Emily Barasch

Centuries before cats were a meme on the Internet (we're looking at you, Grumpy Cat and Lil Bub) cats were deistic symbols, beloved house pets and, based on recent revelations, jetpack-wearing agents of war. A researcher at the University of…

On Sunday, Disney's Frozen made history. Not only did it win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, but it also reached $1 billion in worldwide ticket sales, making it the first film directed by a woman ever to do so. (Frozen is the second…

Ukrainian singer Ruslana Lyzhychko is way more than your average pop star. Deemed "the soul of Ukraine's revolution," Ruslana, as her fans call her, was one of 10 women to be awarded the Secretary of State's Women of Courage award by First Lady…

Teva's, bucket hats and Patagonia windbreakers: anything that screams outlet mall in the middle of Colorado, or the cringe-worthy way you dad dresses when he goes to play golf, has become de rigueur according to New York Magazine's "Normcore:…

The word "cringe" does not begin to describe the latest in the unfortunate racially and sexually charged conversation around the über-talented and gorgeous comedian Mindy Kaling. En route to Vanity Fair's Oscar party on Sunday night, Mindy Kaling…

In a fantastic new video, a real-life Princess Elsa from 2013's Frozen — heralded by many as one of Disney's most progressive movies yet — shows various Disney princesses what they've missed out on in the pursuit of "Prince Charming." Watch it…

Speaking at the Pratt Institute in honor of African American History Month, celebrated filmmaker and consummate Knicks fan Spike Lee, wearing a Knicks beanie, orange socks, blue Nikes and a "Defend Brooklyn" hoodie, launched into a spontaneous…

That girls are bad at STEM (science, technology, math and engineering) subjects is a pervasive and harmful stereotype that remains far too common today. But in an introductory computer science class at UC Berkeley last spring women outranked men in…

If you haven't heard of her yet, it's only a matter of time until you're introduced to the lovely and preternaturally interesting model Cara Delevingne. At 21, she has already been hailed as the next Kate Moss. Yet unlike Moss, who, despite her…

If anyone was concerned that Fallon would retire his goofy singing and dancing talents now that he's taken the post of The Tonight Show from Jay Leno, you would be dead wrong. Just one episode into the new show, Fallon hit one of the biggest…

In the wake of the news that Blair Waldorf and Seth Cohen — I mean, Leighton Meester and Adam Brody — recently (and secretly) wed, it's high time to celebrate other famous pairings of teen idols who meshed and made our hearts and brains explode.…

If you find yourself at a fancy restaurant in France, when your food arrives, your waiter may say "Bon appétit" — with one caveat: "Please, no photos." Michelin-starred chefs across the country are instituting bans on camera use, smart phones or…

New York Fashion Week, a time in which seven-foot coconut-water chugging beauties (a.k.a.models) from across the world unite with leather-pant wearing editors to descend upon the city, ended on Friday. The week gave us a glimpse at designers'…

Since his acquittal for Trayvon Martin's murder in July 2013, George Zimmerman has shamefully chosen to repeatedly thrust himself back into the public eye. The latest news is that he'll be facing off against DMX. That's right: Zimmerman is set to…

On Saturday, Iran was blanketed with the largest snowfall in 50 years. In Tehran, temperatures plunged to 19 degrees, making it the capital's coldest night of the year. Some schools in northern Tehran were closed Monday because of the weather.…

Ever think Ron and Hermione just weren't made for each other? Well, haters, you're in good company. The creator of the super popular series herself, J.K. Rowling, recently revealed to Emma Watson that she agrees that the two should not have gotten…

According to a study by the Guttmacher Institute, a pro-choice think-tank, released on Monday, abortion rates are at an all-time low since Roe v. Wade legalized abortion in 1973. Since 2011, the latest year for which figures were available, there…

Jerry Seinfeld's most recent episode of his web series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffeeis basically Seinfeld. With Tina Fey getting real about what it's like to be a woman in comedy. Fey is a feminist icon — the first female head writer of SNL,…

In the latest in a slew of seemingly endless stories about Photoshop manipulation, a brand new poster for Captain America 2 has Scarlett Johansson's waist looking like the size of a peanut. Image credit: Yahoo Movies The image is so blatantly…