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	<title>Friend of Dorothy&#039;s</title>
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	<description>Pop Culture, Politics, and Media from a feminist, glbt, and racial perspective.</description>
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		<title>Betty White Impresses On SNL</title>
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Did anyone watch?  
Betty White solidified her status as TV’s golden girl of the moment by drawing big ratings for her Mother&#8217;s Day hosting gig on Saturday Night Live.  [The episode] averaged an 8.8 household rating/21 share in the metered markets. That is SNL’s highest rating in 18 months
(via Deadline)
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		<link>http://friendofdorothys.net/2010/05/09/betty-white-impresses-on-snl/</link>
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		<title>Christina Aguilera and Nicki Minaj &#8211; WooHoo</title>
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A new song has leaked from Christina Aguilera&#8217;s long-awaited fourth LP called &#8220;WooHoo&#8221; featuring rapper Nicki Minaj.  This is the fourth song we&#8217;ve heard off Bionic, which comes out June 8th.
There was Not Myself Tonight, which I liked but isn&#8217;t great, then there was Bionic and You Lost Me both which I loved&#8211;but we only [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://friendofdorothys.net/2010/05/08/christina-aguilera-and-nicki-minaj-woohoo/</link>
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		<title>Ironically Sexist Environment On Set of Desperate Housewives?</title>
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Last week when the reports surfaced of actress Nicolette Sheridan filing a lawsuit against Marc Cherry (creator of the show) and ABC because of treatment she received on the set of Desperate Housewives, I shrugged.  It seemed like a bitter axed actress who wanted to get back at her former employer for terminating her [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://friendofdorothys.net/2010/04/11/ironically-sexist-environment/</link>
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		<title>True Blood Welcomes A Sexy Werewolf</title>
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The new season of HBO&#8217;s mega-hit True Blood isn&#8217;t too far away and gay creator Alan Ball is throwing us a bone (no pun intended) on a new character named Alcide who, in true True Blood is shirtless quite often, and even has a nude scene.  &#8216;Cause you know, it&#8217;s HBO.
“There is definitely some [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://friendofdorothys.net/2010/04/05/true-blood-welcomes-a-sexy-werewolf/</link>
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		<title>Ellen Page Talks About Hollywood Double Standard</title>
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The issue has been talked about many times before, by Women and Hollywood blogger Melissa Silverstein as well as many other prominent female writers/directors/producers who struggle to get financing for their films.  But it&#8217;s rare that young actresses are so vocal about the social inequities for women when it comes to Hollywood.
Oscar nominee Ellen [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://friendofdorothys.net/2010/04/05/ellen-page-talks/</link>
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		<title>Angelina Jolie&#8217;s New Movie Salt</title>
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A new trailer for the Phillip Noyce-directed action/thriller Salt just debuted a few days ago and thus far the film seems to be getting pretty good buzz.  It stars Angelina Jolie and Liev Shreiber.  Here&#8217;s the plot summary:
As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor and country. Her loyalty [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://friendofdorothys.net/2010/04/05/angelina-jolies-new-movie-salt/</link>
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		<title>Yellow Brick Links: &#8216;Housewives&#8217; Writer Gets Seven Figure Deal</title>
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Desperate Housewives&#8216; writer/producer Alexandra Cunningham just inked a seven figure deal with NBC to develop new original programming.
Newly discovered letters have revealed the man who inspired the film The English Patient was gay in real life, and in fact in love with a Nazi.
Feministing asks &#8216;Can we stop pretending beautiful women aren&#8217;t beautiful&#8217;?, in reference [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://friendofdorothys.net/2010/04/05/yellow-brick-links-housewives-writer-gets-seven-figure-deal/</link>
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		<title>Cher On Christina: &#8220;I&#8217;m Shocked, She&#8217;s Really Good&#8221;</title>
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Shooting is nearly finished for Burlesque, a contemporary musical that focuses on a neo-burlesque club in Los Angeles, loosely inspired by Bob Fosse&#8217;s Cabaret. Entertainment Tonight recently sat down with the cast to get the scoop on what the movie&#8217;s about and what it&#8217;s like working with the legendary Cher. The film stars a league of notable actors [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://friendofdorothys.net/2010/02/08/cher-christina-burlesque/</link>
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		<title>The Evolution of Gay Men On Primetime Soaps</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A look back at several prime-time moments from American network television over the past 25 years reflecting changes in portrayal of gay male characters in prime-time soaps.

It would be interesting to look at which has portrayed the lgbt community better&#8211;primetime soaps or daytime soaps.  If Young and the Restless is any indication, I&#8217;m going [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://friendofdorothys.net/2009/11/02/the-evolution-of-gay-men-on-tv/</link>
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		<title>Yellow Brick Links: Women Fare Better In Indie Film World</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New research reveals&#8211;not surprisingly&#8211;that female writers, directors, producers, etc. fare better in the world of indie films&#8211;though still make up only about 24% of the field.
KRS-ONE says hip-hop needs more women.  I&#8217;m not sure what happened to female rappers.  We used to have Queen Latifah, Lil&#8217; Kim, MC Lyte, where&#8217;d everyone go?
In its [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://friendofdorothys.net/2009/11/02/yellow-brick-links-4/</link>
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