National Geographic - The Best of Lisa Ling (Surviving Maximum Security / Miracle Doctors / The War Next Door / China's Lost Girls / Iraq's Lost Treasure / Female Suicide Bombers)
At first, all the grim statistics and sobering examples that journalist Lisa Ling shared at a fundraising luncheon put on by the Women's Foundation of Colorado seemed to indicate that such issues as poverty, abuse and sexual trafficking are so prevalent, so ingrained, that they're indeed hopeless causes. Not so.
At the premiere of Ninja Assassin the Associated Press decided to get celebrities' opinions on Oprah Winfrey's announcement that she is ending The Oprah Winfrey Show and why people love Oprah so much. The movie's star, pop star and actor Rain said he just loves her and that she has a great heart. Lisa Ling, Russell Simmons and producer/director Joel Silver ( Sherlock Holmes, The Matrix ) all weighed...
Question: Would you rather have a 15 minute discussion of Oprah with Suze Orman, Lisa Ling and Larry King or a root canal? I'm guessing everyone is joining me in the dentist queue? Friday's edition of AC360 began with the news that 22 months from now Oprah will end her reign as daytime talk show queen. The only positive I saw in this story was that CNN didn't label it 'Breaking News'. Maybe that was...
ET has the latest... With the news that Oprah Winfrey will be ending her popular talk show at the end of the 2010-2011 season, her famous fans tell ET what they think of Lady O's big announcement. Lisa Ling , who is a frequent contributor to "The Oprah Winfrey Show," said Oprah may be leaving the show, but fans shouldn't expect to see her gone for long. "I can't even imagine daytime...
A lot has happened in the last couple of weeks. In order to bring it all to you, I have labored tenuously through the internets to find the most pertinent, compelling and interesting information regarding women and feminism. Without further ado: links, stuff I missed. From the BurntOrangeReport , a very stern warning: "hell hath no fury like a woman disenfranchised", a great letter to their...
On Tuesday, Oprah Winfrey looked at the multi billion-dollar porn industry through a special report by Lisa Ling and an interview with Jenna Jameson.In March of this year Jenna Jameson gave birth to twin boys, Jesse Jameson Ortiz and Journey Jette Ortiz, though in Oprah’s latest rating boosting frivolities, motherhood for Jenna was a byline. [...] Source: Baby Chums
posted by gyma Early morning edition because I'm traveling today to hear Lisa Ling speak. Justin Halpern's Twitter feed, Shit My Dad Says, is laugh-out-loud funny. It looks like he may be maximizing his 15 minutes of fame with a...
Rihanna stole the show in her dramatic white dress as she and her fellow honorees took the red carpet at last night's Glamour Women of the Year celebration in NYC. Carnegie Hall was brimming with beautiful ladies from Iman to Maria Shriver and Diane von Furstenberg. Catherine Zeta-Jones stood out in blue and had Michael Douglas by her side for support. Rih was just one of a handful of women who were...
Look, I like President Barack Obama as much as the next guy. He's done a decent job of leading America in his first year. Remember how you were feeling this same time during Bush's Presidency? You were probably scared shitless of airplanes, buildings and Arabs. Okay so this time around Americans don't have jobs so they aren't panicking about things that will never kill them. That stil doesn't explain...
Monday's guest list could produce some headlines. Jon Gosselin last week on CNN's "Larry King Live" said he wanted to "Jon & Kate Plus 8" to end. He made that announcement after he was dropped from the show's title. Kate...
According to yesterday's episode of Oprah , yes. New York Times journalist and co-author o f Half the Sky Nicholas Kristof said helping women in war-torn countries actually fights terrorism. Why? Women with financial freedom are more likely to use their resources for the health and education of themselves and their children, and educated types are less likely to align with terrorist groups. He also...
NEW YORK — ABC says Elisabeth Hasselbeck will be back on "The View" on Oct. 19. Hasselbeck has been off the daytime talk show since Aug. 7 – two days before she gave birth to her third child, Isaiah Timothy. She's married to former NFL player Tim Hasselbeck. Since then, her only contact with viewers was last Thursday, when she phoned "The View" to chat on-air with fellow...
The stars came out big for Day 3 (yesterday) of Clinton’s Global Initiative where Ben Stiller was Master of Ceremonies and Quincy Jones (among others) was honoured. Lisa Ling, Usher and Demi Moore presented recipients with awards and Alicia Keys entertained. Brad Pitt was also honoured by the U.S. Green Building Council because he had created the “largest and greenest single-family community in the...
People.com is reporting that Former President Bill Clinton is en route to Los Angeles with Lisa Ling’s sister Laura Ling and their reporter friend Euna Lee after talks with North Korea’s Leader Kim Jong II resulted in their pardon and release. Laura Ling and Euna Lee were initially detained March 17 after trespassing from China and sentenced in June to 12 years of hard labor for “committing hostilities...