Katie Halper
May 7, 2008 | 3:57 pm EST
The TakePart Top 10 Weekly Roundup is a compilation of the week’s most notable stories from our entertainment-meets-social-action blogging network. Mother’s Day is this Sunday (don’t forget!), so be sure to take a look at some of the great posts we’ve put together in celebration of moms everywhere! Check out some of our most popular stories of the week, as well as a few TakePart blogger favorites!
Katie Halper:
Hillary Andrews Will Not Lick Bob Stokes’ Swizzle Stick
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Nicole Hughes:
Top 10 Green Gift Wrap Ideas For Mothers Day
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Andy Kondrat:
Tornado Devestated Town Rebuilds As Green Model Community
Radiohead Attempts An Eco-Friendly World Tour
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Jon Popham:
Nepalese Art Photography: Rubin Museum of Art
America’s First Wind-Powered City
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Giulia Rozzi:
Women For Women International Celebrates Mothers Day
Even More on the Kentucky Derby
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Gina Telaroli:
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Hillary Andrews was not Stoked when Bob Stokes, her co-anchor at The Weather Channel, asked her to “lick my swizzle stick,” leered at her chest, followed her into the women’s dressing room, and questioned her “over and over again, non-stop” about her sex life. I guess Hillary Andrews has no sense of humor and couldn’t tell that this was all in good fun, not sexual harassment. Luckily, The Weather Channel does have a sense of humor. When the whiny Andrews asked to be paired with a new anchor, the Weather Channel responded in the best way they could– by giving Andrews the overnight shift and, ultimately, firing her. The Weather Channel values tradition, and this is what they did to the last woman who asked to be assigned to a new anchor. But there is some good news!
I just read about the film Girls Rock in this month’s Marie Claire and I got excited to see it. Then I visited the films site, read the story summary and I got even more excited to see it. Then I saw this trailer and now I am super excited to see it.
Girls Rock is about the Rock ‘n’ Roll Camp for Girls located in Portland, OR where 8-18 year olds come from all over the country to learn Rock DIY-style–forming bands, writing songs and building community, and “Girls Rock!” is the movie about their journey.
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