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All Dolled Up

Susan Sawyers | Posted 07.30.2009 | New York

Read More: Fifth Avenue, NY Doll Hospital, Lexington Avenue, Rebecca Rubin, Life, American Girl Doll, Hunt's Point Dump, New York City, New York News
Susan Sawyers

Dolls have been modernized, commercialized, but no matter how precise the trappings of their birth or how grisly the scene of their death, their life cycle is always the same.

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No One Who Was Normal Ever Made History: A Tribute to Michael Jackson

James Arthur Ray | Posted 07.29.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Jackson, Normalcy, Michael Jackson Death, Michael Jackson Dead, Jesus, Geniuses, Michael Jackson Dies, Walt Whitman, Friedrich Nietzsche, Genius, Death, Life, Icon, Fame, Tribute, Entertainment News
James Arthur Ray

Michael's life, when considered within the broader scope of highly creative people throughout history, was not really that unusual after all.

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Oh Precious Life

Crystal Smith | Posted 07.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Life, Positive Thinking, Living News
Crystal Smith

Honestly, it's not that important to hold on to hurts of the past. Not only will it not accomplish anything, but it's also not mentally healthy. Let go and move forward with your life.

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Say Yes to Life

Grant Cardone | Posted 07.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Living Life, Motivation, Grant Cardone, Personal Life, Life, Death, Living News
Grant Cardone

Many expressed concerns that we pushed my mother too hard, but we thought it better that she die, living life rather than die never experiencing it.

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When One Door Closes, Another Opens. But Those Hallways Can Kill You

Noah St. John | Posted 05.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Success, Layoffs, Head Trash, Careers, Livelihood, US News & World Report, Washington Post, Life, Living News
Noah St. John

When your livelihood is taken away, you have to fight to get it back, and fight for your own sense of self.

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What's Television Telling Us About American Men in Deep-uh-?

David Finkle | Posted 05.16.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Men's Studies, Damages, Monk, Burn Notice, Society Trends, The Fugitive, Rescue Me, Mad Men, Television, Series Television, Men's Psychology, Entertainment, Saving Grace, Eli Stone, Life, 24, Charlie Crews of Life, Ironside, Happiness, Pain-Killers, Gregory House, John Carter, Fox's House, House, The Sopranos, Er, Vicodin, Les Miserables, Tony Soprano, Paul Weston, Artie Gavin, Health, American Men, Jack Bauer, Don Draper, Entertainment News
David Finkle

Maybe this is an overdue recognition that men -- traditionally socialized to be strong, to deny their flaws adamantly -- are finally able to come face to face with them.

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The Real Roots of the Financial Crisis

Brian Whetten | Posted 05.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Economy, Resources, Greed, Wall Street Blowup, Unconcsious Capitalism, Addiction, Financial Crisis, Capitalism, Wall Street, China Mao, Financial Meltdown, Life, Conscious Business, Addiction to Wealth, Brian Whetten, Recession, Conspicous Consumption, Businsss, Per Person Income, Living News
Brian Whetten

We've pointed a lot of fingers at a lot of targets, including bankers, regulators, and homeowners. But none of these explanations speak to the deeper roots of the crisis.

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Life.com: Time Inc. Launches Photo Site

Portfolio | Jeff Bercovici | Posted 05.01.2009 | Media

Read More: life.com, Life, Life Photos, Time Inc., Media News

Life went through several incarnations as a print magazine, most recently, and least iconically, as a weekend newspaper supplement that lasted three y...

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Our Temporary Nature

Susan Smalley, Ph.D. | Posted 04.19.2009 | Living

Read More: The Inner Life, Inspiration, Life, Living News
Susan Smalley, Ph.D.

We often forget the temporary nature of life soothed by an illusion of stability in our day-to-day routines, lulled into a false belief that we are so...

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The Disease of A-Thousand-Things-To-Do

Therese Borchard | Posted 04.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Information Overload, Overachievers, Media, Anxiety, Peace, Culture, Happiness, Life, Self-Help, Living News
Therese Borchard

I have contracted an illness called "the disease of a-thousand-things-to-do." That's how author Abby Seixas describes it in her insightful book, "Find...

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Life Runway

Ariane de Bonvoisin | Posted 03.31.2009 | Living

Read More: Heidi Klum, Ariane De Bonvoisin, Project Runway, Christian Siriano, Life, Michael Kors, Living News
Ariane de Bonvoisin

I was fortunate enough to be invited by Heidi Klum and her team to attend the finale of Project Runway last week in NYC. It's funny how and where we land sometimes in life.

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Breaking Bad, Saving Grace: Why TV Is Better than Movies

Marshall Fine | Posted 03.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Damages, The Big Bang Theory, The Sopranos, Big Love, The Office, Brotherhood, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Rescue Me, Nip/Tuck, Breaking Bad, Weeds, 30 Rock, Saving Grace, The Larry Sanders Show, Life, Lost, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

I'm here to say that, as it stands, TV turns out more solid and consistent entertainment every week than the Hollywood movie studios put out between January and October most years.

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Death Makes Life Clear

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 03.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Artistic Endeavors, Memorial Service, Spiritual Practice, Life, Death, Mental Health, Grief, Mourning, Mortality, Grieving, Living News
Dr. Susan Corso

Death, whether we like it or not, makes life exceedingly clear. I just returned to Boston from New York City where I officiated a memorial service for a precious woman who died too young.

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Manic Mommy's Virtual Blog for Blood Drive

Stephanie Elliot | Posted 03.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Blood Types, Kids, Children, Health, Giving Back, Helping Others, Hospitals, Donating Blood, Donations, Moms, Families, Death, Life, Living News
Stephanie Elliot

Giving blood is not painful, and you'll come away from this experience feeling like you've just given someone the greatest most expensive gift: life.

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The Play-Doh Theory Of Life

Tom Gerdy | Posted 02.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Teenager's Death, Light From Death, Spreading Happiness, Making a Difference, Life, Death, Spirituality, Living News
Tom Gerdy

Interacting in the world is the same as playing with Play-Doh. You can't without leaving a mark on it. At the end of every day, we should ask ourselves, "What kind of mark did I leave today?"

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Resolution for Evolution

Liane Weintraub | Posted 01.31.2009 | Living

Read More: New Years, Change, Hope, Resolutions, 2009, Happiness, Life, New Years Eve, Relationships, Inciting Change, New Years Resolution, Gandhi, Recession, Positive Thinking, New Years 2009, Financial Crisis, Living News
Liane Weintraub

Since I've been an adult, I cannot think of a New Year that's been so universally anticipated... longed for, really.

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Calling All Salespeople: To the Yoga Mat!

Cecilia Michelson | Posted 01.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Yoga, Salesperson, Fashion Retail, Sales, Work, Occupation, Selling, Salespeople, Retail, Balance, Yoga Maneuvers, Career Success, Life, Living News
Cecilia Michelson

One day while doing some yoga exercises on the sales floor (albeit modified), I reached a state of enlightenment with respect to my work.

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Great Games for Christmas: The Economy Edition!

Jilly Gagnon | Posted 01.23.2009 | Style

Read More: Holidays, Chutes and Ladders, Humor, Board Games, Satire, Economy, Christmas, Hasbro, Monopoly, The Game of Life, Candyland, Guess Who, Clue, Life, Milton Bradley, Style News
Jilly Gagnon

Great game for Christmas? Clue. I know who did it! It was Pastor Warren, in the chapel, with the lead pipe! Oh....OH, oh my god. Kids, turn away! That is NOT a marriage!

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Cosmopolitan Celebrates 40 Years of Setting Women's Movement Back 40 Years

Steven Shehori | Posted 12.22.2008 | Style

Read More: Life, Women, Style News
Steven Shehori

Cosmopolitan, the influential American lifestyle magazine, has announced its plan to spend the month of December celebrating forty years of setting the women's movement back forty years.

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Your Money or Your Life?

Crystal Smith | Posted 12.14.2008 | Living

Read More: Financial Crisis, Life, Money, Staying Focused, Living News
Crystal Smith

My friend recently found out that her 39-yr-old friend from high school took the lives of his wife and 2 year old son prior to taking his own life. W...

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Too Young for This: Delivering My Uncle's Eulogy

Alice Crisci | Posted 11.27.2008 | Living

Read More: Relationships, Eulogy, Neice, Uncle, Cancer, Goodbyes, Last Lecture, Death, Life, Funerals, Cancer Relationships, Family Relationships, Familial Relationships, Battling Cancer, Living News
Alice Crisci

Cancer gave my Uncle Wit the freedom to be open, expressive, emotive, talkative and connected to those he has always loved deeply.

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A Healthy Transformation

Dr. Jeffrey McCombs | Posted 11.15.2008 | Home

Read More: Transformation, Self Help, Personal Responsibility, Weight Loss, Purpose, Life Force, Detoxification, Change, Life, Dr. McCombs, Health, World Health Organization, Diet, McCombs Plan, Home News
Dr. Jeffrey McCombs

The World Health Organization (WHO), since 1948, has defined health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the abs...

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Kick In The Tush Club: Tip-Toeing Past The Amygdala

Janice Taylor | Posted 10.18.2008 | Living

Read More: Lose Weight, Janice Taylor, Brain, Kick in the Tush Club, Healthy Lifestyle, Well-Being, Health, Weight Loss, Weight Loss Tips, Amygdala, Wellness, Our Lady of Weight Loss, Life, Happiness, Personal Health, Living News
Janice Taylor

The amygdala, an almond shaped structure located in the mid-section of the brain, is crucial to our survival. It is where the "Fight or Flight" respo...

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Biologists On Verge Of Bringing Non-Living Matter To Life

Wired | Alexis Madrigal | Posted 10.09.2008 | Home

Read More: Reanimation, Harvard Medical Biologists, Jack Szostak, Non-Living Matter, Making Life From Non-Living Matter, Science, Reanimation Biologists, Life, Home News

A team of biologists and chemists is closing in on bringing non-living matter to life. It's not as Frankensteinian as it sounds. Instead, a lab led b...

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Marc Jacobs On Life, Love, And Louis Vuitton

Times Online | Lisa Armstrong | Posted 10.09.2008 | Style

Read More: Perry Ellis, New York, Fashion Week 2008, Marc Jacobs, Fashion Shows, New York Fashion Week 2008, Miuccia Prada, Addiction, Paris, Life, Rehab, Alcohol, Fashion, Collaborations, Louis Vuitton, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week, Style News

A man who describes himself as being a former shoe-gazer, Jacobs had experienced some kind of epiphany. "I was never comfortable in some situations," ...

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