Lockdowns Destroyed Our Human Energy Exchange Economy and I Want it Back

My husband and I went to a comedy club with friends a few weeks ago. I was afraid to go - would the comedians be funny? Or would we be sitting...

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The “Yoga Body”

We see them everywhere: some are serene, blissful, meditating in drugstore fliers. Others - lithe visions of feminine happiness, stretching in yogurt and maxi pad commercials. And then there...

A Rant on Self Esteem: Must We Always Love Everything About Ourselves?

If you haven't heard, Facebook has removed its "feeling fat" emoticon this week, apparently in response to online petition that gathered 16,000 signatures. The petition's author, 24 year-old student...

The French Beauty Secret Magazines Won’t Write About

We're all familiar with the articles and books about French women's beauty secrets. The secret moisturizers, the insouciance, the je ne sais quas - we in America are held...

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