From the White House to Hollywood, check-out the latest news, trends and upcoming events. No images? Click here My Isolation Diary By Emily Vogel (Source: Giphy) Dear Diary, October is here and the only thing scarier than Halloween being just weeks away, is Facebook and Instagram shutting down for seven hours. Dun dun dun… With my primary source of human connection ripped away, I decided to jump on the "Squid Game" bandwagon. What I originally thought was a reality show about navigating Cabo's El Squid Roe during spring break, was anything but. However, much like the popular three-floor Mexican club, the nine-episode Netflix series includes cages, questionable decision making and sick merch (yes, Netflix just launched an online store where fans can customize and buy items relating to the show). But what's any good show without a bad-ass female character at its core? Meet Kang Sae-byeok, played by Korean model turned actress Jung Ho-yeon, my latest #GirlCrush. Here are the top five things you need to know about this Korean dynamo. You're welcome.
Judith Light and Laura Benanti on Going From Stage to ScreenLast week's episode of “UnWrapped” features women who have successfully made the transition from the stage to the screen. We spoke with two-time Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress Judith Light and Tony Award-winning actress Laura Benanti about transitioning between the mediums, navigating their different projects in the COVID era, and what they feel the true differences are between acting for a live audience vs. watchers at home. Episode highlights include:
New episodes of “UnWrapped” drop the last Friday of every month. You can listen on TheWrap.com, WrapWomen.com, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts. My Five Minutes with Gloria Allred (Tatiana and Gloria at the Los Angeles Women's March on October 8) On Saturday, WrapWomen's Tatiana Leiva jumped out of bed, grabbed her "Ruth Sent Me" sign and joined her fellow female warriors at the L.A. Women's March, where she met her hero Gloria Allred. During Tatiana's five minutes with Gloria, the legendary female rights attorney opened up about the devastating effects of Texas' abortion ban. "In Texas there are millions of young women who are pregnant. Whether it’s because of rape, whether it’s because of incest, whether it’s because it’s an unwanted pregnancy. Now, they are not going to effectivley get an abortion in Texas," said Gloria. During the conversation, Gloria also opened up about her own abortion experience. After being raped in the 60's, she tried to find someone to pay to give her an abortion, since the procedure was illegal at the time in California she could not go to a professional doctor. Eventually, she found a man to perform the abortion, but what happened was horrific. "He left me in the back, covered in my own blood. When I called him, I was hemorrhaging. He said that he couldn’t help me. He told me to tear up his phone number. He said he only performs the abortion, he doesn’t deal with what happens after." Jeanna de Waal—Broadway's Diana—on Bringing the Royal Musical to Netflix (Credit: Netflix) "Diana: The Musical" starring Jeanna de Waal is among the many shows returning to live theater, but in an unconventional way. On Friday October 1, a filmed version of the show premiered on Netflix, ahead of its Broadway opening night on November 17. Jeanna is excited to be a part of this experimental launch, "I, as a theater lover, would say, especially with musicals, if I listened to the soundtrack beforehand, I'm going to enjoy it more [seeing it live]." Not only playing the legendary Princess Diana, but also following in the footsteps of Emma Corin in "The Crown" or Kristen Stewart in the upcoming film "Spencer," may seem daunting for some. But Jeanna has a way of adding her unique touch. "We've done many iterations at this point, workshops and readings and Broadway and Netflix, and every time, you really have to dive in and reset where you're at personally, and try and find things about her and connect to the scripts again." In fact, this isn't the first time Jeanna's job involved the royal family. During college, the British actress worked as a caterer and at one event, she was personally in charge of keeping Prince Harry's champagne glass topped up. How Linda Alvarado Went from Manual Labor to Becoming One of America’s Richest Self-Made Women(Credit: Theo Sroomer for Forbes) Linda Martinez grew up in a two-room adobe house outside Albuquerque, New Mexico; it had no running water except when it flooded every summer. "I thought everyone went to the Red Cross for summer vacation," she told Forbes. As the youngest of six siblings, and the only girl, Linda was expected to play sports with her brothers. Such physicality led Linda to take what turned out to be a crucial step toward a construction career. While studying economics on scholarship at Pomona College in California, she rejected an administrator’s suggestion that she work in the library or cafeteria and asked to join the grounds crew instead. The groundskeeping experience opened the door for Linda to land a job at a Los Angeles construction management company after she graduated in 1973. In 1976, at age 24, she started her own company. In 1984, while developing a shopping center in a run-down part of Denver, she tried recruiting a name-brand fast-food chain. Taco Bell, then owned by PepsiCo, wouldn’t risk it. But the chain agreed that Linda could open a franchised operation there. A few years later, when Taco Bell offered to buy it back, Linda declined and asked for more locations instead. Today, her Palo Alto location is the country’s 28th-biggest restaurant franchise operator. Tunisia Names First Woman Prime Minister, Amid Turmoil(Credit: Slim Abid/AP) Last week, Tunisia’s president named the country’s first female prime minister, appointing 63-year-old engineering professor Najla Bouden Ramadhane to lead a transitional government after the head of state sacked the previous prime minister and suspended parliament. Tunisia has been without a head of government and in limbo since Saied froze the country’s parliament and seized executive powers on July 25. This move sidelined the Islamist party that dominated parliament and critics denounced the president's moves as a coup that threatens Tunisia's young democracy. It is unclear how much power Ramadhane will be able to yield due to the president’s actions. Last week, Saied issued presidential decrees including the continuing suspension of parliament’s powers, the suspension of lawmakers’ immunity from prosecution and a freeze on lawmakers’ salaries. Did We Just Become Best Friends? WrapWomen is a power base of influential women of entertainment, media, technology and brands committed to changing the face of their industries. Stay up-to-date on all things WrapWomen at www.wrapwomen.com. Join the conversation on social media! Follow us on Instagram and Twitter for surprise guest takeovers and Insta live performances. Tune into our podcast "UnWrapped" on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts. |