Hip, happy housewives // Stay-home women are as with-it as they wanna be
Housewives aren't what they used to be: The 1950s homebody has taken a turn toward cool. The new housewives are style-conscious women with brains, who may also be quite sexy. The change has been popularized by movies such as the updated "Stepford Wives" and hit TV shows such as "Desperate Housewives." Martha Stewart also elevated domesticity to an art form and romanticized life at home. Playboy is even planning a housewife...

'DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES',  IS DANDY DARK DOMESTICITY
The best new TV show this fall: ABC's "Desperate Housewives."Premiering at 9 p.m. Sunday on WTAE-TV, this one-hour drama is really more of a dark comedy about the lives of four women living on suburban Wisteria Lane. It's a little bit "Knots Landing," a hint of "Melrose Place" and even some of the mystery and weirdness of "Twin Peaks." But comparisons are pointless,...

Typing in stereo: Shows sound good to real housewives
" `Desperate Housewives'? What kind title is that?" my 8-year-old daughter asked, looking from the TV Guide on the kitchen table to the mother at the sink. "You're not desperate." That's my girl! Smart, media-savvy and blissfully in the dark about the truth of her mother's life. I am a modern mother, of course I'm desperate. Desperate for time. Desperate for sleep....

It's still all the rage,  `Angry Housewives,' which debuted 2 decades ago, opens Friday in Everett.
EVERETT — Feminism is flavored with slapstick when "Angry Housewives" takes the stage, with a loopy plot, four trash-talking suburbanites and domestic props that range from cornflakes to teething rings. "Angry Housewives" debuted in 1983 and set records as the longest-running production in Seattle theater history. Now, it's come full circle as the musical opens Friday at the Everett Theatre. After all,...

Desperate Housewives... What's For Dinner?
I count myself among the many desperate housewives who echo the daily question... What's for dinner? This all-encompassing question won't go away despite my desire that with a snap of my fingers a fully prepared nutritious meal is ready for consumption and on the table.

When Housewives (and others) Are Desperate
The main theme of the year’s biggest TV hit - Desperate Housewives - is that despite their beautiful clothes, perfect bodies, and high-end lifestyles, the women who live on Wisteria Lane are miserable. They struggle to find happiness by achieving a set of impossible social standards for women. And they invariably fail because they are looking for fulfillment in all the wrong places – in wealth, in power, in beauty, and in other people.

Hero's Journey: Desperate Housewives 02-06
188 stages of the Hero's Journey you need to know about...

The Hero's Journey: Desperate Housewives 02.05
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Why Desperate Housewives + Sex in the City= Edutainment TV Today
How many years of dating, being dumped, sleeping around, and generally degrading yourself does it take to get a clue?

The housewives' wages debate in the 1920s Australian press.
The topic of housewives' wages has received almost no Australian historical consideration. Dorothy Campbell's fleeting reference is an extremely ...

Housewives: Subtitles: Deaf to the Problem
An estimated 31 million Americans are hard of hearing, so it seems intuitive that Apple would provide captions on shows like "Desperate Housewives" and ...

Dear Milkman: Notes from Housewives
Dear Milkman: Notes From Housewives Dan Wettlin, Jr. Cork Hill Press 597 Industrial Drive, Suite 110, Carmel, IN 46032-4207 1594083037 $9.95 ...