Clementine Ford

Clementine Ford is an actress slash writer who enjoys propriety, manners and books with words in them. She lives in Los Angeles with her two dogs and some dust bunnies. Her rarely updated blog is here.

She-ro of the Week

Lena Dunham

I remember the first time I saw the trailer for Tiny Furniture like it was yesterday. Someone had posted it on Twitter... more...

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Nerd Mom and Bob’s Mom

Y’all, I am at the ugly end of frazzled this week. I had to fly back to Memphis to bury another grandparent,... more...

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Dawn Porter, Where Have You Been All My Life?

Once again I’ve come late to the party. It’s a habit of mine to discover something or someone at least three years... more...

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Mrs. H: Third Grade Teacher

As school is starting and the leaves change  (not here, but somewhere I’m sure), it feels only right to spotlight a teacher.... more...

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Karen Elson

Let’s talk about Karen Elson this week. Why? Because it’s September and her hair is the color of the contruction paper leaves... more...

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Ruby Keeler

Everybody knows Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers “dance[d] on air” (thanks, Madge!) but nobody ever talks about Ruby Keeler! Maybe... more...

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Kate Winslet To The Rescue!

I could write five pages on why Kate Winslet is this week’s she-ro. If I had a locker, she’d take up prime... more...

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Laura Marling: Just Two Decades and 365 days

I am not at all ashamed to admit that I have spent a considerable amount of time in Laura Marling-land this week.... more...

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A Big Fat Thank You to Marlo Thomas

I’ve always known of Marlo Thomas. She was an important part of my childhood because I had near constant insomnia and as... more...

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Ayun Halliday: Author and Person I Wish I Knew in Real Life but Don’t

I have always wanted to be a traveler. I’ve dreamed of being the fabulous jetsetter, a la the family Beckham, with my... more...