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Lesbian laughter with Margaret Cho. Have a great Weekend. ENJOY!
Is This Model Too Fat?
24-year old beauty and Victoria’s Secret model Karolina Kurkova is being flogged by fashion critics over her appearance in recent days at Sao Paulo Fashion Week, especially after a runway appearance in a bikini. One Brazilian paper blasted her back fat and with cellulite.
The impetus for the stories were two still photos taken at the […]
Great Summer Wines Under $20
When the weather gets steamy, fire up that grill and pour some of these summer wines to calm down, cool off and chill out.
To choose a wine to pair with something off the grill, consider two things: First, how hearty is the food, and second, what’s the dominant flavor? For lighter foods—white fish, vegetables, […]
Smoking Gun
Pistolera is a NYC-based band that defines the latin alt-folklorico genre. Drawing from traditional styles of Mexican music and fusing it with pop-rock sensibility, the electrifying quartet features Spanish lyric songs of vocalist and guitarist Sandra Lilia Velasquez, the driving accordion melodies of Maria Elena and the unbeatable rhythm section of bassist Inca B. Satz […]
Sculptor Helps Identify Juarez Murders
For more than a decade, the cities of Chihuahua and Juarez, near the US-Mexico border, have been killing fields for young women, the site of over 400 unsolved femicides. Despite the horrific nature of these crimes, authorities at all levels exhibit indifference, and there is strong evidence that some officials may be involved. Impunity and […]
Marc Jacobs’s New Campaign
Posted by Nina Schloesser
Male model Cole Mohr wears a dress (and carries a handbag) in the Marc by Marc Jacobs fall 2008 ad campaign, shot by Juergen Teller. The Jacobs-Teller collaboration, which began in 1997, is known for having produced some of fashion’s most memorable advertising. The inspiration for this season’s ads may have come […]
Top 51 Books Written By Women
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Italian Vogue Features Black Models
It’s an open secret in the fashion industry: black models rarely get jobs on catwalks, in magazines and on billboards. According to executives, they do not inspire women to spend money.
Now a counterattack to the racism of the fashion industry is coming from an unlikely source: Italian Vogue .
The NYT reports that for the July […]
Lipstick Lesbians In The City
This week in the Village Voice, we discover that femme lesbians are running rampant in New York City. Thanks in part to a couple of new parties (such as Eden and Showstopper), the influence of new promoters, as well as the success of The L Word. No longer do lesbians have to sport the regulatory […]
Eat Breakfast, Lose Weight
Breakfast has long been trumpeted as the most important meal of the day, particularly for those who want to lose weight.
Now scientists have proved that it is - and say the bigger the bowl, the better.
A study has shown that women who eat around half of their daily calories first thing lose more […]
