Goofus and Gallant

Remember the old Goofus and Gallant cartoons from Highlights magazine? I couldn't help thinking of those when I read two different articles on Elle's Women in Hollywood tribute earlier this week. Goofus (USA Today) writes about an event honoring women in the entertainment industry and titles it "Women in Hollywood Embrace Their New Role: Mom." Gallant (the Associated Press) goes instead with the headline "A-List Women Celebrate Their Own in Hollywood." And it pretty much continues like that. Gallant correctly identifies the purpose of the evening -- paying tribute to women's achievements in the entertainment business -- and includes quotes about just that from honorees Anne Hathaway (whom I adore unreasonably, and who kicked so much ass on "Saturday Night Live" last week that my boyfriend turned to me midway through and went,... [read full story]