Helen Gurley Brown magazine written by men to one of the most widely sold women's magazines, now available in more than 100 countries. When she began at the magazine, Brown had no editing experience. Her take on the magazine was to be frank when talking about sex in this new version of "Cosmopolitan". "Sex and the Single Girl" gave Brown the formula that is today's "Cosmopolitan". She gave women the freedom to know that women do have sexual desires. "The New York Times" described the Cosmo Girl that Brown was after as "self-made, sexual and supremely ambitious. ... she looked great, wore fabulous
Calvin H. Gurley to represent Ward 4. In the Democratic Party primary election held in January 2012, Muriel Bowser won with 66 percent of the vote. Gurley came in sixth place with 2 percent of the vote. In June 2012, Kwame Brown resigned from the position of Chair of the Council. Gurley filed to run a special election for the position of Council Chair that was held in November 2012. Phil Mendelson and Gurley were the only two candidates on the ballot. Gurley said that the District did a good job by warning the public about the dangers of Hurricane Sandy. Gurley said