Actresses

When 'Mad Men' Types -- and Hollywood-- First Played a Key Role in Politics

Greg Mitchell | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics


Greg Mitchell

When pundits labeled last year's presidential campaign "divisive" and "dirty," I had to laugh. The champion of all dirty races in this century, in fact, was the 1934 contest between Upton Sinclair and Frank Merriam.

Yoo Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg Documents Radio/TV Diva Gertrude Berg Popular from Great Depression Through McCarthy Era

Penelope Andrew | Posted 09.19.2009 | Entertainment


Penelope Andrew

Yoo Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg underscores a unique moment in our history when the Jewish experience crossed over into households composed of African Americans and Midwesterners, as they all listened to The Rise of the Goldbergs.

Where Did You Go, Mia Sara?

Alex Remington | Posted 04.03.2009 | Entertainment


Alex Remington

Her fade into obscurity isn't a grand tragedy, just a quiet one: "it" girls have an awfully short shelf life, and once Julia Roberts and Meg Ryan took over the world, there wasn't a lot of room left in the A-list.

Women in Hollywood: The Critics, the Directors, the Actresses, the Oscars and Where are the Female D.P.s?

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 01.11.2009 | Entertainment


Vivian Norris de Montaigu

It's Hollywood's loss. To keep women out of the nominations and awards for the Oscars. To ignore female film critics. To pretend women directors of photography do not exist.

Blaming Nicole Kidman

Melissa Silverstein | Posted 01.09.2009 | Entertainment


Melissa Silverstein

Kidman is emblematic of the obsession with opening weekend dollars and how women still can't rate like the guys. Instead of blaming the actresses why don't we figure out a way for them to succeed?

Katherine Heigl Wants to Adopt a Korean Baby

Disgrasian | Posted 11.16.2008 | Entertainment


Disgrasian

According to the National Enquirer, Katherine Heigl wants to adopt a baby from Korea--where her sister Meg was born--because she hopes that gett...

Finding Sophistication In Spite of Young Hollywood

White-Starr | Posted 11.09.2008 | Style


White-Starr

We want women older than our age to admire, so we can continue to dream and envision what we will someday become. We need style icons at every age!

Actresses Of 2007

nymag.com | David Edelstein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living


Even in an awards season threatened by the writers' strike, actors and actresses will metamorphose into politicians, making happy talk at Hollywood ho...