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From Mayweather to Ray Rice: Decoding Sports Media’s Bias Against Women
The past year in many ways has been a very good one in our country’s fight to end violence against women. Last fall, there was intense outcry following the release of the elevator video showing Baltimore Raven’s running back Ray Rice punching his then fiancée. Following that watershed moment, President Obama and Vice President Biden…
Paul Walker’s Brothers Will Shoot His Final Action Scenes
In the terrible aftermath of Paul Walker’s death last November, one of the questions that no one wanted to ask was how the tragedy would affect the “Fast and Furious” franchise he helped to build. The actor was on a Thanksgiving hiatus from shooting “Fast & Furious 7” when he passed away in a car accident, and had already filmed most of his role in the movie.Universal put the production on hold to allow …
Paul Walker Dies In Car Crash
In a tragic story that seems almost too surreal to believe, Paul Walker – who rose to fame following his role in the “Fast and Furious” franchise – was killed in a fiery car crash Saturday afternoon.According to TMZ, the actor was in Santa Clarita for a car show to support relief efforts for the recent Philippines typhoon.The 40-year-old was allegedly in a Porsche when the driver somehow lost control and slammed into a …
Dance Moms’ Christi: “I Try To Shut Out The Haters”
The following is a guest post by special contributor Julie Taylor Weeks after Lifetime’s hit reality series Dance Moms wrapped up Season Three, I attended a meet-and-greet event featuring one of the shows most popular mother-daughter duos: Christi and Chloe Lukasiak.
If Movies Were Right About Summer Camp
During the hot summer months, kids all over the country pack their bags and head off for a few weeks of fun outdoor adventures at sleepaway camp. In the 1980s, sleepaway camp wasnt an option for a lower middle-class family like mine. Latchkey kids spent the summer parked in front of the TV.