‘Legally Blonde’ Oral History: From Raunchy Script to Feminist Classic – The New York Times

Along the way, adult zingers were edited out, Jennifer Coolidge struggled with the “bend and snap” and the ending was changed at least three times. Behind the scenes of “Legally Blonde” with Reese Witherspoon, left, the screenwriter Karen McCullah and the cast members Selma Blair and Meredith Scott Lynn.Credit…Karen McCullah July 8, 2021 In 2001,…

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Sexual Abuse of Nuns: Longstanding Church Scandal Emerges From Shadows – The New York Times

ImagePope Francis meeting with nuns last year at the Vatican.CreditCreditVincenzo Pinto/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images ROME — The sexual abuse of nuns and religious women by Catholic priests and bishops — and the abortions that have sometimes resulted — has for years been overshadowed by other scandals in the Roman Catholic Church. That seemed to…

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How Google Protected Andy Rubin, the ‘Father of Android’ – The New York Times

ImageAndy Rubin, the creator of Android, left Google in 2014 with a $90 million exit package. The last payment is scheduled for next month.CreditCreditTomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg The internet giant paid Mr. Rubin $90 million and praised him, while keeping silent about a misconduct claim. Andy Rubin, the creator of Android, left Google in 2014 with a…

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How Goop’s Haters Made Gwyneth Paltrow’s Company Worth $250 Million – The New York Times

On a Monday morning in November, students at Harvard Business School convened in their classroom to find Gwyneth Paltrow. She was sitting at one of their desks, fitting in not at all, using her phone, as they took their seats along with guests they brought to class that day — wives, mothers, boyfriends. Each seat…

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Ireland Votes to Legalize Abortion in Blow to Catholic Conservatism – The New York Times

Celebrations at Dublin Castle after the abortion referendum results were announced on Saturday.CreditJeff J Mitchell/Getty Images DUBLIN — Ireland voted decisively to repeal one of the world’s more restrictive abortion bans, the prime minister said Saturday, sweeping aside generations of conservative patriarchy and dealing the latest in a series of stinging rebukes to the Roman…

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