Beauty

The Definition of Beauty: It Can Expand Along with Your Waistline

We are very lucky to be living on planet Earth, because beauty surrounds us. However, it sometimes seems we have forgotten to appreciate it. One of the beautiful things we seem to have forgotten to appreciate is the beauty of the human body. The media constantly reminds us of this sad fact. For example, the… Read More The Definition of Beauty: It Can Expand Along with Your Waistline

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Tyra tried to suck me in, but she hasn’t… Yet.

I wasn’t planning on watching the new season of ANTM until I ran out of other things to watch while exercising. But I have received so many emails asking me for my opinion about this season’s ANTM that I just had to bump it up the priority list. So for those of you who are… Read More Tyra tried to suck me in, but she hasn’t… Yet.

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Dove Campaign for Real Beauty: The Dove Sleep-Over for Self-Esteem

There seems to have been a surge of interest in the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty, at least as reflected by a steady increase in the number of people who have read my post about the subject (the post can be found here). This got me interested in checking out what’s new with the Campaign.… Read More Dove Campaign for Real Beauty: The Dove Sleep-Over for Self-Esteem

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Gotta love little siblings

An interesting forward made its way to the top of my virtual slosh pile – i.e. the emails marked non-urgent that tend to accumulate alarmingly fast these days. While I have a secret fascination with some celebrities, I have long ago taken a step back from tabloids and gossip columns, choosing to spend more time… Read More Gotta love little siblings

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Trying to make a Self-Centred and Superficial Country go beyond looks: True Beauty, the reality show

Something interesting found its way into my inbox today. A lovely Sahar’s blog reader saw a preview to a show called ‘True Beauty’ and knew I’d find it interesting, so he sent it to me (thank you honey). Here is an excerpt of the official press release from ABC, taken from The Futon Critic: Executive… Read More Trying to make a Self-Centred and Superficial Country go beyond looks: True Beauty, the reality show