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Reliving the 1970s with Derogatory Media Portrayals of Women and Limiting Reproductive Freedom

PZMiller — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:54:11 -0400

Last week on Twitter someone drew attention to a new BMW ad that would have been right at home in the mid-70s. That was the time when I taught newswriting classes at Temple University Center City and had a large collection of newspaper articles and ads that featured derogatory portrayals of women. I tweeted that I’d already been part of this battle. Did we really have to fight it again? read more »

ARMY WIVES Episode 3 Review/Military Spouse Contest Deadline June 29

PZMiller — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:40:22 -0400

Lifetime TV’s episode 3 of season 2 of ARMY WIVES appears to have fallen off the back of a truck. It seemed to me as if I were watching a recycled TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL, or at the very least a recycled IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE. read more »

Virtual Book Tour for MRS. LIEUTENANT: Day 15 and Going Strong(ish)

PZMiller — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:40:33 -0400

I haven’t left my computer while taking a virtual book tour for MRS. LIEUTENANT, yet I feel as buoyant and frazzled as if I were on a real book tour.

Buoyant – because I’ve “met” such nice book reviewers and readers. Frazzled – because in addition to writing guest posts I’ve been responding to comments to these guest posts and to comments to reviews of MRS. LIEUTENANT. read more »