A new series looks at how a 51-year-old woman with no TV experience inspired women to find their creative outlet. Barbara Lippert reports.
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The Friendship That Led to an Iconic Song and 50 Years Later Comes Full Circle
In 1972, Michele Willens dragged Lori Lieberman to a night club in L.A. The rest is musical history.
Women Take the Stage: The Theater World Finally Plays to the Audience
On Broadway and beyond, a slew of women’s stories–historical, fictional, serious, and farcical–are finding the spotlight. It’s about time.
If You Give a Mom a Bowl of Oatmeal: An All-Too-True Parody
We all know the children’s book “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.” Here, Andrea Askowitz recasts a harried woman in the lead–someone you’ll surely recognize.
Does it Get Any Better Than Watching Michelle Yeoh Kick Ass—Again?
In her new film, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Michelle Yeoh is an unlikely hero and an inspiration for anyone at the end of her rope.
Celebrating Joni Mitchell, Who Has Sung Us Through Pain and Onto Joy
Over the Grammys weekend, Joni Mitchell was hailed as a musical genius, but it is her raw humanity that makes her legendary.
Instead of a 30th Wedding Anniversary, a New Beginning
Two major milestones—a 30-year anniversary that wasn’t and a move to New York City—have left Jeannie Ralston with a mix of emotions.
Stop Co-Opting My Sonic Youth! Why Classic Songs Used in Ads Are Killing Me
Sure, most ads are annoying, but classic rock resurrected to push products has me ready to murder my TV.
#OscarsSoBonkers or Why the Fuss Over Jada Pinkett Smith?
Was it sexism that Chris Rock attacked Jada Pinkett Smith, or that Will Smith felt his wife needed protection? Barbara Lippert on the most dramatic Oscars in history.
An Insider’s Perspective on Ms. Magazine’s 50th Anniversary
Suzanne Braun Levine was the first editor of Ms. Magazine. Here she assesses the headway—and backsliding—since the magazine’s launch in 1972.
