Images of (Airbrushed) Beauty

I present these images not to denigrate or downplay the beauty of the women in them, but to point out exactly what’s being airbrushed. It’s not just blemishes and slimmer hips. It’s a complete overhaul of the human body. This isn’t a new practice–ancient sculpture and paintings always flattered the model–but unlike their predecessors, these…

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Media Deprivation

I’ve got one more week until I need to turn my manuscript over for proofreading and have much more to do than I’d hoped, so I am now in a self-imposed exile. No television, web-surfing, or radio. The only exception is for an hour a day when I go for a hike/walk/jog, (whichever I feel…

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