Carrie Underwood has had quite the eventful past few weeks. Her record breaking sixth studio album, Cry Pretty, has made her the first female country artist to reach No. 1 on Billboard’s Artist 100 chart. It is not often that country artists hold this title. And typically, country music has been dominated by men. Before Underwood, nine other artists […]
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Women Breaking the Glass Ceiling
National publishers and financial groups often list their Top ‘40 under 40’ and not surprisingly there are plenty of women on the list. These women are evaluated by their overall contributions to their disciplines, as well as wealth and power. A record 18 women have appeared in the Fortune list, so let’s check out who’s […]
‘Little Women’ Features Hollywoods Elite Women
‘Little Women’ based on the classic Louisa May Alcott best-seller celebrates its 50th birthday this year, opened to rave review reviews a few weeks ago, and features today’s biggest stars, including Lea Thompson, Ian Bohen, Lucas Grabeel, Melanie Stone. We think Lea Thompson steals the show in ‘Little Women,’ so let’s spend time sharing her […]
Love Gilda Opens to Glowing Reviews
Did you know that Gilda Radner was the very 1st cast member to be singed on the upcoming ‘SNL’ show that was to begin on October 11th, 1975, with the legendary comedian George Carlin as its 1st host? We bring up Gilda’s name today, as the film ‘Love Gilda’ opens at the week, and her […]
Sissy Stars in This Week’s ‘The Old Man and the Gun’
Sissy Spacek has always had a very special birthday, born on Christmas Day 1949 in little old Quitman TX. She’s starring in a very funny and touching movie which opens at the end of the week called ‘The Old Man and the Gun’ opposite Robert Redford. You might say there are sparks in the love […]
Who Are The Most Powerful Women in Hollywood?
The Hollywood Reporter releases multiple charts weekly looking at actors, TV personalities and comedians among others. Amy Schumer and Sarah Silverman are having great success these days, but let’s give props to Tina Fey, Margaret Cho, and Aisling Bea are doing well in their own right. The biggest news is being made by Tiffany Hadish […]
Jane Fonda Talks to People
Jane Fonda has not always been a popular figure in American culture. Sure, she’s the daughter of the late and legendary Henry Fonda and accomplished actress in her own right, but a polarizing political activist during the Vietnam War – the wounds that still sting. Now the 70-year-old star of Grace and Frankie is talking […]
Famous Dads, Famous Daughters
It’s hard to grow up with famous dads. The rigorous schedule of a famous actor or musician often limits the time a daughter spends with their father; often times divorce further separates the two. Here are a few famous daughters with equally famous dads… Allison Williams is the daughter of TV legend Brian Williams. Allison […]
Julie Chen Caught in the Middle, Leaving ‘The Talk’
It’s not been a good year for recently departed CBS President Les Moonves and spouse Julie Chen. Although Les is likely to receive a massive million-dollar golden parachute, Julie will exit stage left as co-host of CBS’ daytime series “The Talk” Julie Suzanne Chen was born in 1970 in Southern California, graduated from USC, and […]
Texas Drops Hillary Clinton and Helen Keller from State History Curriculum
You may not have thought 2016 Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was a strong candidate, but she did break the glass ceiling for others, and will be memorialized in history everywhere. Let’s check that, everywhere but Texas? In that can only be called as ‘odd,’ the Texas State Board of Education pass a vote this past […]