Virginia Woolf (1882–1941) is regarded as one of the foremost literary figures of the twentieth century.. one of the greatest innovators in the English language. Throughout her life, Woolf was plagued by drastic mood swings. Though these recurring mental breakdowns greatly affected her social functioning, her literary abilities remained intact. Modern diagnostic techniques have led [...]
Beauty – not always positive Actor Carole Lombard (1908-1942) once made the wry comment, “I’ve lived by a man’s code designed to fit a man’s world, yet at the same time I never forget that a woman’s first job is to choose the right shade of lipstick.” For many women, beauty is not always positive, [...]
Mariel Hemingway – from tomboy to implants After playing a young athlete in “Personal Best” (1982), Mariel Hemingway decided to get breast implants. “I did it for me. I didn’t want to be thought of as a tomboy. I didn’t want to be thought of as this kind of butch girl,” she said in a [...]
Naomie Harris on male-dominated films Actor Naomie Harris [Pirates of the Caribbean 2 & 3; Miami Vice and others] comments on the portrayal of women in movies: “Everything starts in the writing, and getting more and more women’s perspective in the writing will have a huge impact on the quality of films we get…” She [...]
Janet Jackson on clothes Janet Jackson, asked about her “seriousness” about her clothes, says in a new interview [Hollywood Life magazine, Nov/Dec 2006] “It just looked that way. It wasn’t about pleasing myself. I was always too rushed and too willing to let someone tell me what to do.” She describes herself as “a chameleon. [...]
Being short Much of the media attention on the topic concerns cosmetic surgery enhancements, but in a new Redbook magazine article, Salma Hayek recalls another kind of body image issue: the impact of being short. “I am 5-2, and in Mexico it was very important to be tall. People used to say that the short [...]
Barbie blues In her celebritysatan.com post “Celebrity Concept As Barbie Doll” the author, Katie, brings up the potential emotional health consequences of our culture’s untiring emphasis on the sort of standard of beauty shown by… blonde centerfolds [such as Hugh Hefner's companions "The Girls Next Door"], and so often seen on tv, in films and [...]
Marylou Kelly Streznewski – author of Gifted Grownups: The Mixed Blessings of Extraordinary Potential – says in our <interview>: “The creative process is so mysterious, and the muse comes and goes when she will. And we as writers all know the process of sitting in front of the piece of paper and nothing is happening, [...]
Doing without enjoying [Question: What's the single biggest cause of overdrive?] Nora Isaacs: A lack of unstructured downtime. As women, we take on too many projects, believe we have to fill up every ounce of our time, and can’t think of anything that we are willing to give up. So we are doing everything, but [...]
[Life magazine: How did you rebel growing up?] Annette Bening: I recommend rebellion – it’s healthy. But I didn’t really. I protected my parents a lot. One of the great things about being in my forties – so many women I know have said this – is you really do come into your own. I [...]
Charlie Rose: How do women and men differ in a consideration of fearlessness? Arianna Huffington: Fear is universal; we all have fear. There are two areas where women have more fear: one is our looks and our bodies, and we invest an enormous amount of time there. And I think there is an obsession now, [...]
I always wanted to be a grown-up. According to the website, her DVF brand includes fashion, jewelry, cosmetics and fragrance sold in over 50 countries. Diane Von Furstenberg admits she “never liked being a child. I always wanted to be a grown-up. I had in mind this sophisticated woman in her early thirties who could [...]
Just 3 ordinary people Jody Williams is the founding coordinator of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997. In her article When Ordinary People Achieve Extraordinary Things, Williams says, “For me, the difference between an ‘ordinary’ and an ‘extraordinary’ person is not the title that person might [...]
photo: Actress Nicole Kidman launches Cancer Research UK’s breast cancer awareness campaign at Madame Tussauds in London on Sept. 29, 2006 (AP/Ian West, pa) ~ ~ ~ Nicole Kidman is also a new U.N. goodwill ambassador for women: “After a call from her mother about a BBC program on UNIFEM, Kidman contacted the executive director, [...]
Actresses & eating disorders Among many other actresses who have struggled with eating disorders are Scarlett Pomers ["Reba"], Felicity Huffman [“Desperate Housewives”], Jane Fonda and now possibly Kate Bosworth, according to recent pictures with her ribs all too visible [right], and multiple reports of her smoking rather than eating. Supposedly she even had to have [...]
Facing the truth Hilary Swank, commenting about being single again, said she is “the happiest I’ve ever been.. not because I’m getting a divorce, because I’m living in truth now. My happiness has stemmed from being brutally honest with myself, facing the truth every single day, no matter how hard it is. “It’s not happiness [...]
“I don’t see myself as a sexy person…. For a long time, I had a hard time finding things I liked about myself physically. I’d never look in the mirror…’cause I didn’t really like what I saw. “One day I looked in the mirror because I wanted to find something that I liked about myself [...]
Struggling actors In Scarlett Johansson’s new movie, struggling actress Elizabeth Short (aka The Black Dahlia, played by Mia Kirshner) is shown auditioning for role after role. Johansson says she has “a lot of friends who are very talented actors and musicians who struggle… “Any time that you are involved in a field that’s revolving around [...]
