Feb. 9, 2010 Update: Almost 1000 signatures already & expanding global on ipetitions now! Join in! Orig article 2-2-10: "Confident about the junk in your trunk? Show us your assets! Post a … [Read more...]
Grammy Glitz and Gimmicks Galore: Did Kids Watch? Did You?
February 1, 2010 by 4 Comments
Feb.1, 2010 Promise I’ll leave the 52nd Annual Grammy music deconstruction to the review pros, but just wanted to comment on the media and gadgetry of 21st century events in new media style. Where … [Read more...]
iPad makes women iMad? Gender or Generational Naming Gaffe?
January 28, 2010 by 16 Comments
Jan. 28, 2010 While the Baltimore Sun visual at left handily depicts the pros and cons of the new iPad tablet gizmo at a glance, geek girls and IT career women have been raising an iBrow at the iPad … [Read more...]
“About Face” Body Image Benefit: America the Beautiful Movie
May 15, 2009 by 4 Comments
May 15, 2009 He’s baaaaaaaaaack! ‘Tell it like it is’ director Darryl Roberts of America The Beautiful is wrapping his last personal appearance on his U.S. screening tour to benefit two worthy Bay … [Read more...]
Brain Cake: Teen Girls Talk Tech & World Changing (Part Two)
January 29, 2009 by 17 Comments
Update Oct. 22, 2015 Reminder: BrainCake shifted to CanTEENgirl.org in 2011 with heavy hitting sponsorship as a project of Carnegie Science Center. CanTeen has some fun STEM career explorations, … [Read more...]
Smart Girls At the Party.TV: Interview with SNL’s Amy Poehler
December 2, 2008 by 16 Comments
With eight seasons of Saturday Night Live under her belt, I automatically thought SNL actress Amy Poehler's new digital TV series would be a spoof or a sketch by the screenshot alone! I mean, … [Read more...]
Fem 2.0: Feminine Feminism & The Mother of All Conversations
November 19, 2008 by 18 Comments
Femmes and friends of all colors are abuzz about whether Erin Aubry Kaplan’s recent Salon article about Michelle Obama’s backside was out of bounds or ‘a joyful celebration’ of … [Read more...]
Girls For A Change: Amy Jussel and Carrie Ellett On World-Changing
November 15, 2008 by 14 Comments
Some of you may remember I was one of the fortunate U.S. delegates last year for GWLN's “Women Leaders for the World 2007” along with global citizen and Hardy Girls Healthy Women advisory board member … [Read more...]
A Tee Party Kicks Off ‘All Things Girl’ Week on Shaping Youth!
November 10, 2008 by 25 Comments
Nov. 10, 2008 Sick of suggestive innuendos plastered on the chests of wee ones? Tired of ‘So Sexy So Soon’ messaging at ever-younger ages? Looking for media and marketing that builds up rather than … [Read more...]
Why Can’t an A-Lister Be An A-Cup? Keira Knightley, Shaping Youth
August 4, 2008 by 8 Comments
It’s World Breastfeeding week and ironically, I just prepped my first post over on Eco Child’s Play as a two-parter on breast obsession in media that creates inherent insecurities … [Read more...]
New Moon Girl Media: Orb28 Gives Rise to Teen Voices (Part 2)
June 20, 2008 by 21 Comments
Ready to tap into the 'inner sphere' of the upcoming teen site Orb28? Continuing yesterday's post about youth media orgs like these ready to put pop culture messaging on a whole new frequency, … [Read more...]
New Moon’s Rising For Girls Media: Orb28 For Teens 13-15+ (Part 1)
June 19, 2008 by 6 Comments
Orb28 Let's see: Orb: "A sphere of influence, a collective body"...28: numeral referring to the moon's cycle...New Moon: lunar phase when the moon orbits between the Earth and the Sun; Moon: a symbol … [Read more...]
