Our Favorite She-roes
Rashida Jones Has Multiple Talents
Rashida Jones, daughter of Quincy Jones, is a well-known and welcomed face in most families. After landing small parts in various productions such as the cult television hit Freaks and Geeks, she went on to land a supporting role in Boston Public. Her work gained her a NAACP Image Award nomination, and she started appearing in more roles from movies such as Full Frontal and Little Black Book, to TV shows such as Stella and Chappelle's Show--both on Comedy Central.
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Love, Lies and Dating
Two Cities and Two Boyfriends 
Dear Second Acts;
I work in advertising, mostly producing television commercials. I live in San Francisco, but the home office is in New York. So, I travel back and forth. Maybe you've already guessed it, but yes, I do in fact have two boyfriends . . . one on each coast. This has been going on for about a year and a half. One is a sexual athlete, a total jock, rippling with muscles . . . not a big talker, but who cares, you know?...Read More
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My Mother's Lover Is My Husband!
I don't know just when I first realized the kind of woman my mother was. I do know that when I was sixteen, and Ann and Dorothea took me aside, ever so kindly, and told me that I should tell Mom to stop messing around with the captain of the Easton High football team, what I felt was plain and simple anger. It never occurred to me to doubt their word. It was only too possible that they were right. A lot of people in Easton thought that Daddy left Mom because of her "cheating ways." Read More
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Life in the 1980s
What Broad Shoulders You Have... 
The superwomen have arrived! And they mean business. Striding into court, the boardroom and the corner office, immaculately turned out in power suits, accessorized with a status watch, designer bag and keys to the beamer, the women of the 1980s exuded confidence and success. They surpassed their mothers' wildest dreams. There were no limits to what they could accomplish. Working round-the-clock ensured their flawless performance--mistakes were not an option!
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