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'Hustlers' Movie Reviews: Critics Are Already Calling It the Movie of the Year


If Hustlers arrived in theaters to lukewarm reviews, I’d probably still see it. After all, it’s based on a true story that’s inherently cinematic: A tale of New York City strippers who swindle Wall Street men out of their money after falling on hard times in the 2008 recession. On top of that, it features powerful leading women including Jennifer Lopez, Constance Wu, Cardi B, Lizzo, and Lili Reinhart in the cast.

Early reviews are putting any doubts about Hustlers‘s merit to rest. Critics don’t think Hustlers is merely “good”—they think it’s already an Oscars contender. Hustlers premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival to rapturous reviews. Over on Twitter, #Hustlers was trending on Sunday, September 8, with hundreds of resoundingly positive comments. Ahead of its wide release in theaters, it has a 92% approval rating on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.

Much of the praise for Hustlers is dedicated to Jennifer Lopez, who fronts the film as the ringleader Ramona. In fact, some reviewers say she could likely be in the running for her first Academy Award. Frankly, it’s thrilling to see a criminally underrated performer get her due from prestige film outlets. (Super Bowl planners, I hope you’ll finally give her that rumored half time show after this.)

Plus, early reviews suggest that Hustlers expertly examines the nuances of stripping as a profession. The women in the film aren’t one-dimensional objects dancing for patrons at a club: They’re entrepreneurs, parents, friends, and fully-realized women trying to make the most of their line of work. Much of that distinction was made possible by director Lorene Scarfaria, who adapted the film’s script from the New York story it’s based off of and hired consultants to advise on the film.

Hustlers wasn’t made in a vacuum; it’s the latest movie in a string of standout projects that are led and performed by women. And we need more women-led success stories like it in Hollywood. Women account for 51% of moviegoers, yet they’re 4% of directors and 15% of writers in the entire industry. In a world where some studios hold onto the belief that women can’t lead critical darlings or box office successes, it’s thrilling to see critics lending their support to a movie without a single leading man.





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11 Women Who Are Changing the Fashion Industry – Glamour Women of the Year All Year: Style


This year has made one thing clear: Women are showing up, stepping up, and taking what they deserve. From politics to pop culture, women aren’t just leveling the playing field, they’re owning it. As we ramp up to our annual Women of the Year summit, we will be highlighting women across industries who do the work every day. Whether it’s the CEO of a multinational retail corporation, a James Beard Award-winning chef, or the World Cup champions, here are the names you need to know right now. We’ve already celebrated the women in sports and beauty. Up now: 11 women who occupy unique positions in the fashion industry. There are the executives leading major American brands, the founders identifying overlooked opportunities, and the designers building whole words through clothing. Here, they talk career, success, and what’s next.



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Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth Are Separating After Less Than a Year of Marriage


Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth are separating after less than a year of marriage, according to a surprising new report from People.

“Liam and Miley have agreed to separate at this time,” a rep for Cyrus told the publication. “Ever-evolving, changing as partners and individuals, they have decided this is what’s best while they both focus on themselves and careers. They still remain dedicated parents to all of their animals they share while lovingly taking this time apart. Please respect their process and privacy.”

This comes after Cyrus posted an Instagram of herself without her wedding ring. “Mute me if you don’t want SPAMMED,” she wrote in the post’s caption.

Naturally, people on social media had some feelings about the break up. “Had the unfortunate job of breaking the news tonight to many of my friends that Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus broke up,” one user wrote. “I thought those crazy kids were going to make it!! Even with all their ups and downs!!”

Cyrus and Hemsworth met in 2009 on the set of the Nicholas Sparks romance The Last Song and first got engaged in 2012. They broke up a year later, though—only to then reconcile in 2015. Three years after that, in November 2018, the couple married in an intimate ceremony.

“I think it’s very confusing to people that I’m married,” Cyrus told Elle in a recent interview. “But my relationship is unique. And I don’t know that I would ever publicly allow people in there because it’s so complex, and modern, and new that I don’t think we’re in a place where people would get it.”

She continued, “I mean, do people really think that I’m at home in a fucking apron cooking dinner? I’m in a hetero relationship, but I still am very sexually attracted to women. People become vegetarian for health reasons, but bacon is still fucking good, and I know that. I made a partner decision. This is the person I feel has my back the most. I definitely don’t fit into a stereotypical wife role. I don’t even like that word.”



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The British Royal Family Spent $104 Million of Taxpayer Money Over the Past Year


As Americans, we can have fun obsessing over the British royal family—especially now that California’s own Meghan Markle has joined. We shop the fashions of Markle and her sister-in-law, Kate Middleton, ogle their adorable children, and lament that we don’t have more opportunities to wear fascinators and tiaras. Or is that last one just me?

Of course, royal watching is even more intense in the U.K., but it also has real financial implications for Brits as the royal family is supported by, in part, their tax dollars. Because of that fact, they release an annual report called the Sovereign Grant that details spending for the year, from April 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019. That’s how we learned that the renovations to Markle and Prince Harry’s new home, Frogmore Cottage, cost over $3 million (2.4 million pounds). Members of the family also have massive amounts of private wealth, the spending of which they do not have to report.

According to the report, Queen Elizabeth II and the royal family received $104 million dollars (82.2 million pounds) from British taxpayers.

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Let’s break down some of the most interesting details we learned about House Windsor’s spending from the report.

They spent $42 million on renovations to royal palaces and properties.

Along with the upgrades to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Master Archie‘s home, a number of other home design projects took up a big chunk of the budget, including Buckingham Palace, Kensington Palace, and Windsor Castle.

Travel does cost a thing.

The royal family serve as ambassadors for the U.K. across the country, commonwealth, and the world. Hence, they’re out and about a lot. According to the report, members of the family undertook over 3200 engagements during the year, with the 93-year-old queen doing 140, and the total travel costs were around $5.8 million (4.6 million pounds.)

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in Australia
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Meet the ‘Glamour’ 2019 College Women of the Year


It all started with an elephant toothpaste experiment. When Kavya Kopparapu was in fourth grade, a group of female scientists visited her classroom and combined a couple of chemicals that caused foam to shoot out of a beaker. And with that, she was hooked on science. Then, before she started high school, she attended a workshop on computer science—also led by women. “I remember sitting there and thinking, I’m really interested in biology and medicine, and computer science seems like a really cool way to make a positive impact in this field,” Kopparapu says. She taught herself how to code over the summer, spending hours in front of her computer. “My mom would say, ‘You know you have to eat,’” she recalls, “and I was like, ‘No, this is so interesting!’”

In 2017, Kopparapu found a way to marry her love of biology with computer science. While reading about Senator John McCain, who had been diagnosed with glioblastoma (an aggressive form of brain cancer), she was struck by the lack of progress toward a cure. “I read that glioblastoma rates of survival had not improved in the past 30 years,” she says. “I was like, We’re in such a technological era, where we know so much more about cancer than we did back then, so why aren’t we getting better at treating these patients? I just ended up in this wormhole of reading research papers, articles, talking to oncologists and pathologists.” She amassed a huge set of data to develop Gliovision, a medical platform that uses artificial intelligence, to determine the genetic and molecular signature of a brain tumor. She has a patent pending for the technology.

Because those female scientists inspired her so much, Kopparapu has made sure to do her part paying it forward. In high school she founded GirlsComputingLeague, a nonprofit that is working to help close the gender gap in computer science; the group is currently focused on teaching low-income students about AI and other high-technology concepts. Her charity work has given her a taste of what it means to be her own boss, a role she’d like to continue to have in the future. “It’s such an empowering feeling,” she says. “As an entrepreneur you get to drive change, not only in whatever product you make, but also in your work culture and the opportunities you give women.” It’s critical that women have these chances, she says: “As easily as artificial intelligence can be used for good, there have been a lot of examples where it can just amplify discrimination and implicit bias. But if you have a really diverse population working on these problems, then AI can be used for so much good.” Kopparapu is proof of just how much good one person who gets her shot can do.



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A Note on Linda Fairstein's 1993 Woman of the Year Award


Hi all,

We’ve heard from some you in recent days as we, and the world, have been remembering the injustice of the prosecution of Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, and Korey Wise. Glamour has covered the new limited series centered on their story, When They See Us, through interviews with some of its actors and with director Ava DuVernay.

Many of you have contacted us on social media to ask about the Glamour Woman of the Year award that the prosecutor in the case, Linda Fairstein, received a quarter century ago.

Unequivocally, Glamour would not bestow this honor on her today. She received the award in 1993, before the full injustices in this case were brought to light. Though the convictions were later vacated and the men received a settlement from the City of New York, the damage caused is immeasurable.

Glamour’s Women of the Year awards should reflect our culture, the values of our brand, and our audience. We remain committed to being thoughtful and purposeful about whom we choose to celebrate, and in this case, the lens of history has shown us that we got it wrong.

It’s important to hold institutions accountable, and we appreciate the commitment so many of you showed to this issue when you reached out. Glamour is, and will always be, a platform that celebrates outspoken women. So to those of you who raised this issue, thank you. We want you to know that we hear you, and we assure you that while we can’t erase the past, we will continue to learn from it.

Samantha Barry
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