Why Has Tom Shales Waged War on Christiane Amanpour?

For the third time since March, The Washington Post has published comments by TV critic Tom Shales that reek of xenophobia, with a whiff of misogyny to boot. This time he’s after Christiane Amanpour, who one week ago, began her gig as the first woman host of ABC-TV’s This Week. Shales is incensed that a “globe-trotting [...]

1964: Is It a New Age for the Women of Mad Men?

Mad Men’s fourth season premiered last night and I didn’t want the episode to end. The show is still immersive, fresh and charmingly unpredictable. And even though Mad Men’s feminism has always been ambivalent–a trend that seems to be holding in this season–this ambivalence feels right and even necessary, especially considering the era in which [...]

Blog Roundup: Editor’s Picks, July 12-16

This week, Ms. learned from the blogosphere that gay parenting is better parenting; MAC is marketing maquiladora makeup; Vaseline launched a Facebook skin-whitening app; abortion hit primetime; and more. Gloria Feldt, The Real L Word, Bristol Palin and Angelina Jolie are all part of the best discussions of identity, politics, and identity politics on the [...]

Betty White in Cleveland: Still Funny, Still Underused

Hot in Cleveland‘s premiere began with three fabulous 40-something best friends on an airplane from Los Angeles to Paris and ended with three fabulous 40-something best friends and one white-haired, track-suit-wearing 80-something (played by Betty White) nestled together on a porch swing in Cleveland. Sure, the new TV Land series has a vaguely familiar plot, [...]

Hissa Hilal Fights “Fatwas” With Poetry

A talented Saudi poet, Hissa Hilal, has become the breakout star of Abu Dhabi’s popular game show the “Million’s Poet,” and she hasn’t even won yet.

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