Brazil. A country known for major income disparity.  And a country known to place a high premium on beauty. It’s not the least bit shameful to undergo plastic surgery down there.  Even poor — and I mean REALLY poor — women will save up to go under the knife. Is that pathetic or empowering? In [...]

“Are you going already?”, asks my colleague?  She’s referring to getting a make-up consultation by her friend and chief make-up artist at Barney’s, “The Beauty Guru.” While I can’t wait to go, it seems like such an indulgence right now as I juggle a ton of work and home responsibilities. Well, now I have absolutely [...]

While waiting for my son at his chess tournament, I had the luxury of A LOT of time on my hands so I picked through my friend’s discarded NY Times. I couldn’t help but notice the article, “The Closing of the American Erotic” (2/13/11).  The author marvels at the screwy values evidenced in the film [...]