It Ended as It Began… Or Did It?
March 17, 2010 by Julia L. Kay

California painter Julia Kay thought her three-year Daily Portrait blog was just for her. But since then, it has meant much more, for her life, her art, and for her community (including us.)
Read More »The Compass Rose: Finding Your Own Face in the Crowd
March 16, 2010 by Ainslie Jones Uhl

Ainslie Jones Uhl wraps up “The Compass Rose,” her episodic reflections on creating a new life in Southern California, with the promise of new topics to come.
Read More »Theater Review: Happily Ever After
March 12, 2010 by Women's Voices For Change
Iran News on Poetry Friday: Simin “Behbahani” Khalili’s Passport Confiscated
March 12, 2010 by Women's Voices For Change

For Poetry Friday, honoring the work of acclaimed Iranian poet Simin Behbahani, 82, who recently told the BBC that the Tehran authorities had blocked her from going abroad.
Read More »How to Save The Oscars
March 8, 2010 by Patricia Yarberry Allen
2010 Oscars: The Live Blog Wrap-Up
March 8, 2010 by Women's Voices For Change

Yes, it was too long, and some of the dresses were truly awful. But what a night for over-40 women! Here’s the WVFC roundup.
Read More »Oscars live blog is coming! But first, go vote in our poll.
March 5, 2010 by Women's Voices For Change

Turn on the TV, grab the popcorn and your laptop, and join us for WVFC’s live blogging on Oscars night.
Read More »The Bigelow Backlash: Should She Win?
March 3, 2010 by Susan Delson

As Kathryn Bigelow and her fellow nominees roll through the final pre-Oscar week, the question in many minds—Will she win?—is starting to be overshadowed by another, darker query.
Read More »Judith Jones and “The Pleasures of Cooking for One”
February 28, 2010 by Susan Delson

Veteran cookbook editor Judith Jones is back with a book of her own — and, writes Susan Delson, it’s just what you’d expect from the editorial mind behind “Mastering the Art of French Cooking.”
Read More »Oscar Beauty: Pushing the Envelope, Please
February 26, 2010 by Billie Brown

This year’s nominees are challenging conventional ideas about beauty. But that’s not news, says Billie Brown–it’s part of a longstanding Oscar tradition.
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