As highlighted in new book 'The Drama of Celebrity,' the French-Jewish actress inspired coverage from criticism to caricature, some of it racist, sexist and anti-Semitic

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Tomtom magazine head Mindy Abovitz is hitting back at a male-dominated area of the music industry by spotlighting women percussionists

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Have you ever wondered about the biblical woman who became the matriarch of all future generations of people? Probably not -- until now