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Julie and Julia

Julie Powell, Author Of "Julie & Julia" On Her New Book, "Cleaving" (VIDEO)

abcnews.com | Posted 12.02.2009 | Books

Read More: Julie and Julia, Marriages, Authors, Cleaving, New Books, Author Interviews, Julie Powell Cleaving, Books, Butchers, Julie Powell, Julie Powell Interview, Butchery, Books News

Julie Powell, author of "Julie & Julia" and, most recently, "Cleaving" speaks about her new book and why she turned to butchery when her marriage was ...

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"Cleaving: A Story Of Marriage, Meat And Obsession": Julie Powell, 'Julie & Julia' Author, Returns With Meaty Second Book

AP | MARK KENNEDY | Posted 12.01.2009 | Books

Read More: Eating Animals, Nora Ephron, Mastering the Art of French Kitchen, Cleaving, Julia Child, Julie Powell, Julie and Julia, Jonathan Safran Foer, Books News

NEW YORK — Julie Powell's new book is not for the squeamish, in more ways than one. It opens with her in the back of a butcher shop, flecked wi...

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A Julia Child for the 21st Century: Meet Lorna Sass

Kerry Trueman | Posted 10.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Julia Child, Vegetarian, Lorna Sass, Pressure Cooker, Vegan, Meryl Streep, Nora Ephron, Julie and Julia, Green News
Kerry Trueman

Meet Lorna Sass, one of America's foremost experts on pressure cookers and whole grains. Think of her as the Ed Begley Jr. of the cookbook world -- a pioneer in the art of low-carbon cooking.

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The Final Destination 3D Defeats Halloween II in the Year's Dumbest Showdown: Huff Post Weekend Box Office in Review

Scott Mendelson | Posted 09.30.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Final Destination, Scott Mendelson, Sandra Bullock, Hayao Miyazaki, All About Steve, Julie and Julia, Movies, Rob Zombie, Box Office, Brad Pitt, Ponyo, Transformers Revenge of the Fallen, Meryl Streep, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds, 3d, Halloween II, News, Gamer, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

Yup, summer is officially over. Now we can get to what's really important -- trying to keep up with the dozen or so new Oscar-bait releases and overestimating James Cameron's Avatar.

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Tsunami Julia

Betty Fussell | Posted 09.26.2009 | New York

Read More: Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Julia Child, Julie and Julia, Food Inc., Michael Pollen, New York News
Betty Fussell

Holding a mirror up to the nature of the American food scene is just too much for millions of us to stomach. We'd so much rather feed our hunger with images of Julia/Meryl's joy.

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Delayed Huff Post Weekend Box Office in Review (08/23/09)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 09.26.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Shorts, Scott Mendelson, Julie and Julia, Movies, GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Robert Rodriguez, Box Office, District 9, Brad Pitt, Post Grad, Harvey Weinstein, Alexis Bledel, Meryl Streep, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds, News, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

As everyone and their sister already knows, Inglourious Basterds scored a genuinely impressive $38 million over its debut weekend.

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Julie & Julia: Who's Cooking Now?

Laura Baudo Sillerman | Posted 09.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Laura Baudo Sillerman, Films, Nora Ephron, Meryl Streep, Marriage, Cooking, Sex at Midlife, Movie, The Art of French Cooking, Julie Powell, Julie and Julia, Movies, Living News
Laura Baudo Sillerman

This is a note about what happens when a director in her sixties writes and directs a movie, about a young woman questing after the life once led by an older woman.

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Julie, Julia and Me

Jennifer Evans Gardner | Posted 09.20.2009 | Home

Read More: Julia Child, Julie and Julia, Julie Powell, Home News
Jennifer Evans Gardner

I have to be honest - I am jealous of Julie Powell. You know, the girl who wrote the blog and book about how she cooked her way through Julia Child's recipes, which became the basis for the film "Julie and Julia."

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On Julie & Julia, the Fake Movieland France and My Non-Buttery Menu

Barbara Probst Solomon | Posted 09.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: M.F.K. Fisher, Food Recipes, Lamb, Julie and Julia, France, Paris, French Women, Moroccan, June Platt, Javier Domingo, Marshall Plan, Menu, Cooking, Le Cordon Bleu, Julia Child, Julie Powell, Entertainment News
Barbara Probst Solomon

This past weekend, I was dumbfounded at the movie vision of a 1948 Paris resplendent with sumptuous food portrayed in Julie & Julia. That year much of Europe was suffering from starvation.

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Julie & Julia

Denise Vivaldo | Posted 09.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Julia Child, Russ Parsons, Julie and Julia, Julie Powell, Entertainment News
Denise Vivaldo

Like thousands of women who have a career in the food industry today, Julia Child influenced me. She taught me. I adored and admired her.

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What Makes Julie (and Julia) Great

Carolynn Carreño | Posted 09.12.2009 | Entertainment

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Carolynn Carreño

Unlike today's food bloggers, Julia Powell was writing about something interesting -- life.

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Memories of Julia Child

EllynAnne Geisel | Posted 09.11.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Julia Child, Chefs, Food, Julia Child Apron, Julie and Julia, Cooking, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Entertainment News
EllynAnne Geisel

As soon as Julia Child began talking about her husband, sadness misted her face, and no longer was I sitting across from an icon; rather, I was in the presence of a woman who'd lost the love of her life.

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Lessons to Learn from 'Julie and Julia'

Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 09.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Julie and Julia, Srinivasan Pillay, Exercise, Butter, Sex, Cooking, Eating, Srini Pillay, Beauty, Love, Death, Six-Pack, Living News
Srinivasan Pillay

I was surprised that a movie about an American chef whose famous French cuisine was cooked in her Cambridge home, was one of the most moving movies I have ever seen.

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Julia Child Book Sales Skyrocket On Movie Buzz, Beat Julie Powell's Book

AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 09.10.2009 | Media

Read More: Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Julia Child, Julie and Julia, Julia Child Book Sales, Books, Julie Powell, Media News

NEW YORK — On paper and on screen, "Julia" is stealing the show from "Julie." Meryl Streep's performance as Julia Child in "Julie & Julia," whi...

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'G.I. Joe' Crushes The Box Office, Meryl Opens Strong

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 09.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Channing Tatum, Film, G.I. Joe, Julie and Julia, Meryl Streep, Box Office, Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES — G.I. Joe is the latest toy to invade Hollywood and plant its blockbuster flag. Inspired by the Hasbro action figure, Paramount's ...

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Julie & Julia: When the World Writes You Back

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 09.08.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Blogs, Comments, New Orleans, Publishing, New Orleans Musicians Relief FUnd, Julia Child, ReDefine 8/29, Julie & Julia, Julie Powell, Movie, Meryl Streep, Nora Ephron, Food, Amy Adams, Eating Matters, Politics of Food, Cooking, Writing, Julie and Julia, Feminism, Food Politics, Entertainment News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

No matter what twists we see in Publishing 2.0, a love story running through Julie & Julia is that sometimes, after the solitary act of writing, the world writes you back.

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Julie and Julia, Madhur and Me

Sandip Roy | Posted 09.07.2009 | Style

Read More: Food, Indian Cooking, Madhur Jaffrey, Julie and Julia, Cooking, Style News
Sandip Roy

My Julia Child was Madhur Jaffrey, doyenne of Indian cooking in the West. Instead of a rather self-absorbed blogger, I was a clueless momma's boy immigrant, loose in middle America, barely knowing how to boil an egg.

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Dear Julia: A Young Adult Novelist Finds Her Inner Chef

Amy Bronwen Zemser | Posted 09.07.2009 | Style

Read More: Foie Gras, Meryl Streep, Crepe Suzette, Julia Child, Susan Spungen, French Food, Julie and Julia, Filets De Poisson Gratines a La Parisenne, Omelette, Julie Powell, Style News
Amy Bronwen Zemser

If Julie Powell couldn't roll out a crepe or prepare an omelette, where did that leave me? A lowly author of children's books looking to follow a few of Julia Child's recipes in the name of research.

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Food Porn Movies: What Film Makes You Hungry? (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post | Katy Hall | Posted 09.07.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Big Night, Babette's Feast, Tampopo, Tortilla Soup, Slidepoll, Willy Wonka, Woman on Top, Harold, Like-Water-for-Chocolate, Film, Julie and Julia, Entertainment News

'Julie and Julia,' Nora Ephron's cooking movie in which Meryl Streep plays Julia Child and Amy Adams plays food blogger Julie Powell, looks like one o...

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Colbert Tells Us Which Movies Are Destroying America (VIDEO)

Posted 09.07.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Stephen Colbert, Video, Movies That Are Destroying America, Orphan, Summer Movies, Colbert Movies, G.I. Joe, Julie and Julia, 2012, Colbert Orphan, Comedy News

It's pretty clear that Hollywood hates America. If they didn't, why would they blow it up in all their films? Well, someone has finally said it. Steph...

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Julia (and Other Famed Cooks) and Moi

Lea Lane | Posted 09.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Barbara Kafka, Food/Drink, Sara Moulton, Jacques Pepin, Claudia Roden, Cooking Legends, Ruth Reichl, Julia Child, James Beard, Julie and Julia, Cookbook Authors, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Living News
Lea Lane

I was privileged eventually to meet Julia Child (see below) and the following legendary cooking writers who each connected with each other, and for a bit, with me.

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Hollywood Studios Eye August As A Test Of Success

nytimes.com | MICHAEL CIEPLY | Posted 09.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Inglourious Basterds, Film, Julie and Julia, Hollywood, Entertainment News

For some high-profile stars and filmmakers, and the studios behind them, August is beginning to look like a crucial test. ...

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My Julia Child

Nancy Howard Cobb | Posted 09.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Julia Child, Julia Child French Cooking, Julie and Julia, Bety Friedan, Master the Art of French Cooking, Living News
Nancy Howard Cobb

Julia Child was my Betty Freidan, the wisecracking, groundbreaking grande dame responsible for my culinary awakening.

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Small Good News: Cooking Up An Answer To Corporate Cuisine

Karen Stabiner | Posted 09.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Julia Child, Home Cooking, New York Times, Michael Pollan, Julie and Julia, Food Network, The Balanced Life, Living News
Karen Stabiner

The ability to cook gives me options that non-cooks don't have, and what is autonomy about, if not having options?

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In 'Julie And Julia,' Ephron Writes Marriages That Work

nytimes.com | BROOKS BARNES | Posted 09.02.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Film, Julie and Julia, Meryl Streep, Nora Ephron, Entertainment News

NORA EPHRON is nothing if not direct. Just try to tiptoe around asking this question: Could she have written and directed a movie like "Julie & Julia,...

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