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“Washington is a city of locker-room boys, and all the old, outmoded notions apply: men and women are ushered to separate rooms after dinner, sex is dirty, and they are still serving onion-soup dip.”

Book:Crazy Salad and Scribble Scribble: Some Things About Women and Notes on Media

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Crazy Salad and Scribble Scribble: Some Things About Women and Notes on Media

This book is a compilation of essays that delve into various aspects of women's experiences and the portrayal of women in media. The author examines societal perceptions, gender roles, and the impact of media on these issues. more

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Nora Ephron

Nora Ephron was an American journalist, screenwriter, playwright, and author. Born on May 19, 1941, and passing away on June 26, 2012, Ephron made significant contributions to the entertainment industry with her witty and insightful storytelling. She is best known for her romantic comedies, which often explore complex themes of love and relationships. more

“The Washington press corps thinks that Julie Nixon Eisenhower is the only member of the Nixon Administration who has any credibility--and, as one journalist put it, this is not to say that anyone believes what she is saying but simply that people believe she believes what she is sayingit is almost as if she is the only woman in America over the age of twenty who still thinks her father is exactly what she thought he was when she was six.”

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Book:Crazy Salad Plus Nine

Source: Crazy Salad Plus Nine

“Religion means goal and way, politics implies end and means. The political end is recognizable by the fact that it may be attained--in success--and its attainment is historically recorded. The religious goal remains, even in man's highest experiences, that which simply provides direction on the mortal way; it never enters into historical consummation.”