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Tina Fey, born Elizabeth Stamatina, is an actress, a comedian, a writer, producer and a playwright. Not only is she a best selling author with her book "bossy Pants", she is known for her work on Saturday Night Live, and for creating the series 30 Rock, and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. You may also recognize Fey for co-starring and writing the screenplay for the classic film Mean Girls. Tina Fey has also […]

Here on Tuesdays we're starting a new series where we recognize the powerful women that have influenced modern day. Today, we recognize Joan of Arc. Joan of Arc (1412-1431) was a French heroine and a saint to Roman Catholics. She claimed to have mystical visions and rallied French troops to defeat the English in the Battle of Orleans among others. She was eventually betrayed to the English and burned at the […]

Carrie Underwood has had quite the eventful past few weeks. Her record breaking sixth studio album, Cry Pretty, has made her the first female country artist to reach No. 1 on Billboard’s Artist 100 chart. It is not often that country artists hold this title. And typically, country music has been dominated by men. Before Underwood, nine other artists in the genre have earned this honor since the chart was created in 2014. Artists […]

National publishers and financial groups often list their Top ‘40 under 40’ and not surprisingly there are plenty of women on the list. These women are evaluated by their overall contributions to their disciplines, as well as wealth and power. A record 18 women have appeared in the Fortune list, so let’s check out who’s on the roll call. Stephanie Lampkin, 33, the founder and CEO of Blendoor, Mary Teresa […]

‘Little Women’ based on the classic Louisa May Alcott best-seller celebrates its 50th birthday this year, opened to rave review reviews a few weeks ago, and features today’s biggest stars, including Lea Thompson, Ian Bohen, Lucas Grabeel, Melanie Stone. We think Lea Thompson steals the show in ‘Little Women,’ so let’s spend time sharing her life’s points of interest. Lea was born in Rochester MN in 1961, and as a […]

Did you know that Gilda Radner was the very 1st cast member to be singed on the upcoming ‘SNL’ show that was to begin on October 11th, 1975, with the legendary comedian George Carlin as its 1st host? We bring up Gilda’s name today, as the film ‘Love Gilda’ opens at the week, and her life story is what dreams are made of. What makes this documentary so special, are […]

Sissy Spacek has always had a very special birthday, born on Christmas Day 1949 in little old Quitman TX. She’s starring in a very funny and touching movie which opens at the end of the week called ‘The Old Man and the Gun’ opposite Robert Redford. You might say there are sparks in the love story woven in the lines of a paroled 70-year-old former bank robber who gets back […]

The Hollywood Reporter releases multiple charts weekly looking at actors, TV personalities and comedians among others. Amy Schumer and Sarah Silverman are having great success these days, but let’s give props to Tina Fey, Margaret Cho, and Aisling Bea are doing well in their own right. The biggest news is being made by Tiffany Hadish who seems to be everywhere, from award shows to streaming specials. Corinne Fisher, Emma Willman, […]