The XX Factor : Barbara Walters

Barbara Walters' "10 Most Fascinating People" List Is Not Fascinating

Samantha Henig — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:34:00 GMT

A post from DoubleX writer KJ Dell'Antonia: I'm 100 percent with you, Jessica —Walters' list is beyond lame, it's shameful. Now, if she'd called it "2009's Most Fascinating People Willing to Appear on My Television Special," it might make more sense,...(read more)

I Am Interrupting This Serious Conversation ...

Anne Applebaum — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:48:00 GMT

...in order to bring you this Barbara Walters interview with Carla Bruni , which is possibly the most sexist piece of television programming I've ever seen—and I'm not overly sensitive about these things. I have a weird soft spot for Barbara Walters—she...(read more)

Baba Wawa and Me: In Defense of Difficult Old Broads

Melinda Henneberger — Mon, 12 May 2008 14:50:00 GMT

On the evening of Sept. 23, 1994, I went to the movies with my husband and another couple. As this was a couple of years before the birth of our twins, this in itself did not make it a night to remember. Yes, we were going to see the re-released My Fair...(read more)