Posted by: Brittany Jerlat
in General on Oct 13, 2010
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Through the entirety of this last twoish months I have been in my own world. Everyone is. It's what we do, as humans, as Americans. I have returned home post-internship, unemployed, driver's license-less, lacking health insurance, living with my boyfriend's family because I have nowhere else to go...pitying myself. It's true. I had completely forgotten, in light of all my bullshit, that there were 33 men trapped miles and miles below a ...
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Posted by: Brittany Jerlat
in Music Stuff on Sep 15, 2010
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Last Tuesday I received the email of my life. It was from The Dresden Dolls mailing list and as it turned out, which you may already know, the Dolls were heading out on a mini tour, which would be started by a 10-Year Bandiversary show in NYC at the Fillmore. On Halloween, no less! This is frickin' fabulous, as the pair hasn't toured in a good three years. In case you are curious, here's what the rest of the dates look ...
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Posted by: Brittany Jerlat
in Feminizzle on Aug 30, 2010
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Kamala Lopez is adamant. And we all should be. Just last Thursday was Women's Equality Day, but the thing is, we're still not equal. The fact is, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) has still not been ratified, and we need this shit in writing.
Ms. Lopez recently helped launch this campaign with the premiere of this brief video. She plans produce 20 short films over the next year in order to bring about the awareness necessary to finally get ...
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Posted by: Brittany Jerlat
in Boob Tube on Aug 30, 2010
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Kind of. Here's the opening of last night's Emmy Awards featuring plenty of awesome people. And by awesome I mean not only Betty and Jon, I'm talkin' Jimmy Fallon, Tina Fey, Jane Lynch, the Glee crew, Joel McHale, and even Kate Gosselin making fun of herself. Top that off with a little Bruce Springsteen action and you have a hilarious intro. Bon appetit!
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Posted by: Brittany Jerlat
in Feminizzle on Aug 26, 2010
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German pop star Nadja Benaissa, formerly of the girl group No Angels, has officially been convicted of causing grievous bodily harm and attempted bodily harm for neglecting to tell sexual partners she was HIV-positive. Between 2000 and 2004, the singer had apparently had unprotected sex at least 5 times with 3 separate people without informing them of her condition, which she discovered in 1999 during a test while she was pregnant. One of ...
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