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If Beauty Obsessed Translates to Healthier, Bring on the Mirrors
I just came across a NY Times article about Brazilian’s obsession with maintaining the beauty of their bodies, “Brazil’s Body Beautiful.” No news there. The article doesn’t go on and on about the...
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Brazilian Beauty: Not a Gift, a Right
Brazil. A country known for major income disparity. And a country known to place a high premium on beauty. It’s not the least bit shameful to undergo plastic surgery down there. Even poor — and I...
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Despite What David Brooks Says, We Can Experience the Deeper, More Spiritual...
The world-renowned New York Times columnist and author, David Brooks, published a piece on Friday that initially depressed me. In his Op-Ed, “When Beauty Strikes,” Brooks laments our lack of deep...
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Would You Risk Your Lives for Art? These People Did.
Painting by Nelly Toll Musings by @APosner on the @NYTimes article “Art From the Holocaust: The Beauty and Brutality in Hidden Works” If you think beauty is a luxury and not a necessity, think again....
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Beauty, Judgements & Hypocrites: Enough is Enough
That’s a picture of me when I was about 6 months old. As you can tell I’m wearing a special shoe on my left foot. That shoe, along with a cast, straightened (well, for the most part) the crooked leg...
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Want to Fight Sexism? Don’t Eschew Beauty — Embrace It!
Nigerian feminist and author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichi, hits the nail on the head, again! This isn’t the first time I’ve brought her up. You may recall that I wrote about this in a recent post,...
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Election Protests & Reacting With Grace and Style : Lessons Learned From...
I had one of my usual circuitous, yet brilliant, conversations with someone from my team this week. You know those dialogues that starts going in varied directions but then comes full circle as we...
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The Evolutionary Proof of the Value of Beauty’s Pleasure
Let’s take pleasure in pleasure. In case you’re feeling a bit hesitant about this, take a look at evolutionary theories to give you some extra ammo. We’ve all learned the appeal and surprising...
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Empowerment, Political Affairs & Youth Education: Fashion Week’s Other Side
If any of you follow fashion, you know every major city has celebrated it’s Fashion Week over the past month or so. And I can’t help but reflect on it all. Sure, Fashion Week is full of crazy...
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Embrace, Express and Own: Empowering us to be Feminine, Sexy & Powerful
Golden Globes 2018 fashion Lots of buzz this week regarding the Golden Globes, especially all the references to women’s empowerment in the industry. As you all know, many of the female attendees...
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