Star, Dimmed: On "Female" Movies And Being Overlooked At Awards Season

January Vogue: Everything Old Is ... Still Old

V Magazine Can't Put A Plus Size Model In Its Pages Without A Straight Size Model For Comparison

The Biggest Tabloid-Fueled "Feud" of The Decade: Betty vs. Veronica Jennifer vs. Angelina

The Passion Of The Parsnip: Vegetarianism And The Feelings Of Plants

Women Protest Ralph Lauren's Ridiculous Photoshop

Bogus: The Phoniest Tabloid Stories Of 2009

Retro Photoshop Of Horrors: The Mischa Barton Hand Job Of 2004

Brittany Murphy And The Hollywood Starlet Syndrome

Is Women's Empowerment All About Buying Shit?

Lies, Hollywood Lawyers & The Continuing Case Of Demi's Left Leg

Girl, Interrupted: The Life & Death Of Brittany Murphy

8 Things Learned From Jersey Shore's Talk Show Appearances

10 Things You May Have Missed On TV This Week

"You Know They Mean 'Fat':" Lara Stone, Crystal Renn, And Body Diversity

Most Overused Romantic Comedy Cliches Of The Decade

All We Want For Christmas: Chocolate Rivers And Chairs

The Decade's Top Models: Women Who Rocked The Post-Millennial Industry

Repent, And Salahi No More: Celebrity Names That Should Be Verbs

"Hard" Times: Analyzing Rihanna's New Video

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