THR The Race: 'The Help's' Oscar Hopes; WGA, PGA Noms; Meryl Streep Talks 'Iron Lady'

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Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011   VIDEO: 'The Help': Viola Davis, Tate Taylor Reveal Awards Season Hopes The trio spoke with THR on the red carpet of the annual Women in Entertainment Power 100 breakfast. ANALYSIS: Why the Academy's Demographic Breakdown May Hurt 'The Help' Movies that primarily revolve around and/or appeal to females sometimes get nominated for the best picture Oscar, but rarely win. 'Boardwalk Empire,' 'Breaking Bad,' 'Simpsons' Top Writers Guild Award TV Nominations Fox's "New Girl" is the sole rookie broadcast network offering to snag a mention in the new series category. CBS, NBC, HBO Top Producers Guild TV Noms HBO's "Game of Thrones" picks up a drama series nomination in its first year. VIDEO: Fox Searchlight Debuts New Jessica Chastain Campaign Featurette THR exclusively debuts a video that the studio plans to circulate as part of its effort to earn prolific Chastain a best supporting actress nod for "The Tree of Life." VIDEO: Meryl Streep, Director Phyllida Lloyd Share Stories of 'The Iron Lady' THR's Scott Feinberg presented the women with questions about their Margaret Thatcher biopic from some of the thousands of people who tuned in online. THR's Complete Awards Season Coverage News, reviews and analysis from Hollywood's front lines.     Top stories | Movies | TV | Music | Personal Tech | Style | The Business Subscribe to: Newsletters | RSS feeds

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Daily Newsletter       8 December 2011  Best of the Moment Out Of The Box Devin Powell | Science News | 2 December 2011 Useful backgrounder on cutting edge 3-D media. Forget wearing glasses, putting up with the inevitable headaches. Researchers have come up with plenty of new ways to fool the brain. US army already possesses holographic video display Comments Guantanamo Diary Mohammed el Gorani and Jérôme Tubiana | LRB | 7 December 2011 Shocking, depressing, compelling in equal measure. Life story of Chadian boy born in Saudi Arabia, arrested in Pakistan, sold to US as al-Qaida terrorist, imprisoned in Guantanamo, freed seven horrible years later Comments Three At Last Sean Flynn | GQ | 7 December 2011 Three young children killed in Memphis. Three teenagers convicted of murder, without evidence, save that they listened to heavy-metal music. Jailed for 18 years. Retried and released this year. Case closed. So who did it? Comments Evolved Self-Management System Nick Humphries | Edge | 4 December 2011 Reflections on evolution, human character, religion, medicine, and the placebo effect. "Nature itself may provide placebo information, by seeming to suggest that we're in the presence of a great designer, a creator, God" Comments You Say You Want A Devolution? Kurt Andersen | Vanity Fair | 6 December 2011 How much has fashion, art, music changed over past 20 years? Little. Certainly far less than in the previous 20. Why is this? Does the rapid rate of political, technological, economic change make us yearn for cultural stability? Comments Aunt Midge Reveals $14B Hospice Market Peter Waldman | Bloomberg | 6 December 2011 How to make money in American health care. Run a hospice for dying people. Pay nursing homes to refer patients. Who aren't actually dying. They live for years, during which time the hospice bills Medicare through the nose Comments  FiveBooks Interview Adam Roberts on Civil Resistance From Tunisia to Tahrir, Moscow to Manhattan, civil resistance is back. The British Academy president, and eminent student of people power, tells us how modern non-violent action began, and where it's most likely to succeed  Featured Special Report Natural History Everything you need to know about natural history. Experts from London's Natural History Museum discuss their top five books on everything - from bats to plants, dinosaurs to meteorites and more  Reader Recommendations @polit2k RT @carney: Most important MF Global article of the day: t.co/fEfFSQrd  #browsings  Book of the Day The Con Man by Ed McBain Peter James says: The best crime writers are the ones that give you a sense of place, and I could smell and feel that district in New York long before I ever went there  Video of the Day Television Ads At Christmas "Hathos: Feelings of pleasure derived from hating someone or something" — The Urban Dictionary  Quote of the Day Alex Tabarrok, on motivation "An incentive is not an objective fact but a subjective interpretation" | Homepage | Mobile Apps | RSS Feeds | Twitter | Facebook | Privacy Policy | Contact Us | Having trouble reading this email? View it in your browser. You are receiving this email because you signed up for the Best of the Moment newsletter on thebrowser.com. Click here to unsubscribe The Browser Ltd, 106 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 6PF

Women In The World - How the Morning-After Pill Got Blocked

Today: Ginger White on Herman Cain's Exit, His Arrogance—and Her Sex Claims , Women Drivers Equal End of Virginity, Say Saudi Scholars , Gloria Steinem Highlights OWS’ Feminist Roots Week of December 08, 2011 CONTROVERSY 1. How the Morning-After Pill Got Blocked How the Morning-After Pill Got Blocked In a decision that shocked many health experts, the Obama administration on Thursday rejected a bid to make the over-the-counter “morning-after pill,” Plan B One-Step, available to girls under the age of 17. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius overruled an FDA recommendation in an unprecedented move, saying that the pill could be used by very young girls. The Daily Beast’s Michelle Goldberg argues that Sebelius’s decision was political, aimed to appease conservatives. “Feminists, a crucial constituency, feel betrayed and furious,” Goldberg writes. Read it at The Daily Beast EXCLUSIVE 2. Ginger White on Cain's Exit, His Arrogance—and Her Sex Claims Ginger White dealt a death blow to Herman Cain’s campaign by alleging a 13-year affair. Now, as he officially bows out of the race, she tells The Daily Beast’s Leslie Bennetts about how Cain’s “arrogance” persuaded her to go public; about how she viewed Cain as a sexist; about the time she thought about grocery shopping while having sex with him—and why she thinks Cain’s wife engaged in willful denial. Read it at The Daily Beast OUTRAGE 3. Women Drivers Equal End of Virginity, Say Saudi Scholars Saudi scholars aren’t exactly helping the country’s women earn the right to drive. Saudi Arabia’s highest religious council has determined that relaxing the current ban on women drivers would “provoke a surge in prostitution, pornography, homosexuality, and divorce” and would mean “the end of virginity.” Although Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah did announce this year that women would be permitted to vote and run in local elections in 2015, the recent emphasis on the supposed immorality of female drivers is likely to reduce the chances that the ban—part of a 1991 fatwa against gender “mixing”—will be lifted. Read it at The Washington Post OCCUPY WOMEN 4. Gloria Steinem Highlights Feminist Roots of Occupy Wall Street Legendary feminist Gloria Steinem weighs in on the Occupy Wall Street movement, arguing that gender equality is at the core of the economic disparity highlighted by the movement. Since women make less than their male counterparts in almost every industry, she says, it’s harder for them to pay back student loans quickly, so they start with a disadvantage straight out of college. She also insists that a bigger female presence in the top jobs in finance and government would aid the economy greatly. The 2012 Project is a national, nonpartisan campaign to increase the number of women in Congress and state legislatures. Read it at Bloomberg SUPERSTAR 5. Angie Goes to War On screen, Angelina Jolie is the bodacious Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. Behind the camera, she tells a different story: her directorial debut, In the Land of Blood and Honey, is a serious love story set against the backdrop of the Bosnian War. “The people felt as though the world had forgotten them,” Jolie says. “It was a time of great pain, and I wanted to depict how courageous people were, without offending anyone.” Jolie, who wrote the script herself, says, “I listened to my cast, most of whom lived through the war. I listened to their stories and tried to incorporate it into the work.” She adds, “It was half script, half improvisation.” Read it at The Daily Beast TROUBLING Sheriff Joe Botches Molestation Cases Failed to adequately investigate more than 400 sex crimes. SPURNED Newt’s Sister: Vote for Obama Lesbian half-sibling disagrees with Gingrich on gay rights. DEBUNKED “Sexting” Rare, Study Says Only 1 percent of kids say they’ve shared explicit photo. TOUGH TIMES Giuliana Rancic to Have Double Mastectomy E! host has breast cancer. MYSTERY ‘People’s Court’ Mom’s Phone Found Michelle Parker has been missing since Nov. 17. GET The Cheat Sheet A speedy, smart summary of news and must-reads from across the Web. You'll love the featured original stories on politics, entertainment, and more from The Daily Beast's diverse group of contributors. GET The Yes List Weekly cultural recommendations from The Daily Beast. Babies Behind Bars by Karen Day My Two Moms by Zach Wahls Judy Collins on Her Alcoholism Struggles by Joseph Finder

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