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...American romantic comedies like Knocked Up, Waitress and Juno, a woman's unwanted pregnancy is the springboard for sexual love, self-knowledge and, as she comes to term, the rosy maturity that Hollywood sees as motherhood. The word "abortion" is hardly spoken of; the procedure gets no serious consideration. Abortion is simply not an option for the heroines of these pictures, though it is for more than a million American women a year...
...Women’s Center, Amplify is a start-up publication that aims to shed light on the existence of controversial issues affecting student life such as gender inequality and sexual orientation. At the same time, members stress that Amplify is not necessarily intended to serve as a springboard for activism. “We’re not trying to provide the answer,” Alford said about students who want to get involved in activism. “Through articles, people can figure out their own way to address gender issues.” Amplify, she said...
...Princeton won the event with 25 points, the third-lowest total in meet history, and Tigers sophomore Liz Costello was the top individual finisher in 17:14.4. Both the men’s and women’s squads are hopeful that the race will serve as a springboard for the most critical race of the season, NCAA Regionals at Franklin Park on Nov. 10. “If anything, Regionals favors us, being on our home course,” Saretsky said, “and you go out to a 10K [distance for the men?...
...don’t have to see the movie of the same name—it’s totally unrelated to the show. You don’t even have to care about football: like all great fiction, the show merely uses its central conceit as a springboard. You also don’t have to dumb yourself down for the seemingly corny plot threads of the early episodes, as the show handles well-worn set-ups like a great jazz musician taking on the standards. With a brilliant cast of virtual unknowns, stunning cinematography, and a surprisingly appropriate...
...Group) represents 23 high-end fashion, lifestyle and beauty brands in more than 360 points of sale in greater China (including Hong Kong and Taiwan). But it doesn't stop there. While, for example, Prada and Gucci are not on her books anymore, it was Wong who provided the springboard for both into mainland China, and she continues an association as their landlord through the Walton Brown Group's shopping malls, the most prestigious of which are specialty designer stores called Maison Mode...