Our discussion about Jordin Sparks got me thinking about our discussion of “curvy women.”
Let’s take a look at the celebrities that we frequently think of when we talk about curvy women: namely, Mandy Moore, Mariah Carey, and Beyonce.
Are any of them genuinely “curvy?” I ask this with the term “curvy” being used […]

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So it’s almost summer. FINALLY. As I finish up with all my standardized testing/finals/other stressful requirements which make me wish I was as far away from the real world as the characters on LOST, I have to wonder what I’ll do with myself once I actually have spare time in these upcoming months. This year […]

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Follow Your Bliss…

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“>I kind of feel like I HAVE to write about this….
I was reading my monthly subscribtion from PASTE, the music/culture magazine. (By the way, everyone should order it, it’s brilliant!) While, my brother pointed out an article about this band I had […]

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Glamour’s Top Ten College Women of the Year is out! This year, they’ve selected some really incredible young women, who work on issues like human trafficking, adoption reform, and philosophy. Who ever said activism wasn’t rewarding?

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I have known Mary, I think, for as long as I have lived…I think-so don’t get mad if it’s not true. She is one of my mom’s great friends, and one of mine as well. She has one of the funniest senses of humor, and just a great personality. Here she is….:
I should preface my […]

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Everyone’s favorite environmentalist, Young People For staffer and my friend Carolynn Johnson is back with some important insight for us on the environment, conservatives, and country music. Here’s Carolynn:
The Environment and Country Music: Friends or Foes?
I said I wanna touch the earth
I wanna break it in my hands
I wanna grow something wild and […]

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Yesterday my 16 year old sister and I were discussing our respective schools (college and high school) and there was one thing we could relate to each other on…the surprising number of young people at our schools smoking! It is staggering to me how many young people – including young girls – smoke in this […]

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I love sundresses. Love ‘em! I try to wear them as much as possible. However, unfortunately, sundresses this year seem to have been swallowed in the “shrinking phenomenon.”
Of course, I’m referring to the odious fact that every year, it seems that shorts get shorter, shirts get shearer, and clothing companies seem to […]

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… but seriously, what the heck!
MeMe Roth, on FOX News, says that Jordin Sparks shouldn’t be American Idol because she’s overweight, and that accepting overweight people in society means that we’ll be encouraging young people to be obese.

While the video is disturbing, we have to remember a few things: conservatives tend to dislike marginalized groups […]

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