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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Bridget Jones' Diary

Bridget Jones' Diary stories: 2 news summaries
opinion

 Sorry, Chick Flicks:
 We're Just Not That Into You 

Genre too often relies on 'clichés, hateful caricatures' of womanhood

Feb 5, 09 11:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Where have all the Carrie Bradshaws and Bridget Joneses gone? The women of flicks like Bride Wars and Confessions of a Shopaholic are pale imitations of those relatively feisty heroines, “variously neurotic, idiotic, label-obsessed, weight-obsessed, man-obsessed or wedding-obsessed, and often all at the same time,” Kevin Maher complains... More »

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Hollywood • feminism • women • men • Sex and the City • Carrie Bradshaw • chick flicks • Bridget Jones' Diary • He's Just Not That Into You

Bridget Jones Sinking Sales
of Chardonnay?

UK wine critic blames fictional neurotic for giving it a bad name

May 30, 08 11:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - The thirtysomething neurotic character Bridget Jones is getting the blame for plummeting sales of chardonnay in the UK, the Independent reports. The fictional publishing assistant miserably pours herself a tall glass after each one of her attempts at landing a husband fails—not exactly a great marketing tool. "... More »

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wine • chardonnay • pinot grigio • sauvignon blanc • Bridget Jones • Bridget Jones' Diary

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