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Thigh Gap – Latest Body Craze
Being Fueled by Internet Photos
Thursday, March 28th, 2013
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around
It’s the latest body obsession among teen girls – the thigh gap, a space (the bigger, apparently, the better) between the thighs. And the trend
Do We Really Need Heroes?
Wednesday, February 27th, 2013
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around
Hero Worship: the foolish or excessive adulation for an individual. Merriam-Webster Dictionary My childhood hero was Superman, the man of steel who fought for “truth,
Woman Around Town: Tina Huber – Sunshine and Creativity
Monday, January 21st, 2013
by Alix Cohen on Woman Around Town
Co-creator of Madpax Tina Huber, “We put the punk, passion, and purpose in backpacks,” greets people with one of the sunniest smiles west of the
Drink In These Coffee Table Books
Tuesday, December 18th, 2012
by Michall Jeffers on Reading Around
My first job in New York was working at a flagship bookstore on Fifth Avenue. This was the place to come to buy the finest,
Lady Gaga’s Body Image Casts a Long Shadow
Monday, October 1st, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around
Lady Gaga made headlines when her Photoshopped image appeared on Vogue’s September cover, the magazine’s most popular issue, thicker than a Manhattan phone book (for
Shira Tarlo Named First Place Winner In Our Essay Contest for High Schoolers
Wednesday, June 6th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around
Shira Tarlo, from Tenafly High School in Tenafly, New Jersey, has been named the First Place Winner in Woman Around Town’s Essay Contest for High
Paula Bresnan Gibson’s Voices from a Chorus—Gay Men Find a Community Through Music
Thursday, May 31st, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
In December, 2007, Paula Bresnan Gibson agreed to buy a ticket from a friend to attend a holiday performance by the Gay Men’s Chorus of
How to Succeed: Inner Circle’s Media Stars Poke Fun at Newsmakers for Charity
Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
by Jennifer Madden on Playing Around
The 90th Annual Inner Circle Show was underway when protesters marched through the New York Hilton’s Grand Ballroom carrying signs criticizing the event’s outrageous $750
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