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20Oct

Sitting Down with Merle Hoffman, Abortion Rights Pioneer

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The other night I had the incredible opportunity to interview Merle Hoffman, the woman who brought abortion from the back alley to the boardroom. This was the art we produced to promote the discussion prepared by Amy Wilson, the brilliant producer of The Best of Everything, which has been playing at the Here Arts Center and is finishing its run tonight: To prepare for our discussion, I read her new book: Intimate Wars: The Life and Times of the Woman Who Brought Abortion from the Back Alley to the Boardroom. Hoffman has lived her life devoted to Read More

23Aug

Conversations with Coca-Cola: Celebrating Women

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When I was invited to the Conversations with Coca-Cola conference in Atlanta, GA, I was torn. It was set to take place during my family's summer vacation in Atlanta, GA. We were heading there anyway, but I was hesitant to leave my family while on holiday. On the other hand, I was intrigued. Coca-Cola is a brand that I have known all my life and one that I highly respect. Here they were inviting me to a conference, along with other bloggers who I know and value. However, as you know, here on the Culture Mom, I don't often push products, Read More

26Jun

Remembering Nora Ephron

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Nora Ephron, the celebrated screenwriter and director, died of leukemia tonight in New York. And I, for one, am so sad. She shepherded me through my youth into adulthood with films like "When Harry Met Sally," "Sleepless in Seattle," "You've Got Mail," "Heart Burn," "Cookie," "This is My Life," "Silkwood" and "Julie and Julia". As a Journalism/Film major, we talked about her writing in University and I have read her many prolific books over the years like Crazy Salad . In that book in her short essay "A Few Words About Breasts," she wrote: "If I had Read More

24May

My Thoughts on Miss Representation: Be the Change

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When I first heard about the film Miss Representation, I knew it would be right up my alley, but for some reason it sat on my DVR for a few months after appearing on OWN. It wasn't that I didn't want to watch it, it was that I could not find the time to watch it (story of my life). So, when I heard about an event in the city featuring both a showing and a talk back with Catherine Connors as moderator, I found myself immediately booking a ticket online with fervent anticipation of the evening. Both a feminist and a pop culture junkie, I knew this was a Read More

21May

Review: Rapture, Blister, Burn – A Feminist, Moving Theatrical Experience

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When I ventured into the city for a Sunday night performance of RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN at Playwright Horizons after a long, exhausting weekend full of work & personal obligations, domesticity and exhaustion, I had no idea that I was headed exactly where I needed to be. As soon as the curtain went up, there was a certain vibe that generated on the stage both from the actors, the set and music, and when they started to speak the words off the brilliant script by Gina Gionfriddo, I was mesmorized for the next two hours. The script deals with issues of Read More

12Mar

A Message from Women in the World: Be Fearless, Committed and Audacious

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I was lucky and privileged this past weekend to be contacted by Liberty Mutual Insurance, a sponsor of the third annual Women in the World summit, to attend the summit as their guest. Hosted by Tina Brown, editor in chief of Newsweek & The Daily Beast, the summit brings together women leaders and activists from around the globe to address the most urgent challenges facing women and girls. I was there to catch the premiere of one their films about a woman who embraces responsibility and impacts change, and I also got an all access pass to attend the Read More

26Jan

How Do I Do it ALL? by Holly Pavlika

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This is the seventh entry in “I Don’t Know How She Does It,” a series of guest posts about the working mom/stay-at-home dilemma. It’s written by Holly Pavika, a dear friend and an award-winning creative marketing industry veteran and was recently the Managing Director of Big Fuel, the nation's largest pure play social media agency. Taking her social media expertise and with particular knowledge of moms and women-focused marketing, she has recently moved over to lead MOMentum as President, of this marketing subsidiary of Big Fuel. MOMentum connects Read More

23Jan

Women and Success – The Heidi Klum Effect by Elissa Freeman

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This is the sixth entry in “I Don’t Know How She Does It,” a series of guest posts about the working mom/stay-at-home dilemma. It’s written by Elissa Freeman, the Vice President, Communications & Public Relations for the Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games. She lives in Toronto, Canada with her extremely tolerant husband and precocious 11 year old daughter. She refuses to believe there is such a thing as work-life balance and prefers to liver her life one moment at a time - as long as her carpool doesn't fall apart. You can chat with Elissa Read More

13Jan

Work at Home Vs. Stay at Home is so 1992 by Bonnie Rothman Morris

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This is the second entry in “I Don’t Know How She Does It,” a series of guest posts about the working mom/stay-at-home dilemma. It's written by Bonnie Rothman Morris, the owner of Company B, a branding, public relations and social media expert known for her creative approaches to marketing. Her clients have included Kaplan, Achilles International, Gevalia, Kaplan, Inc. and Shaw Henderson Interior Design . She has counseled and developed campaigns for some of the world’s leading marketers, including Kraft Foods, eBay, American Express, Read More

10Jan

If My Husband Decided to Stay Home…

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I've been reading a lot of articles lately about men who are choosing to stay home while their wives to out to work full-time. Census numbers show more dads are staying home. One-third of dads with working wives regularly care for their kids younger than 15 years old, according to the United States Census Bureau. I just watched this video on the subject. Take a look. So, why is it that whenever I see or read about a stay-at-home dad like the one in the video, they look like they can are really into it and can cope with the day to day business of Read More