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I admit, I say it. Not in a pathological, valley-girl way, but in a casual, filler way. Sometimes it's unconscious, a nervous tick, and other times it punctuates a thought and just sounds right. It's easy, it's colloquial, and it's so widespread that I thought nobody cared anymore. After all, this is a language where BFF can make it into the dictionary! But this week actress Emma Thompson brought Read more
Disney is working on a new Winnie the Pooh hand-drawn animated movie which will get a theatrical release. — The Hollywood Reporter Madeline Zima will join Heroes in a recurring role, while Brian Austin Green is in talks to join One Tree Hill full-time. — The Hollywood Reporter Jay Leno's primetime show will debut Sept. 14; meanwhile, Conan O'Brien got good ratings in his first night at The Read more
The year: 1982. The place: Encino, CA, otherwise known as "The Valley." The fashion du jour: Valley Girls and their valley speak. The show Real People held a contest to find the ultimate Valley Girl who could wield the valley lexicon like a pro. Oh, muh GAWD! Barf out. Gag me with a spoon. Totally tubular! The thing I wonder is, did anyone know that Moon Unit Zappa was doing a parody of Vals? Read more
Whoa, do you remember this movie? I do — but barely. But now that I'm looking at this poster from the 1983 comedy, can we just stop for a minute because holy cow, look at Nicolas Cage in this poster. The skinny tie, the bare chest, the hair. . . I'm. . . out of words. Anyway, today there's news that MGM plans to do a "musical remake" of the super '80s-rific film. According to Variety, "The Read more
In 1982, Frank Zappa's oddly named 14-year-old daughter Moon Unit poked fun at "Val-Speak" when she mimicked the speech of chicks who live in LA's San Fernando Valley. As she's saying stuff like "Gag me with a spoon," daddy Frank is talking about how dumb the girls are. I don't think anything's changed—she's basically talking about Paris and her ilk. Fer sure, fer sure. (Bonus: Solid Gold Read more
Your easy weeknight dinner: balsamic-glazed salmon — Eating Bird Food A protein bar battle royale: Nature Valley vs. Clif Mojo — Fit Bottomed Girls Time to celebrate —a cookie you can have for breakfast! — The Fitnessista 7 reasons to start every day with hot water and lemon — Mind Body Green Learn how experts cope with the big and little stresses of life — Daily Spark The healthy Read more
The magic of Pixar's Oscar-winning films is in their ability to take seemingly ordinary story lines about childhood toys or a garbage-collecting robot and transform them into emotional narratives about love and life. The studio's upcoming Summer film Brave is its first foray into the familiar coming-of-age tale, this one as told through the experiences of a defiant teenage girl. Pixar's first Read more
The Hey Girl meme may have been the best thing about 2010 (and let's face it — 2011 as well), but there's a new Hey Girl on the block made just for geek gals like you and me: Silicon Valley Ryan Gosling. This hilarious Tumblr makes me wonder if Ryan actually might know how to code. Talk nerdy to me, Ryan. Read more
The Twitter sensation Shit Girls Say has been transformed into a hilarious video, and while we think the sayings like "Could you not do that, please," "Twinsies!," and "Like I'm not even joking right now" are too funny and so true, some women find the video offensive. The Huffington Post points out that "valley girl" voices and phrases like these are stereotyping women as ditzes, demeaning the Read more
We are so excited that Young Adult hits theaters today! Charlize Theron plays Mavis, a girl who used to rule the school and is now dealing with some deep-rooted issues. She heads back to her sleepy Minnesota hometown to live out a sick twisted fantasy that she and her high school boyfriend are destined to be together. Doesn't sound too sick or twisted yet, right? The only problem is he's happily Read more
