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Published: 08/9/10

In Film and in Life, Nothing's Sexier Than Grown-Ups in Love

By  Mary C. Curtis - Politics Daily
In Film and in Life, Nothing's Sexier Than Grown-Ups in Love

A little romance? That's what we're left with, as overgrown boys meet girls who put up with them in comedies with names like "Knocked Up" and "I Love You, Man," where the guy-guy relationships are the ones that really matter. The Woman Up writers -- with a guest appearance by Politics Daily's Carl Cannon -- lament the trend. That's love? While I know the phrase, "I remember when romantic comedies were truly romantic and funny" should be followed by "you little whippersnapper," I'll say it anyway. Cary Grant and Irene Dunne are forever young on film. Actually, they're more than a bit beyond ...

Published: 07/10/10

Jon Stewart and 'The Daily Show': They're Just Not That Into Lame Female Comics

By  Donna Trussell - Politics Daily
Jon Stewart and 'The Daily Show': They're Just Not That Into Lame Female Comics

Meritocracies are brutal. You should know, since you yourself practiced a kind of meritocracy. As a child, you were bigger than the bug. Splat! Too bad for you, bug. How dare you exist. In the adult world, however, distinguishing between a true meritocracy and a prejudicial pattern of hiring is not so clear cut. In the last couple of weeks the Internet has been rippling with controversy over "The Daily Show's" lack of women -- "The Daily Show's Woman Problem," by Irin Carmon on jezebel.com, "Outrage World: How Feminist Blogs Like Jezebel Gin Up Page Views by Exploiting Women's Worst ...

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