"Maloney has re-introduced the ERA this session and supporters got a boost this week when Illinois became the 37th state to ratify the amendment, which first passed Congress in 1972.
Thirty-eight are needed.
But so much time has passed, that it’s not clear if the amendment will pass legal muster if supporters can get the 38th vote.
Maloney first tried to resurrect the ERA more than a decade ago, hoping that the Democratic wave that put her party back in control of Congress and carried Sen. Barack Obama to the White House, would compel ratification.
It never worked out.
Proponents like Maloney and Milano argue that the ERA would ensure that legislation created in the midst of the #MeToo movement on issues like discrimination and harassment would be on the firmer legal footing.
“The #MeToo movement was such a powerful phenomenon because for far too long women have not felt heard,” Milano said Thursday in a statement. “It’s hard to empower women when they are not recognized as part of our Constitution.”
“It’s simple we need the ERA to protect women’s rights. We need the ERA to make sure all women, and girls, know that they are in no way limited by their gender,” the actress added."
"Kardashian met with the President at the White House on Wednesday to discuss prison reform and sentencing. She also advocated for a pardon for Alice Marie Johnson, a low-level drug offender who has served more than 20 years in prison.
The Post, however, focused primarily on Kardashian’s famous derriere, mocking her as “Kim Thong Un” and referring to the meeting as “The Other Big Ass Summit.”
Milano took exception to the article and blasted the publication on social media, writing, “No woman deserves this.”
She also thanked Kardashian for using her platform to raise awareness on the issue of prison reform.
The former “Charmed” star wasn’t the only one to be offended by the Post‘s front page, as many people took to Twitter to express their outrage."
"Description:
In the untouched forests,
A magic beast appears.
A savior of the land—
Or symbol of deepest fears!
At a remote resort in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, a tree bursts into flames, an animal skull oozes blood, and a wolf threatens to attack, then vanishes like a ghost. The police suspect a nearly extinct Native American group that was forced off the resort's land long ago. Others blame the owners of the resort for defiling sacred tribal lands.
Phoebe and Paige arrive for a pre-opening weekend and some sisterly bonding but are soon drawn into danger by incidents both natural and unnatural. A powerful shaman holds the key to the mystery with his secret knowledge—knowledge that is shared with the wolf haunting the land. The sisters call upon Piper, Leo, and Cole for guidance—and summon all their powers to confront a demon as cunning as any they have ever encountered!"
"Description:
A face revealed, and rage unleashed—
old anger set upon the world.
Three sisters must come together to fight
or worse fates will surely be unfurled…
The Bay Mirror is covering the grand reopening of Mural House, a San Francisco landmark built in the 1920s, and Phoebe invites her sisters to attend. Piper's got her hands full with P3, but Paige is happy to tag along to see the once-famous artists' colony that housed great art, passion, and scandal. Notable for all is the story of the building's architect, William Lancaster, who, during the construction, fell in love with an artist—a young divorcée named Isabella Marshall. Their relationship was tumultuous at best, eventually ending in tragedy… and in William's disappearance.
The hoopla surrounding Mural House's reopening has made William and Isabella's love affair legendary. With the permission of Isabella's daughter, Lucile, Phoebe has been reprinting the couple's love letters in her column. She joins Lucile, now an elderly woman, at the gala's main event—the unveiling of a long-painted-over mural. Lucile is visibly upset when the mural is revealed; in fact, she seems horrified. Before passing out from fear, she whispers, "The evil has been released…"
Meanwhile, S.F. is hit by a series of brutal murders. And the handsome manager Piper hired is not as innocent as he seems to be"
"But then Combs released another statement, this time saying she wishes the new cast well but, “I will never understand what is fierce, funny, or feminist in creating a show that basically says the original actresses are too old to do a job they did 12 years ago,”
Finally, one of the reboot’s stars, Sarah Jeffery, has decided to speak up. The actress posted her own statement to Twitter today defending the new show, “We regard the foundation that was laid with great respect. But, when my character is challenged, when there is futile yet harmful noise about how we are either incapable or doomed, I will vociferously defend myself and my sisters,”
Maybe this finally puts the whole matter to bed. Though it seems weird we have yet to hear much of anything on this from Alyssa Milano, who played Phoebe Halliwell in the original series. But maybe she’d already seen this coming."
"Paul Ruditis' Charmed novels (The War on Witches & Let Gorgons be Gorgons) will be released in paperback on September 18th, 2018.
Paul Ruditis: "Charmed: The War on Witches and Charmed: Let Gorgons Be Gorgons will officially be out in physical book form on September 18th. With real paper pages and everything. Not just ebooks anymore!"
In their Fall 2018 Winter 2019 Frontlist, Joe Books includes some key selling points for the novels:
Set in the original world of Charmed, these fun, fresh titles will appeal to both the new generation of fans who watched the series for the first time on Netflix and the original fans who fell in love with the show when it first aired. Interest in the show continues: the reboot announcement garnered lots of media attention this year, including coverage by Entertainment Weekly, Glamour, and Variety.
The first two novels have strong potential to appeal to young adults, Millennials, and adults. Charmed ran for eight seasons on prime-time network television, from 1998-2006. Since the end of the television series, the story of the Charmed Ones has continued in a comic series and a number of novels. Charmed boasts an active online fan community, with 2.3+ M Facebook followings.
The novels have been very popular in ebook format, selling over 12,000 units to date."
"She wrote on Twitter: “Today a man whose actions were so egregious that they spawned a global reckoning has been taken into custody.
“Harvey Weinstein shattered the lives of an untold number of women.
“We stand with them and remain in solidarity with women everywhere who have faced unsafe and abusive workplaces. We look forward to seeing justice prevail.”
Actress Mira Sorvino, who was one of the first to make an allegation of sexual misconduct against Weinstein, tweeted: “Sending love to all my sisters today who stood up against a monster… so many emotions…"
"This new, very real film features Hayden Christensen — the guy who played young Darth Vader in two of those disappointing Star Wars movies — and 2007’s Nancy Drew, Emma Roberts, in a story of love that blossoms between rival pizzeria owning-families in Little Italy of an unnamed city (it was filmed in Toronto).
And it should come as no surprise that the families are full of kooky characters of all ages, including a nonna played by Andrea Martin, one of the cast members of the My Big Fat Greek Wedding, its sequel, and short-lived TV spinoff. The film also stars Hollywood’s go-to Italian-Americans Danny Aiello and Alyssa Milano, and British star Jane Seymour — aka Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman.
When things heat up between the two families, the patriarchs decide that there’s only one way to settle the Little Italy turf war: a culinary showdown! According to a description of the film on IMDB, “When the fathers hear of their adult children’s blossoming romance, they orchestrate a pizza cook-off to determine who will be forced to leave town.” And Darth Vader and Nancy Drew aren’t the only people who are falling in love in Little Italy. Per the plot description, the “grandparents enjoy a clandestine romance of their own.”
It’s basically My Big Fat Greek Wedding mixed with Mystic Pizza (which, by the way, starred Emma’s aunt Julia) mixed with the $6.99 DVD bin at your local 7-Eleven. No word yet on an exact release date, but the IMDB page lists this as a 2018 release. Brace."
"“Let me say first that I appreciate the jobs and opportunities the Charmed reboot has created,” Combs began. “But I will never understand what is fierce, funny, or feminist in creating a show that basically says the original actresses are too old to do a job they did 12 years ago. I hope the new show is far better than the marketing so the true legacy does remain.”
She continued, “Reboots fair better when they honor the original as opposed to taking shots at the original. Reboots also do better when they listen to a still passionate fan base which is what it’s all about, isn’t it? That’s why we do reboots. The fans are why we all get to do what we do. So we wish them well and hope for success.”
The original Charmed starred Combs, Alyssa Milano, and Shannen Doherty as three sisters who tried to balance their normal lives with their responsibilities as powerful demon-fighting witches. Rose McGowan eventually stepped in as a substitute for Doherty’s character, Prue, when the character was killed off in the season 3 finale.
The CW describes its new Charmed as “fierce, funny, feminist” — as Combs referenced in her statement — with a reimagined cast. Sarah Jeffery, Melonie Diaz (succeeding Combs as the time-freezing witch), and Madeleine Mantock play a younger trio of sisters with similar abilities living in a college town.
Doherty had also spoken out against the reboot for what she considers a “terribly” worded and “offensive” description. Like Combs, she hopes the show is more inspired by Charmed than a straight rehashing of it. “Im intrigued by the idea that a new generation might be comforted, inspired like all you were,” Doherty tweeted, in part, back in January. “Charmed helped us all in some way.”"
"Description:
They come to you for guidance, protection—
Innocents, facing nameless evil.
It is up to you to save their laughter—
Watch over them, protect them from danger and peril.
At first, Piper thinks it's just a coincidence that she's seeing kids everywhere; since she and Leo have been talking about starting a family, she thinks she's just noticing them more. But then the kids start showing up on the Charmed Ones' front porch and coming into the house uninvited. No matter where Piper dispatches them, they're right back at Halliwell Manor minutes later. And they seem to be forming an orchestra. No one will listen to Piper, or obey her, or even give her a moment alone. Piper starts to wonder if she and Leo can handle starting a family.
While Piper's contemplating diaper rash, Phoebe finds out about a rash of disappearances in San Francisco. Musicians have vanished all over the city, and they were all candidates to conduct a youth symphony. So how has Paige's new love managed to stick around long enough to be the symphony leader? And how does band practice at the Manor fit in with all of this?
The Charmed Ones smell a rat, but can they lead all of their Innocents out of danger before the final note is played?"
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