General

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.

General

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

General

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

Opinion

Ugly Betty, Vogue & the art of modeling: what is the price to be the Next Top Model?

While I love fashion and Ugly Betty (the two seem forever linked in my mind now…), there are many aspects of both which bother me. First of all, the easy topic. Ugly Betty is a fantastic show about Betty, a young lady from Queens who gets a job as assistant to the editor-in-chief of Mode… Read More Ugly Betty, Vogue & the art of modeling: what is the price to be the Next Top Model?