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And the Best Super Bowl Ad of 2019 Is …

February 3, 2019 by WendyB Leave a Comment

To be honest, I barely looked at the game. I was there just for Cardi B’s Pepsi commercial — and she was barely in it! — so I was gratified by Burger King’s 45-second-long ad starring the late Andy Warhol. I appreciate expensive corporate risk-taking … when it causes no harm. How many people watching…

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Filed Under: art, Arts & Entertainment, Business, In the News, sports Tagged With: andy warhol, super bowl 2019

Throwback Thursday: Appropriate for Tennis

August 30, 2018 by WendyB

Throwback Thursday: Appropriate for Tennis

Ten years ago — as part of a runway collaboration with a fashion designer — I created an enormous silver tennis-racquet necklace. Here is a photo of it next to regular-size tennis balls. I took that photo to help people judge the size of the piece (I had the measurements on my website too, but…

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Filed Under: Fashion, feminism, In the News, sports, Throwback Thursday, wear what you want Tagged With: serena williams, tennis, U.S. Open

Recommended Reading: Letters to Democrats

May 29, 2017 by WendyB

Recommended Reading: Letters to Democrats

Buzzfeed has published a wonderful story by Ruby Cramer called “The Place Where Letters To Hillary Clinton Go.” It’s about 30-year-old Rob Russo, who is in charge of Hillary Clinton’s political and personal correspondence. He’s drafted 110,000 letters for her since 2008, and it looks like he’ll double that number eventually, because, since Election Day,…

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Filed Under: feminism, In the News, news, newspapers, politics, sports Tagged With: Barack Obama, hillary clinton

Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl Show Reminds Me of Someone

February 6, 2017 by WendyB

Lady Gaga slayed last night’s Super Bowl halftime show in a GIF-worthy way. via GIPHY Wrestling memes quickly followed her breath-taking entrance — a plunge from the stadium roof. LADY GAGA FROM THE TOP ROPE pic.twitter.com/DNgEW6bTW3 — ️ (@imWaavey) February 6, 2017 But I was more awestruck by her exit, which involved running up stairs…

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Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, In the News, lady gaga, sports Tagged With: falcons, lady gaga, patriots, super bowl, super bowl LI

Throwback Thursday: Rhythmic Gymnastics in Rio

September 15, 2016 by WendyB

Throwback Thursday: Rhythmic Gymnastics in Rio

Last month, while I was at the gym during non-primetime television hours, I caught an hour of the rhythmic gymnastic competition from the Olympics in Rio. I was like this … … totally glued to the screen, jaw dropped. Embed from Getty Images We’re all captivated by regular gymnastics — properly called artistic gymnastics —…

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Filed Under: feminism, In the News, sports, Throwback Thursday Tagged With: artistic gymnastics, gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, rio olympics

My Best Dressed at the 2016 MTV VMAs Is …

August 29, 2016 by WendyB

My Best Dressed at the 2016 MTV VMAs Is …

MTV’s Video Music Awards last night let me down in all kinds of ways. First, the show itself. Rihanna received the Video Vanguard award, but dragging her performances throughout the whole program undercut the excitement of her big moment … even though she improved during the evening, thankfully finding her voice by her fourth appearance….

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Filed Under: awards shows, Best Dressed/Wear What You Want Award, Celebrities, In the News, MTV VMAs, sports Tagged With: baddie winkle, best dressed, beyonce, blue ivy, desiigner, drake, mtv, rihanna, rio olympics, video music awards, VMAs

About Believing Women

August 24, 2016 by WendyB

About Believing Women

In Monday’s post, I semi-patiently explained that my viral tweet about Lyin’ Ryan Lochte … If Ryan Lochte lied about that robbery, how can we ever believe any man’s allegations of robbery? ? — WendyBrandes (@WendyBrandes) August 18, 2016 … was not a serious request to treat all men as liars because one man lied….

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Filed Under: feminism, In the News, sports

The Rio Olympics, the #LochMess and My Tweet

August 22, 2016 by WendyB

The Rio Olympics, the #LochMess and My Tweet

Well! I never dreamed I would have a viral moment on social media that didn’t involve a cat sitting in a bowl … … but Wednesday night’s tweet about Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte struck a chord with people. If Ryan Lochte lied about that robbery, how can we ever believe any man's allegations of robbery?…

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Filed Under: In the News, sports Tagged With: al roker, gunnar bentz, jack conger, james feigen, olympics, rio, ryan lochte

Katie Ledecky Swims Her Own Race, Big Time

August 21, 2016 by WendyB

As I watch the closing ceremony of the Rio Olympics, I keep thinking of the expression, “Swim your own race.” For a competitive swimmer, it’s good advice that can be taken literally. Swimmers who put too much energy into worrying about the people they’re racing against are going to be distracted from their own performance….

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Filed Under: In the News, sports Tagged With: katie ledecky, rio olympics, yusra mardini

The Impressive Women of the Olympics

August 19, 2016 by WendyB

There have been so many impressive women at the Olympics in Rio in addition to the U.S. gymnastics team and swimmer Simone Manuel. I’m dazzled by all the “firsts” in these games. Last week, Michelle Carter became the first U.S. woman to win a gold medal in shot put, and the first to win any…

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Filed Under: In the News, sports Tagged With: allyson felix, rio olympics, simon biles, simone manuel, tyson gay

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