Marc Erwin Babej's 'Mask Of Perfection' Series Explores A Scary Side Of Beauty Culture. To some plastic surgeons, a naturally stunning woman looks more like a work-in-progress.
What does this somewhat terrifying reality say about the state of beauty in our culture? That's what photographer Marc Erwin Babej wanted to explore in his new series, "Mask Of Perfection. " Babej worked with his close friend, plastic surgeon Maria LoTempio, to illustrate the difference between a woman's natural beauty and the "correctable flaws" a plastic surgeon has been trained to see. (Scroll down to see the images.) "The idea came to my head very spontaneously," Babej told the Huffington Post in an interview. After some debate, the pair decided to focus solely on women's faces for this first set of photographs, but are considering a second part to the series which would focus on the rest of the female body. Men who wear pink shirts earn £1,000 a year more than those who don't.
Men who wear pink also tend to be confident and get more compliments from female colleaguesResearch also found men in white are most punctual, while those in blue have the least work romances By David Baker Published: 01:21 GMT, 22 November 2012 | Updated: 08:12 GMT, 22 November 2012 Confidence: Men wearing pink are also said to be more confident characters and are more likely to get compliments from female colleagues Men who wear pink shirts to work earn more and are better qualified than those who favour traditional colours such as white or blue, it has emerged.
Researchers also found men who wear pink are more likely to get compliments from female colleagues and are more confident characters in the office. Am I in a Healthy Relationship? Think these are the Games of the Girls? Think again. Updated Aug 7, 2012 8:08 PM ET You will be tucked into bed, dreamily sleeping, when Saudi Arabian runner Sarah Attar runs 800 meters in a preliminary heat at the Olympics.
You almost certainly will wake up to gushing Olympic dispatches of how this young woman from Pepperdine is a trailblazer and hero for being a part of The Kingdom’s first delegation to include female athletes. And a few of my sports column-izing friends, undoubtedly, will tout Attar as further proof that London unofficially is “The Games of the Girls.” What a crock of . . . Anybody who believes this is girl power needs to take a closer look at what it means to be truly powerful. Yes, Attar and fellow Saudi national Wojdan Shaherkani were Twitter sensations before even competing — hashtag #prostituteoftheOlympics.
How exactly is this a win for them? Aisle of Man: New York Grocery Store Introduces Special Section. Correction Appended July 30, 2012 In what can be considered a step down in man’s evolution, Westside Market in New York launched the city’s first “man aisle,” a haven for alpha-males tasked with buying groceries.
The “aisle” — which is actually an end-cap to an aisle — has all the essentials including, but not limited to: deodorant, a cornucopia of Doritos, ramen, beef jerky, beer, and bottled water. Because guys love crushing empty plastic containers in their meaty manfists after chowing down on pickles and Chips Ahoy cookies. (LIST: 10 Summer Superfoods) Based on the proprietor’s description, it’s hard to tell if the venture is aimed at men or rocks. Camp 'Breaking Dawn' and the 'Twilight' of the boys club.
Editor's note: Rob Salkowitz is a business analyst and consultant specializing in the future of entertainment, media and technology.
This is an excerpt from his latest book, "Comic-Con and the Business of Pop Culture" (McGraw-Hill, 2012) which focuses on the nerdy audience at the largest comic book trade show in the Western Hemisphere. Follow him @robsalk. I don’t think it will come as a big shock that, for most of the history of comics fandom, conventions have not been distinguished by high numbers of females of any age. That began to change in the 1990s, when strong and emotionally authentic female characters like Xena: Warrior Princess, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and the cheerful Goth-girl personification of Death in Neil Gaiman’s popular "Sandman" series activated the recessive fan gene on the X chromosome. Aurora heroes: Three who gave their lives. Jon Blunk, Alex Teves and Matt McQuinn were killed in the Aurora shooting, as they used their bodies to shield their girlfriends.
William Bennett says three men in Colorado shooting died while shielding girlfriendsHe says actions of Jon Blunk, Alex Teves, Matt McQuinn leave us wondering at their sacrificeBennett: It was more than chivalry; it was a code of honor, an instinct to protect, not run Bennett: The three had their struggles, showed themselves as good men, real-life heroes Editor's note: William J. Bennett, a CNN contributor, is the author of "The Book of Man: Readings on the Path to Manhood. " He was U.S. secretary of education from 1985 to 1988 and director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy under President George H.W. Bush. Twenty-five-year-old Jon Blunk was sitting next to his girlfriend, Jansen Young, at the midnight premiere of "The Dark Knight Rises" when the gunman (who shall remain nameless) opened fire in the dark theater. William Bennett How to help the victims.