High Praise at Mile High Stadium

Following Barack Obama’s acceptance speech in Denver last night, we asked a few of the 75,000-strong crowd for their reactions to see how it played in Peoria. (Seriously, Jerry, our third subject is not only cloaked in darkness, he’s came from Peoria to see the speech.) Here’s what they said:

Barack Obama: “Absurdly Chic”

In the lead to its new interview with Barack Obama, “Marie Claire” declares the Senator “absurdly chic” (they ought to know) and announces he was “submitted to the estrogen treatment” in his conversation with the magazine’s editors.
Despite that turn of phrase ( we know how the Janes feel about “estrogenfests“), we hope you’ll read [...]

Ladies of the House: Rep. Carolyn Maloney

When Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) was 17, a drunk driver plowed into a car she was riding in. The accident sent the former ballerina to the hospital for six months, with another six months at home in a body cast.
In her new book, “Rumors of our Progress Have been Greatly Exaggerated,” [...]

Gwen Ifill: So In Vogue

The March issue of “Vogue” includes a lengthy profile of one of our favorite Janes, Gwen Ifill, written by one of our other favorite Janes, Julia Reed. We can’t link to the article online, but we can give you this quote, which sums up the strengths of both women:
“In a [...]

Five Ways to Court a “Glamour” Girl

We let you know about “Glamour” magazine’s new blog, Glamocracy, when we interviewed Glamour’s news editor, Ellen Kampinsky last month.
We’ve been cruising through Glamocracy lately and found the series of submissions from candidates to pique our interest. So far, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney and John Edwards have written in [...]