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Upfronts 2012: The CW hopes its changes are for the better – Los Angeles Times

Access Hollywood Upfronts 2012: The CW hopes its changes are for the betterLos Angeles TimesWhen its swan song is complete, it will get a fashionable replacement in Janurary with “The Carrie Diaries,” a prequel centered on the protagonist of “Sex and the City.” Star AnnaSophia Robb told the crowd that assuming the role of fashionista [...]

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A Piece of Jewelry Brings a Touch of Evil to the Big Screen – New York Times

A Piece of Jewelry Brings a Touch of Evil to the Big ScreenNew York TimesSeveral of her pieces appeared in “Sex and the City 2” — most notably Random, a necklace in 18-karat blackened white gold with emeralds, sapphires, rubies and fire opals, worn by Sarah Jessica Parker in the opening scene of the film. [...]

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New Girls on block pushes aside Sex and the City – Victoria Times Colonist

The Guardian New Girls on block pushes aside Sex and the CityVictoria Times ColonistAs one UKbased reviewer put it, Girls makes Sex and the City look so last-century. It may be set in New York and it may feature plenty of sex, but it's smarter, hipper and livelier than Carrie Bradshaw's series." "HBO's Girls is [...]

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Lena Dunham speaks uncomfortable truths about ‘Girls’ – Los Angeles Times

Forbes Lena Dunham speaks uncomfortable truths about 'Girls'Los Angeles TimesInevitably, "Girls" has been compared to"Sex and the City,"another HBO show about four women that put female friendship and affairs front and center. But in Dunham's world, awkwardness always trumps glamour. There are no gigantic shoe closets or suave …HBO's "Girls": A World Away From 'Sex [...]

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The Bleaker Sex – New York Times

New York Times The Bleaker SexNew York TimesThe show is drawing inevitable — and apt — comparisons to “Sex and the City,” in whose long shadow it blooms. “Girls,” too, is a half-hour comedy (of sorts) about four women finding themselves and fortifying one another in the daunting, …Q&A: Girls Costume Designer Jenn Rogien Finds [...]

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On Location: Mayor Bloomberg touts production industry in NY – Los Angeles Times

WNYC On Location: Mayor Bloomberg touts production industry in NYLos Angeles TimesThe additional stages will add 45000-square-feet to the studio, which has been home to such movies as New Line Cinema's “Sex and the City” and Universal Pictures' “The Adjustment Bureau,” as well as television series including HBO's “Boardwalk Empire” …MAYOR BLOOMBERG OPENS FIVE NEW [...]

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First look: AnnaSophia Robb channels SJP in ‘The Carrie Diaries’ – Los Angeles Times

Entertainment Weekly (blog) First look: AnnaSophia Robb channels SJP in 'The Carrie Diaries'Los Angeles TimesThe pilot, based on Candace Bushnell novel of the same name, is a prequel to HBO's much-revered "Sex and the City" and promises to look at Carrie's life in Manhattan in the '80s — back before she was the famous writer [...]

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Lessons Learned: How to Live la Vie Parisienne – New York Times

Lessons Learned: How to Live la Vie ParisienneNew York Times… Édith Piaf against Barbra Streisand (“la drama queen”); Champagne flutes against a red Solo cup (“la fête”); and Jennifer Scott's beloved Amélie (played by Audrey Tautou) against New Yorkers' beloved Carrie (“la romantique”), of “Sex and the City. “sex and the city” – Google News

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A Tale of Desperation and Restraining Orders – New York Times

New York Times A Tale of Desperation and Restraining OrdersNew York TimesBut eventually, “Sex and the City” came along to erase that movie's bleak vision of the unmarried Manhattan woman, instead glorifying a lifestyle that the '80s had worked so hard to disparage. The mythology of the happy ending has endured ever since, …and more » [...]

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A Manhattan Eden, for $331.76 a Month – New York Times

A Manhattan Eden, for $ 331.76 a MonthNew York TimesHis home is nestled on Commerce Street, a windy little road that stood in for Paris on the series finale of “Sex and the City.” A two-bedroom apartment in that area rents for an average of $ 4745 per month, according to the brokerage Citi Habitats.and [...]

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