Commentary
Why is Michelle Obama Channeling Jackie O?
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Why did Barbara Walters nominate Michelle Obama as the most fascinating person of the year? Lisa Nuss double checked the transcript–and the first lady’s first year–and couldn’t find a reason.
Commentary
Memo: Nancy, Hillary Are More Than Elected Moms
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton have been surrounding themselves with nurturing connotations, Lisa Nuss observes, and casts the same light on some high-profile male politicians as well.
Labor
New ‘Stepford Wives’ Fuels Old Anti-Career Views
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The updated “Stepford Wives” movie pokes fun at ambitious women. However humorous, it also made our commentator consider the serious extremes–cold careerist or domestic dishrag–that still tear away at female identity.