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"A $25 billion industry, VMS (vitamins, minerals, supplements) stores have benefitted from the recent..."

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:39:00 -0500

“A $25 billion industry, VMS (vitamins, minerals, supplements) stores have benefitted from the recent economic cataclysm in a few ways. First, as part of what sociologist Richard Florida calls the Great Reset, some Americans are focusing more on their health. As they kick habits that are either bad or expensive (or both), they’re smoking less, buying less soda, and cutting back on calorie-laden treats at Starbucks and the convenience store. Vitamins and supplements are a key component of a healthier lifestyle. Second, as Americans lose health insurance and are confronted with the challenge of paying for prescriptions and medical treatment, many of them may be trading down to vitamins and supplements—using them as substitutes or alternatives. Both Wal-Mart and Walgreen’s have reported that sales of vitamins are strong.”

- Why The Vitamin Industry Did So Well In The Recession

missworld:juliasegal: Princess Leia and her stunt double waiting...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:37:49 -0500

missworld:juliasegal:

Princess Leia and her stunt double waiting (and tanning) on set.

"As a general rule, if you are not vitamin D deficient, about 20 minutes a day in the spring, summer..."

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:33:10 -0500

“As a general rule, if you are not vitamin D deficient, about 20 minutes a day in the spring, summer and fall on your face and arms or legs without sunscreen is adequate.”

- very interesting article Dr. Frank Lipman: Vitamin D: What You Need To Know

justbesplendid:glamorous

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:27:47 -0500

justbesplendid:glamorous

"People frequently underestimate the role of art and imagery in their own moral convictions. Through..."

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:17:57 -0500

“People frequently underestimate the role of art and imagery in their own moral convictions. Through art (e.g., Shelley’s Frankenstein, Hitchcock’s Psycho, King’s and Kubrick’s The Shining), artists convey moral visions. Audiences can reflect on them, reject or embrace them, take inspiration from them, and otherwise be enriched beyond the entertainment aspect. Good monster stories can transmit moral truths to us by showing us examples of dignity and depravity without preaching or proselytizing.”

- Monsters and the Moral Imagination - The Chronicle Review - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Claude Levi-Strauss: Intellectual considered the father of modern anthropology whose work inspired structuralism

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:27:16 -0500

When Claude Lévi-Strauss was feted on his 100th birthday last year, the surprise for many was that he was still alive. The surprise on his death, 11 months later, is that, despite becoming the first centenarian among France’s immortels, his days had been numbered after all.

Lévi-Strauss was the quintessential man of his own culture and the global age. He was at once steeped in the ultra-rational intellectual tradition of France, while drawing universal rules from his myriad observations and experiences around the world.

Born in Belgium, persecuted in Vichy France and given refuge in the US until the war’s end, he won fame, and then reverance, as the father of structural anthropology. Structuralism has its critics; it may in time seem less revolutionary, and revelatory, than once it did. But as a great international man of letters, Lévi-Strauss bequeathes a legacy that transcends the narrow academic labels of his time.

ice-breaker via img.wallpaperstock.net

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:56:02 -0500

ice-breaker via img.wallpaperstock.net

Daphne Guinness Halloween at Boom Boom Room in New York

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:30:31 -0500

Daphne Guinness Halloween at Boom Boom Room in New York

If you want to work in editing and publishing you need to...

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:05:00 -0500

like styles & formatting…

Facebook Headquarters by Studio O+A » CONTEMPORIST Because...

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:39:07 -0500

Facebook Headquarters by Studio O+A » CONTEMPORIST

Because the new facility houses employees coming from various locations, the company wanted to maintain each division’s distinct identity. The design takes its inspiration from the patchwork nature of Facebook users and employees, bringing together seemingly disparate elements to form a cohesive pattern and using color and interior spacing to create neighborhoods within the open plan space. The company’s executives sit in central areas, accessible to all employees. Large lounges and open spaces provide venues for the community to come together. A kitchen and café continue Facebook’s tradition of providing gourmet meals to staff at all hours, while drinks and snacks are available at micro-kitchens throughout the headquarters.

L.A. via www.stylesightings.com

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:49:24 -0500

L.A. via www.stylesightings.com

brilliantlydisruptive:lickystickypickyme: Photography by Nick...

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:45:14 -0500

brilliantlydisruptive:lickystickypickyme: Photography by Nick Brandt

"A male writer once told me, in a moment of ill-advised but unforgettable honesty, that when it comes..."

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:43:00 -0500

“A male writer once told me, in a moment of ill-advised but unforgettable honesty, that when it comes to books, “boys compete with boys and girls compete with girls, like the Olympics.” Much as I’d like it to be otherwise, this is demonstrably at least somewhat true. And no matter how many times some writer–female, always–writes a piquant, well-reasoned op-ed about this phenomenon, it will remain true that carefully observed, quietly funny, romantic stories about friends, love, work and families will be marketed and reviewed as “chick lit” or “literary chick lit” if they are by women and as “coming of age stories” or “astute psychological realism” if they are by men.”

- Emily Gould WHAT ARE WOMEN FIGHTING ABOUT?

Vogue editors: France vs America

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:05:00 -0400

THE WINDMILL MOVIE OFFICIAL TRAILER (via...

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:38:00 -0400

THE WINDMILL MOVIE OFFICIAL TRAILER (via TheWindmillMovie)

Amazing documentary on WASP culture.

If you want to work in publishing you have to...

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:15:18 -0400

Charge dinners to “author entertainment” if you want to eat. Even if they are not in their human form.

"Ending with a quotation is novice, pithy."

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:29:00 -0400

“Ending with a quotation is novice, pithy.”

- paraphrasing of editing manuals I have read.

Madonna really is the hardest-working woman in show biz. And,...

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:02:00 -0400

Madonna really is the hardest-working woman in show biz. And, for all the sensation, the most sensible, too. She has not followed Janis, Jimi, Jim, Elvis and Michael Jackson to drug degradation and death.

What came to amuse and fascinate me about Madonna as the years rolled on, was … the years rolled on! Despite constant gleeful media predictions that she was no longer “relevant” and soon to be “over,” she never was. Massive articles were written on her career demise; obsessive, backhanded compliments to her power and cultural significance.

Liz Smith

hogie: The World Without Net Neutrality Updated

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:22:49 -0400

hogie:

The World Without Net Neutrality Updated

"I don’t read fiction now,” he says. “All I read are magazines. I stopped reading..."

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:40:57 -0400

““I don’t read fiction now,” he says. “All I read are magazines. I stopped reading books seven to eight years ago. I think I’ve read enough.””

- Han Han: China’s Literary Bad Boy - TIME