Research shows that others see you as 20 per cent more attractive than you think you are. That's because, when you look in the mirror, you're simply j...
Dr. Belisa Vranich | Posted 07.20.2008 | Living
Although I can answer most "Dear Doc" questions I receive to some extent or another, some stump even me. This week I got this one - any suggestions? ...
Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 06.09.2008 | Living
Parroting a rule that frat boys have known for years, Walter Kirn takes on the notion that ugly is the new pretty in the June edition of Elle. And I can't decide if I love him or hate him for it.
Mike Bonifer | Posted 05.23.2008 | Politics
The Bush Gang was not the first to appropriate cowboy iconography for politics, but since they did, to be called a cowboy has, almost impossibly it seems to me, become some kind of slur.
Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 05.09.2008 | Living
For many women, the cost of beautification has grown staggering. Every year ushers in a series of must-do rituals; every month the beauty industry se...
Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 04.20.2008 | Entertainment
Coming in May, a new documentary tackles America's internationally renowned obsession with beauty.
Joyce McFadden | Posted 04.10.2008 | Living
We need for us to recognize the power of our words and behavior over body image. We underestimate the wounds they inflict, and we underplay their capacity to heal.
Stacy Malkan | Posted 03.13.2008 | Living
Efforts are underway in the booming natural beauty products sector to put real meaning behind the terms "natural" and "organic."
Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 03.11.2008 | Media
Appearances will always be a factor in TV news, but picture the most beautiful woman reporter you can -- now, picture her in pants. I'm guessing she still looks beautiful.
Anastasia Goodstein | Posted 02.07.2008 | Living
Maybe "makeover" is a concept adults can stomach when we watch the neverending stream of reality shows, but I'm not sure that's a great message for 8-year-olds.
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 12.17.2007 | Living
Jewish values must be restored to religious dating. The orthodox community can no longer turn a blind eye to the growing artifice of the religious dating scene.
Michele Wissot | Posted 12.07.2007 | Living
It's here again. That time of year when days are spent gorging chocolate, weeknights are booked with holiday soirées and drinking, and weekends spent...
Trisha Gura | Posted 11.14.2007 | Living
The average middle-aged woman has grown smarter: she is no longer willing to endanger her health to meet contemporary culture's idealization of women.
Monah Li | Posted 09.25.2007 | Living
In India, the traditional kurta gives women the air of security and power. I have found the equivalent to the Indian way of dressing, which is my way to express security, power, vulnerability, femininity and mystery all at once.
NPR | Posted 09.11.2007 | Home
Body Shop founder Anita Roddick, who used her international cosmetics chain to promote eco-friendly practices long before they were widely fashionable...
Before the largest crowd of his campaign, Democratic presidential contender Barack...
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Daily Mail | Eva Gizowska | Posted 07.21.2008 | Living