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Ted Turner Passed Money Around "Like a Joint"; Wishes He Could Reclaim "Fluffy" CNN

bloomberg.com | Brett Pulley and Anita Sharpe | Posted 10.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Philanthropy, Time Warner, Turner Enterprises, Cnn, United Nations Foundation, Jane Fonda, Ted's Montana Grill, Time Warner AOL, Ted Turner, Business News

Oct. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Ted Turner, the cable television pioneer who became one of the richest Americans, recalls the pain of losing his job at Time Wa...

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Expanding the Narrative

Jane Fonda | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tel Aviv, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Toronto Film Festival, Jane Fonda, Gaza, Israel, Tiff, Politics News
Jane Fonda

Protesting the use of the Toronto Film Festival to "rebrand" Israel was perhaps misunderstood. The greatest "re-branding" of Israel would be to celebrate that country's long standing and robust peace movement.

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Atlanta Jews Reject Vilification and Stand Up for Jane Fonda

David Minkin | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Toronto Film Festival, Jane Fonda and Israel, Jane Fonda, Toronto Declaration, Israel, Tiff, Politics News
David Minkin

The claim that Jane Fonda seeks Israel's destruction is shameless slander and lobbing such an accusation makes it impossible to hold an honest conversation about Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

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Jane Fonda's Daughter Calls For Environmentally Friendly Sex Toys

The Daily Beast | Posted 11.12.2009 | Green

Read More: Jane Fonda, Environmentally Friendly, Eco-Friendly, Green Sex Toys, Vanessa Vadim, Sex Toys, Barbarella, Green News

As the daughter of Jane Fonda and Roger Vadim, eco-advice columnist Vanessa Vadim is also Hollywood royalty. She talks to Lloyd Grove about why Barbar...

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Marrying George Clooney - Beyond the Blurb

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 11.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Baby Boomers, Dementia, Women's Issues, Family Relationships, Women in Culture, Menopause, Gloria Steinem, Jane Fonda, George Clooney, Women and Body Image, Amy Ferris, Women in Mid-Life, Marrying George Clooney, Robin Morgan, Women's Health, Women in the Media, The Women's Media Center, Living News
Marcia G. Yerman

Many of the issues Amy and I discussed in serious moments - family, relationships, and life changes - would find their way into Marrying George Clooney.

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The Ten Best Movies About Journalism by Farr

John Farr | Posted 08.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Dustin Hoffman, Robert Mitchum, Pbs, Journalists, Kirk Douglas, Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Jane Fonda, Billy Wilder, American Masters, Best Movies by Farr, Journalism, Sigourney Weaver, Alfred Hitchcock, Bob Woodward, Tom Brokaw, Jack-Lemmon, Peter Jennings, Reel 13, 60 Minutes, Mel Gibson, Warren Beatty, Carl Bernstein, Walter Cronkite, Sam Waterston, Dan Rather, Peter Saarsgard, PBS Documentaries, Jason Robards, Robert Redford, Michael Douglas, Entertainment News
John Farr

In the wake of the revered Walter Cronkite's passing, I've attempted to isolate the ten best movies about journalism.

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Burning Up at My Bachelor Party

Chris Kyle | Posted 08.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Marines, Tarawa, Fenway Park, Jane Fonda, Twitter, Drinking Water, Bachelor Party, The Hangover, Drinking, Midway, Living News
Chris Kyle

For goodness sakes, if my grandfathers could survive World War II, surely I can survive my bachelor party.

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Older Hollywood Beauties: Who Is Aging Best? (PHOTOS, POLL)

Posted 08.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Slidepoll, Glenn Close, Blythe Danner, Goldie Hawn, Cher, Catherine Deneuve, Sophia Loren, Jane Fonda, Tina Turner, Bette Midler, Diane Keaton, Cloris Leachman, Vanessa Redgrave, Entertainment News

You voted on Hollywood's hottest older men last week, putting Sean Connery, Patrick Stewart and James Brolin at the top. Now it's time to a pick some ...

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Five Things You Didn't Hear About Walter Cronkite

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 08.20.2009 | Media

Read More: Ernie Leiser, Don Hewitt, Upi, Walter Cronkite, Jane Fonda, Walter Cronkite Dead, Documentaries, George Clooney, CBS News, Bicentenial, Cbs, The China Syndrome, Michael Douglas, Robin Williams, Media News
Reese Schonfeld

Stories from before Cronkite was Cronkite

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Jane Fonda Undergoes Knee Replacement

AP | Posted 07.19.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Jane Fonda, Women's Health, Entertainment News

NEW YORK — Jane Fonda has undergone surgery to replace her left knee. The Oscar-winning actress had the operation Tuesday, and blogged about it...

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Drama Queens: Random Thoughts While Watching The Tony Awards Show

Tallulah Morehead | Posted 07.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Angela Lansbury, Musicals, Billy Elliot, Bebe Neuwirth, Dame Edna, Arthur Laurents, Jane Fonda, Liza Minnelli, Tony Awards, Clive Barnes, Paul Newman, Theater, Broadway, Jessica Lange, Jerry Herman, Tim Robbins, Award Shows, Niel Patrick Harris, Brett Michaels, Dolly Parton, Jabba the Hut, Frank Langella, Will Ferrell, Marcia Gay Harden, Susan Sarandon, Elton John, Carrie Fisher, Constatine Maroulis, Franklin Pangborn, Bea Arthur, Geoffrey Rush, Tchaikovsky, Entertainment News
Tallulah Morehead

How nice to have the plot of Guys and Dolls explained to me. I don't think I've seen it more than a dozen times.

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The Best (Worst) Workout Wear From Every Decade

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 06.27.2009 | Style

Read More: Jane Fonda, Fitness, Leotards, Workout, Fashion, Olivia Newton-John, Exercise, Style News
Charlotte Hilton Andersen

Retro workout wear is not just for skinny hipsters anymore! Bring on the unironic awesomeness!

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Just When Did The Quality Of Hollywood Films Start To Drop?

John Farr | Posted 06.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Harrison Ford, Jim Carrey, Shia La Beouf, Richard Dreyfuss, William Holden, James Stewart, Clark Gable, Classic Film, Angelina Jolie, Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, Peter Sellers, Spencer Tracy, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Robert Downey Jr, Cary Grant, Robin Williams, Christian Bale, Ingrid Bergman, Foreign Films, Jack Lemmon, Paul Hogan, Bette Midler, Dancing With the Stars, Cameron Diaz, Leonardo Dicaprio, Technology, Gary Cooper, Bing Crosby, Humphrey Bogart, Elizabeth Taylor, Tyrone Power, John Travolta, Lee Marvin, Paul Newman, George Clooney, Barbra Streisand, Danny Devito, John Wayne, Tom Hanks, Clint Eastwood, Woody Allen, Eddie Murphy, Tom Cruise, Mel Gibson, Warren Beatty, Reese Witherspoon, Julia Roberts, Dustin Hoffman, Myrna Loy, Will Smith, Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, Adam Sandler, Steve McQueen, Daniel Craig, Meg Ryan, Tom Selleck, Hollywood, The Quigley Poll, Sidney Poitier, Entertainment News
John Farr

While Hollywood continues to dominate the global film market, the most original, intelligent, and enduring movies today are being made outside this country.

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How Recent Documentary Films May Have Paved the Way to Embrace the Figure of Barack Obama

Penelope Andrew | Posted 05.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Dalton Trumbo, Fta, Ellen Spiro, Theater of War, Zana Briski, Trauma, War, Francine Parker, Susan Sontag, Phil Donahue, Jane Fonda, Fog of War, Spike Lee, Documentaries, Bertolt Brecht, Invasion of Iraq, Body of War, Politics, Ross Kauffman, Michael Moore Fahrenheit 9/11, Tomas Young, Vietnam War, Lila Lipscomb, Errol Morris, The Congressional Black Caucus, Heddy Honigmann, John Walter, Presidential Elections, Entertainment News
Penelope Andrew

To look at the escalating popularity of the documentary film is to enter an interesting, complicated, and collectively psychoanalytic exploration of the role of desire and dreams in a time of mass confusion.

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My Twitter Love Affair with Jane Fonda

Richard Laermer | Posted 05.10.2009 | Media

Read More: Laermer.com, PR Scams, Jane Fonda, Fake Twitterers, Nicole Richie, Twitterverse, Twitter, Tweet, Media News
Richard Laermer

Stars cannot just show up online and expect to succeed. It takes work! Social media means getting to know someone -- not hiring someone to fake it like celebrities always do.

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Jane Fonda on Joining the Blogosphere

Marianne Schnall | Posted 04.27.2009 | Media

Read More: Twitter, Jane Fonda, 33 Variations, Blogging, Aging, Women's Media Center, Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy, Robert Redford, Vday, The Jane Fonda Center at Emory University, Robin Morgan, Matisse, Gloria Steinem, My Life So Far, Sisterhood Is Global Institute, Lily Tomlin, Beethoven, Moises Kaufman, Media News
Marianne Schnall

Not content merely to speak to her Broadway audience eight times a week through a critically acclaimed performance, Jane Fonda is blogging daily and twittering nightly. She finds herself hooked on the instant feedback.

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30 Years After TMI, A Lesson For Today's Economists

Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn | Posted 04.25.2009 | Business

Read More: Anti-Trust, Tmi, Pennsylvania, Nuclear Power, Jack Lemmon, Jane Fonda, Ithaca, Federal Trade Commission, Harrisburg, China Syndrome, Three Mile Island, Harrisburg-Pennsylvania, Business News
Craig

Our new test for any enterprise, be it a financial institution, a power plant, or a war, must be, "Is it too large to be allowed to fail?" If the answer is "yes" then we cannot proceed.

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Exclusive Interview with Jane Fonda: Back on Broadway

Marianne Schnall | Posted 04.19.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Jane Fonda, Samantha Maathis, 33 Variations, Colin Hanks, Theater, Beethoven, Broadway Plays, Moises Kaufman, Entertainment News
Marianne Schnall

Jane Fonda: In a way, 33 Variations shows that even in the face of physical adversities and age, passionate commitment and inspiration do not have to wane.

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Jane Fonda (And Her Dog) Conquer Broadway

AP | MARK KENNEDY | Posted 04.11.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Jane Fonda, Theater, Broadway, 33 Variations, Entertainment News

NEW YORK — To meet Jane Fonda these days means first getting past her 8-pound fluffy gatekeeper. Tulea, a white Bichon-like dog, is never very ...

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33 Variations: A Lyrical Inspiration

Ashley Van Buren | Posted 04.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Samantha Mathis, 33 Variations, Beethoven, Moises Kaufman, Zach Grenier, Don Amendolia, Theater, Jane Fonda, Colin Hanks, Susan Kellerman, Entertainment News
Ashley Van Buren

33 Variations evokes a glimmer of hope for future playwrights, and perhaps in these new playwrights' work we'll catch a similar turn of phrase, note, or heady emotion.

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Jane Fonda's Broadway Play Picketed By Vietnam Vets

AP | VERENA DOBNIK | Posted 03.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Jane Fonda, Hanoi Jane, Broadway, Theater, 33 Variations, Entertainment News

NEW YORK — It's been decades, but Jane Fonda still can't shake her "Hanoi Jane" image from the Vietnam War. About a dozen Vietnam veterans and ...

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Fonda, Sutherland, Streep Echo Trumbo & Brecht: FTA (1972) and Theater of War (2008)

Penelope Andrew | Posted 03.19.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Dalton Trumbo, Anti-War Films, Film, John W. Walter, Francine Parker, Jane Fonda, Documentary Films, Mother Courage and Her Children, Meryl Streep, Vietnam War, Donald Sutherland, Tony Kushner, Errol Morris, Michael Moore, Holly Near, Anti-War Movements, Johnny Got His Gun, Bertolt Brecht, Entertainment News
Penelope Andrew

Parker, Brecht and Trumbo may have passed on, but anti-war and anti-poverty spirit continue in the genre of the documentary as practiced by the soothsayer Michael Moore.

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The Tyranny of Perfection

Jane Shure | Posted 01.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Jane Fonda, Eating Disorders, Sexual Abuse, Perfectionism, Parent Child Relationships, Mother Daughter Relationships, Motherhood, Parenting, Living News
Jane Shure

So often, daughters and sons blame themselves for the unknown tragedies in their parents' childhoods. Often without awareness, they seek to transform their parent's sadness.

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Jane Fonda To Return To Broadway In March

AP | Posted 01.04.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Jane Fonda, Jane Fonda 33 Variations, 33 Variations, Entertainment News

NEW YORK — The date for Jane Fonda's return to Broadway after an absence of more than four decades has been set. The actress will open March 9 ...

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Spelling Ted Without Ed

Kevin Morris and Glenn Altschuler | Posted 01.02.2009 | Media

Read More: Jane Fonda, Aol Time Warner, Time Warner, Martin Scorsese, Cnn, Woody Allen, Ted Turner, The Goodwill Games, Tnt, Willaim Faulkner, Arthur Miller, Media News
Kevin Morris and Glenn Altschuler

For such a surprising life, Ted's memoir is exceptionally unsurprising. In Call Me Ted, he is serially and simultaneously a rebel and an establishment figure.

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