LZ Sunday Paper Newsletter: The "All In" Edition
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JUST TO KICK THINGS OFF:
What was I was thinking about so intensely while the other ladies are smiling and pleasantly engaged?!…
Readers,
Last week I was invited to this renowned Poker Game by an entrepreneur and friend who also happens to have a very generous heart. The night benefits a terrifically worthy charity, helmed by another close acquaintance. Heidi, the entrepreneur, invites a select, fabulous group of women to play poker for Liz's charity, TapRoot Foundation. The charity deploys a network of volunteers and mentors who volunteer their services and expertise in marketing, strategy, PR, HR, and IT solutions to small and/or not-for-profit organizations who need that expertise to achieve their missions. What a great idea!
In the above picture you might see, amongst the invited ladies playing poker, a fellow leaning over the table, amongst us gals. You see, the women play cards and few lucky male friends and supporters of Heidi and Liz are invited to be the dealers.
As befits my life of eternal coincidences, I happened to know four of the seven dealers. Two from my film life; one from my television life; and one from my digital life. This guy, Doug, well I have known for quite some time now, because early in my career, I line-produced one of his films. No, not "The Bourne Identity," "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," or "Swingers," which he also directed. No, not those. But his very first film, in fact! A masterpiece of the first-feature-under-your-belt college murder mystery genre, "Getting In." While you may not recognize many of the lead actors in our film, we somehow managed to cast Dave Chappelle, Calista Flockhart, Andrew McCarthy, and, in the year that "Friends" first hit the airwaves…Matthew Perry, all in very small roles.
My over-riding takeaway from the evening is that I have incredible friends and peers who commit themselves to lofty and sincere goals.
Also, that the entertainment industry is really weird, and is built to a large degree on coincidences and relationships. Frankly, it's a miracle that anyone ever gets to do anything of note or meaning, given the -- like poker -- concentric rings of odds, skill, difficulty, and luck. Oh, all that and extreme gender bias.
But right now, the question I'm sure you are all dying to hear the answer to is…DID I WIN THAT HAND?
And the answer is…YES!
The LZSundayPaper is definitely a crapshoot, because most of the time I can't keep a pokerface. Take a look at this week's news about and by women in business, politics, digital, media, film, tv, fashion, sports, and pop culture. Roughly in that order. Hand-picked. By me. For you.
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Happy Thanksgiving!
LZ
THE PIC(K) OF THE WEEK:
Meet The Woman Who Invented Your Thanksgiving Meal via Time Magazine
NEWS & INSIGHTS:
Maureen Dowd Slams Hollywood Sexism: 'It's A Sick Society - Like The Catholic Church and Saudi Arabia' via The Wrap
The NYTimes Story On Sexism Covers Familiar Territory--But Here Are Its Key Revelations via Slate
Ingenious Misogynists Somehow Blame Paris Attacks On Women via We Hunt The Mammoth
What Percentage Of U.S. Wives Earn More Than Their Husbands? via Forbes
Report: NASDAQ To Name Its First Female CEO via Fortune
Women Are Still Missing From India's Workforce via Quartz
Zipcar Founder Robin Chase On The Future Of The Sharing Economy via Inc
Boston Is Offering Free Negotiation Classes To Every Woman Who Works In The City via The Washington Post
Women Are Better Than Men At Learning English. That's Not Necessarily A Good Sign. via The Washington Post
Porn World In A Panic Over Charlie Sheen's HIV Diagnosis via The Daily Beast
On Gawker's Problem With Women via Medium
At Least 100,000 Women Have Attempted Self-Induced Abortions In Texas via Slate
The Real Story Behind The Boy In The Barbie Commercial via The BBC
The Feministing Five: Margaret Cho via Feministing
On The Insidious Sexism Of The Covergirl 'Star Wars' Collection via The Society Pages.org
'I Wish I Could Save Her Life': Viola Davis Shared Her Sister's Story Of Sexual Assault via Jezebel
Fight The Power: How The Female Superhero Is Finally Taking Flight via The Guardian
Afghanistan's First Woman Conductor Is Only 17 via Women In The World
Your Late Night/Morning Man: David Beckham, People's Sexiest Man Alive 2015 via GoFugYourself
Remember The Toddler Who Threw A Tantrum In Front Of The President? That Was My Kid via Slate
Peak Period: Menstruation Acceptance Has Reached New Heights via The Guardian
How To Make Breakfast With Your Vagina via Motherboard
Review: "Notorious RBG: The Life and Times Of Ruth Bader Ginsburg" via The New York Times
AND WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE ABOUT:
The History Of Hazardous Clothing via Atlas Obscura
The LZ Sunday Paperâ„¢ (soon to be registered trademarked and copyrighted) launched at the dawn of 2014. We expose and recirculate interesting content that is about, and frequently by, women in business, with a dose of ultra-relevant culture. We think that culture comes in size high, medium, and low. Our audience for this content is vast and not gender-driven. Every week we expect at least one good laugh. Send suggestions, clips, or names of people you think might enjoy this to LZSundayPaper@gmail.com.
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