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Real Housewives of the Upper East Side

July 06, 2015

But the women described in Wednesday Martin’s memoir “Primates of Park Avenue” don’t seem at first to fit the bill. Dressed in designer clothing and armed with Ivy League degrees, the Upper East Side housewives featured in Martin’s book are described as “wealthy, competent, and beautiful women.” And yet, they too are financially dependent on their husbands.

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Delving Deep Inside Amy Schumer

June 19, 2015

In “Last F*ckable Day” she rips apart Hollywood’s sexist treatment of aging actresses. In “Milk Milk Lemonade” she parodies the booty craze. Her show Inside Amy Schumer is ruthless. She leaves no avenue unspared as she bashes stereotypes and gender roles and sexism and societal hypocrisies. And all the while, she is downright hilarious.

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