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Have you seen the Dove Evolution video ? It uses time lapse photography to quickly show how a natural woman is turned into the unnatural creation depicted on a huge advertising billboard.
Do you ever compare yourself to the women on the covers of...
...No Choirboy: Murder, Violence, and Teenagers on Death Row by Susan Kuklin
Susan Kuklin immerses readers in a world that (hopefully!) we will never see: a federal prison. No Choirboy is not a debate about capital punishment, but a series of...
...A la Cart: the secret lives of grocery shoppers by Hillary Carlip
What we eat, what we buy; these seem like small details in our busy lives. But when you stop and look at the food that a person purchases, it can paint a revealing portrait of...
...First Kiss (Then Tell) edited by Cylin Busby
Oh my gosh, what if I have bad breath? What if he has bad breath? Where am I supposed to put my hands? Oh no, he’s leaning in…
The amount of Peeps candy chicks and bunnies eaten at Easter could more than circle earth’s circumference. That's a lot of sugar-coated marshmallow! They look so cute and innocent in the plastic package, but according to Peeps: A Candy-Coated Tale, this candy has some silly and sweet secrets...