Why Nude Modeling Shouldn’t Ruin My Life

Last week, I did a photo shoot with a very talented photographer/stylist couple. I’ve worked with them many times before, and I trust them completely. After we were finished shooting for the day, I spent some time discussing concepts that … Read More

How Many of Me Equals One Man?

Is this thing on?

I work for a game company. Of late, I’ve taken issue with some of the content we’re receiving, and I’ve been everything but quiet about it. I’ve written letters to management and blatantly refused to work … Read More

Your Ambitions Are Nice and All, But When Are You Having Kids?

There is a lot I want to accomplish in my short time on this planet. Owning and controlling my own pro-woman media conglomerate, procuring the elusive EGOT, and finally getting through all of Gone With the Wind in one sitting are certainly at … Read More

The Secrets of Getting Hired: How to Find a Job

I know that many of us are suffering in the current economic climate. It’s disheartening to hear news casters constantly discuss the high unemployment rate in America and the world over, and I know how frustrating it can be to … Read More

Why Being an Intern Doesn’t Have to Suck

I’m of the strange habit of glamorizing the banal aspects of daily life when those aspects pertain to a lifestyle that I strive for. I love driving through rush hour traffic after getting off of work from my office job … Read More

How to Get Fired While Maintaining Dignity and Grace

So, you’re a young person trying to make your way in a horrible economy and you managed to do the impossible:  you got a job.  Until one day at the beginning of your shift, you’re given the news that the … Read More

How To Deal With a Case of the Mondays

Mondays always seem to take us by surprise, despite the fact that there will be one every week in the foreseeable future. If only “having a case of the Mondays” was an excuse to skip work and class, or if … Read More

A Tale of the Much Ignored Female Ego

My fiancé and I reached many professional milestones together. We got our Bachelor’s degrees, started graduate school, and got our Master’s degrees at the same time. For years, we were always at the same level of our career development. But … Read More

Hollywood 101: Is Networking The Key To Industry Success?

Marni Rothman was a beautiful red headed teenager that as a six-year-old, I couldn’t help but look up to. I remember going to her Bat Mitzvah and thinking I was the coolest kid in the world because she chose to … Read More

How To Weather Post-College Unemployment

You wake up late after either going to bed far too early, or when normal people are getting up to get ready for work.

You don’t shower or change out of your pajamas. You plop yourself down on the piece … Read More

Hollywood 101: Interview With Casting Powerhouse Sarah Finn

The amount of “how to” books that stock the shelves of Samuel French, an LA and NY actors’ bookstore, on “breaking into the industry” would blow your mind. As a working actress myself, it’s hard not to get caught up … Read More

Black Actor Woes: The Good, The Bad And ‘The Help’

(Read the first article of Christen’s Declaration of Independence from Tyler Perry)

So, I re-watched The Help with three of my favorite movie buddies who had never seen it before. I wanted to make sure I was just as disappointed … Read More