The Box's Crush of the Week: Kirsten Gum

TV post by Juliana Tringali on January 30, 2009 - 6:39pm; tagged Kirsten Gum, Travel Channel, Treasure Hunter: Kirsten Gum.

Kirsten Gum

This week the box has a good old fashioned feminist crush on Kirsten Gum, the Travel Channel’s Treasure Hunter. There’s no stretch of the imagination required to understand her appeal: She travels the world searching for treasure, often braving intense elements and physical challenges to get to it. Watching her accomplish her goals is inspiring, but Gum’s sense of humor and winning attitude makes it fun, too.

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Wedding March of the Penguins

Love / Shove post by Kelsey Wallace on January 30, 2009 - 3:07pm; tagged China, cuteness, gay marriage, penguins.

Warning: The following blog post is a bit too cute for words, but it's Friday and we figured maybe you could use it.

Same-sex marriage may still be unacceptable for us humans, but apparently at a zoo in China it's A-OK for gay penguins.  

  That's right, two male penguins at the Polarland Park in NE China have grown so close as of late that they were rewarded with a formal wedding ceremony. More insane cuteness (and weirdness) after the jump!

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American Apparel Answers Back

Love / Shove post by Annalee Schafranek on January 30, 2009 - 3:01pm; tagged advertising, American Apparel, domestic violence.

I'm the type of person who likes to think of themselves as flying under the radar. So you can imagine my surprise when I woke up yesterday to find an email from American Apparel in reference to my blog post from Wednesday.

I'll include the email and my thoughts, after the jump.

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The War on Choice When Life is Chosen (Eight Times)

Science post by Lisa Factora-Bo... on January 30, 2009 - 9:16am; tagged Choice, feminism, Octuplets, pregnancy.
This week, an unnamed woman gave birth to eight children after recieving fertility treatment.  As details of her background surface, so does criticism and questions about her choice to raise a total of fourteen young children.
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The Feminization of Medicine

Science post by Lisa Factora-Bo... on January 30, 2009 - 8:30am; tagged feminism, Gender Gap, health, Healthcare, medicine.
A visit to two doctors - one female, one male - stirs up some interesting research on how women are changing the face of medicine.  Thank goodness.
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Meanwhile, back at the ranch.

Love / Shove post by Kelsey Wallace on January 29, 2009 - 5:09pm; tagged funny, Joe Lo Truglio, Kerry Kinney-Silver, popcorn balls, The State.
For all of us fans of the The State out here in cyberspace (and I know I'm not the only one who is jonesing to make a "dip my balls in it" joke right now), the show's cancellation left a hole in our little hearts that not even Reno 911! has been able to fill. But don't worry, State veteran (and the show's solo woman star) Kerry Kenney-Silver has a new web-based television show that is all about filling your holes: Dame Delilah's Fantasy Ranch and Gift Shoppe.
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In Sorta Good News, Tomb Raider is Returning to the Big Screen

Movies post by Tammy Oler on January 28, 2009 - 4:03pm; tagged action, Action Movies, Angelina Jolie, Laura Croft, Tomb Raider.

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According to the Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. is developing a new film adaptation of the popular Tomb Raider video game.  In line with approach J.J. Abrams has taken for the new Star Trek movie, this new Tomb Raider picture would not be a sequel to the first two films in the Tomb Raider series starring Angelina Jolie, but a reboot featuring an all-new origin story for Lara Croft. It's a good bet that Jolie won't be starring in the new film.

Should we be excited about a new Tomb Raider movie?  Well, sorta.  More after the jump....

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