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American Girl and Montblanc: Raising Awareness by Raising Eyebrows?
By
Ellen Leventry
I was a bit irked several weeks ago when I heard about “Gwen,” the one-time homeless girl that makes up American Girl‘s contemporary 2009 Girl of the Year lineup. Irked not because I think that the plight of the homeless, or the attendant bullying suffered by Gwen in her story, is an inappropriate subject to…
‘Family Goy’ Episode Explores Lois Griffin’s Jewish Identity
By
Esther Kustanowitz
People who watch “Family Guy” are used to a strong case of the random and bizarre. This week is no different, as we’re treated to a seemingly appropro of nothing Superfriends intro credits and two seemingly unrelated storylines (Quagmire discovers internet porn, finally; and Peter falls in love with a Kathy Ireland cutout from the…
The Polanski Puzzle: One for the Ages
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Paul O'Donnell
The case of Roman Polanski continues to evolve–not in its legal particulars, which have only become more complicated with Polanski’s hiring of the politically influential D.C. lawyer Reid Weingarten–but in the public perception of Polanski’s arrest, which says a lot about who we are as a society. As with many tabloid-driven stories, the Polanski affair…
Re: Jon and Kate; The Learning Channel Needs to Learn
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Douglas Howe
By now you’ve probably heard that TLC’s “Jon and Kate Plus 8” is being turned into “Kate Plus 8,” as Jon is out of not only the marriage but, beginning in November, he’ll be out of the show itself. Idol Chatter’s Ellen Leventry has followed this story for awhile now and recently posted her latest…
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