Hey Apatow Boy's Club! Meet "The Fempire"

Love / Shove post by Annalee Schafranek on March 23, 2009 - 1:02pm; tagged Dana Fox, Diablo Cody, Liz Meriwether, Lorene Scafaria, movies, screenwriters.

 

 

Following the release of "I Love You, Man" and the Vanity Fair cover story on "Comedy's New Legends" (read: Seth Rogen, Jason Segel, Paul Rudd, and Jonah Hill), the New York Times article on "Hollywood's New Power Posse" could predictably be about Judd Apatow and his crew of man-boys (and his wife, Leslie Mann), who are inevitably involved in every project together. However, it appears like a "fempire" is on the rise...

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Ab Sad: Yet another amazing Brit comedy is being remade stateside

DigiBitch post by Briar Levit on March 23, 2009 - 10:00am; tagged Absolutely Fabulous, British comedy, Jennifer Saunders, Kathryn Hahn, Kristen Johnson, women in comedy.

 

So here we go again with yet another UK comedy import. This time, Fox is adapting Absolutely Fabulous for American audiences starring Kathryn Hahn as Edina Monsoon (Revolutionary Road, Crossing Jordan) and Kristen Johnson as Patsy Stone (Third Rock from the Sun, Bride Wars).

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BitchTapes: Dancin' With Myself

Music post by Ashley Brittner on March 20, 2009 - 3:05pm; tagged dance, danciness, get down!.
Billy Idol was right: solo dance parties are the jam, and we all know it! So here is a mix of tunes that always get my feet movin' and my hips shakin'. Work it!
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Taking Weight Loss Promotion to New Lows!

Love / Shove post by Annalee Schafranek on March 20, 2009 - 1:43pm; tagged body image, fat phobia, weight gain, weight loss, WTF?.

 

From Sociological Images, a health club in the Netherlands is using a bus stop that advertises both the gym and the weight of the person sitting on the bench.

Um, what?!?!

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SM{ART} // Futurefarmers: Cultivating your consciousness.

Art and Design post by Belin Liu on March 19, 2009 - 5:32pm; tagged art, design, futurefarmers, san francisco, social.
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In what is probably the grossest understatement posted on this blog so far, these be tough times right now. With the hailstorm that is our economy, international policy, unemployment rate, climate change and much more, sometimes it's very difficult to be positive. While it's great to think globally, it's often beneficial to start and act locally. Futurefarmers is an art/design collective who demonstrate the power of doing just that.

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SciFli(ckr): Smithsonian's photo gallery of Women in Science

DigiBitch post by Briar Levit on March 19, 2009 - 3:55pm; tagged flickr, Smithsonian, Women in Science.

I'm an unabashed Flickr addict. I'd take it over myfriendsterfacebook any day. It's the ultimate way to feel connected to what my friends and family are up to, it's great for sharing work with my design students as well as for them to share their own work with me, and it allows me to transport myself to places I've been and love with the click of a button (ie: search> Lake District, England—voila—utter peace and relaxation ensue).

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