ORLANDO, Fla. – MegaCon started Thursday at the Orange County Convention Center, and if you believe the conventional wisdom, this massive show is full of male-geared activities. But look closer. You’re likely to find an equal level of genders perusing comic books, getting celebrity signatures and …
LOS ANGELES — When Karen Bass became the first women elected to be mayor of LA, she made her first speech as mayor-elect at The Ebell of Los Angeles. Amelia Earhart gave one of her last talks in the same building. Margaret Mead spoke there. So did Michelle …
RALEIGH, N.C. — Calling all country music fans! “The Power of Women in Country Music” will be on display at the North Carolina Museum of History until April 2. The price has been recently reduced to $10 for adults, $5 for college students and free for …
MILWAUKEE — March is Women’s History Month and Milwaukee Film is celebrating all month long to honor women behind the camera. Milwaukee Film will host several movie screenings inspired by the theme “Woman is not a Genre,” featuring films directed by women representing a breadth of genre exploration …
PARIS – After Milan, global fashion’s spotlight shifted to the final stretch of ready-to-wear shows in Paris on Tuesday, as the industry looks to the future with all the final fall trends. But displays in the French capital will also revisit the past this week, with …
As the Taliban once again assert control of Afghanistan and push women further out of public view, a female Afghan filmmaker is working thousands of miles away to help bring to life a wildly popular tale of two heroines living in her homeland, including under the …
NEW YORK – Filmmaker Paul Haggis choked up and wiped away tears while finishing his defense Friday from the witness stand against a civil trial rape claim by a publicist. Haggis, 69, reached for tissues after his lawyer finished questioning him a final time following cross …
HIGH POINT, N.C. — A new print publication aims to amplify the voices of women of color in the Triad. It’s called “Triad Voice Magazine,” and it launched this year. “Triad Voice” magazine staff meet in High Point. (Chelsea Floyd/ Spectrum News 1) The founder, Chelsie Hart-Smith, …
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Award-winning filmmaker and photographer Deborah Anderson joins “Your Morning” to share a closer look into the “Women of the White Buffalo” documentary. “Women of the White Buffalo” focuses on taking viewers inside the often misunderstood and misrepresented Indigenous woman. Anderson touched on …
PLANO, Tx. – It’s about the time of year that Major League Baseball’s regular season gets underway, and Frito-Lay has announced the ball game’s most famous snack will emerge in 2022 with a new, feminine face. Cracker Jill, a play via packaging on the classic caramel-coated …