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Diablo Cody Talks Women in Film, Career at 2012 Athena Film Festival

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 04.01.2012 | Women
Read More: The Athena Festival, Juno, Lambs of God, Lorene Scafaria, Sweet Valley High, Young Adult, Candy Girl, Liz Meriwether, United States of Tara, Dana Fox, Diable Cody, Women News
Soraya Chemaly

I was able to use sex to get attention. I've been a writer my entire life. Nobody paid one wit of attention to me until I started writing about sex. To me that is very telling.

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TV Says See Ya, Men!

Chris Harnick | Posted 02.19.2012 | TV
Read More: Tv, Secret Diary of a Call Girl, How to Make It America, New Girl, Homeland, Hbo, Enlightened, Hung, Showtime, United States of Tara, Man Up, Bored to Death, Smash, Weeds, Parks and Recreation, Chelsea Handler, Whitney, 2 Broke Girls, Last Man Standing, Nurse Jackie, Nbc, Gigologs, TV News
Chris Harnick

Looking at HBO's recent move -- the canceling of male-driven shows "Hung," "How to Make it in America," and "Bored to Death" and the renewal of the Laura Dern-fronted "Enlightened" -- it's become even more apparent: TV is now the land of women. And that's not a bad thing.

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Tara Tara Tara

Louis Licari | Posted 06.11.2011 | Style
Read More: New You, Makeover, Toni Collette, Haircut, Makeup, United States of Tara, Hair, Style News
Louis Licari

As I was driving by billboards of United States of Tara, they reinforced how our general appearance speaks volumes about all of us.

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Spring Thaw 2011: Television Finally Comes to Life

Ed Martin | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Justified, Face Off, Archer, The Walking Dead, Friday Night Lights, United States of Tara, Boardwalk Empire, The Killing, Nurse Jackie, American Idol, Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, Dancing With the Stars, Doctor Who, Camelot, The Borgias, Entertainment News
Ed Martin

Is April the new September? The official season may have been an only sporadically satisfying slog so far, but a host of uncommonly ambitious programs are about to make spring the new fall.

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HuffPost Exclusive: Craig Wedren's "Are We," Plus Conversations with The Civil Wars and NEeMA

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Role Models, Janet Weiss, Conor Oberst, Wet Hot American Summer, Roger Dodger, Sleater Kinney, OK Go, Tim Kingsbury, Charlie Peacock, Kina Grannis, Shudder to Think, Billy Joel, Arcade Fire, A.C.M.E., Mtv, Afghan Whig, Bright Eyes, The Freshmen, Dalai Lama, Tim Nackashi, Hung, Daniel Lanois, Martha Wainwright, Jack the Ripper, United States of Tara, Greg Dulli, Mother Teresa, Pierre Marchand, Banksy, Gnarles Barkley, Cheers, Leonard Cohen, U2, Dire Straits, Rufus Wainwright, School of Rock, The Civil Wars, Reno 911, Tom Mennier, Neema, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Wedren began his career fronting the seminal Washington, DC post-punk outfit Shudder to Think, a band that helped define the scenes in the '80s and '90s. Here is his latest release: "Are We."

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Catfish: Fears of Facebook's Creepy Country

Alexandra Juhasz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Fake Documentary, Horror, Facebook, Catfish, The Social Network, United States of Tara, Media News
Alexandra Juhasz

While Catfish presents as a convincingly real fake-documentary (currently awaiting its BIG reveal), I'd suggest that it is even more interesting to th...

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Adrienne Shelly Foundation Launches Star-Studded Celebrity eBay Auction

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Patricia Clarkson, Paul Rudd, Adrienne Shelly Foundation, Afi, Maroon 5, The Good Wife, Adrienne Shelly, Michelle Williams, Todd Solondz, Rachael Harris, Ellen, Tribeca Film Festival, Rachael Ray, Rosario Dawson, Breaking Bad, John Hamm, Mark Cuban, Ifp, The Rachel Maddow Show, Keri Russell, Jeremy Sisto, Cheryl Hines, Dar Williams, Colbert Report, Kevin Smith, Celebrity Autobiography, Semi-Precious Weapons, Women in Film, Bill Hader, Sundance Film Festical, Jane Lynch, Joan Rivers, The View, Castle, United States of Tara, The Daily Show, Gina Gershon, Sundance Institute, Ted Hope, Columbia University, Lili Taylor, Nurse Jackie, Susie Essman, Entertainment News
Andy Ostroy

2010-09-20-Screenshot20100920at10.24.46AM.pngI founded ASF with a singular mission: to support women filmmakers.

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Mismatched Boots

Leah Peterson | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Dissociative Identity Disorder, Mental Illness, Toni Collette, United States of Tara, Multiple Personality Disorder, Healthy Living News
Leah Peterson

Having a mental illness or disorder carries a great stigma with it. Having a "normal" life once the label has been applied is close to impossible.

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Down with Reality! Up with the Love Drug!

Vanessa Richmond | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, 30 Rock, Recession Fears, Dollhouse, United States of Tara, Plenty of Fish, Online Dating, Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Recession, Salma Hayek, Healthy Living News
Vanessa Richmond

It appears we don't really want to know Howie Do It, and don't want to watch firing shows based on firings; instead, we want to skip into the stuff dreams are made of.

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