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LOOK MA:NO PHOTOSHOP!

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I do NOT believe in body shaming women, so please don’t misunderstand my point in posting this. No sniping allowed. You may have seen the un-retouched photo of three models making the rounds courtesy of Yahoo.  To be sure… Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover girl Brooklyn Decker, “plus-sized” (whatever) model Crystal Renn, and Victoria’s Secret model Alessandra Ambrosio all… Read more »

Top Honor For Baylor Basketball Star Griner

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No surprise *I* think Brittney Griner is one of the best college basketball players in the country, perhaps in history.  Sic ‘em! Apparently others agree. Friday she was named the recipient of the John R. Wooden Award. The junior is the first Baylor player to receive this prestigious award. This caps off a history making season… Read more »

Olympian Overcomes Struggles With Drugs, Depression, Body Image

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Four-time Olympian Amanda Beard knows the highest highs and the most destructive lows. While winning medals in swimming, she battled eating disorders, drug use, self-mutilation and depression- all triggered in part by struggles with body image from a very young age. Sadly, her struggle is common. Her path may sound like yours, or that of… Read more »

80-year-old Lands Plane When Husband Falls Ill

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Her humor seemed to get her through what must have been terrifying and heartbreaking at the same time. 80-year-old Helen Collins had no choice but to bring down the Cessna she and her 81-year old husband John were in when he blacked out this week.  A pilot and an air traffic controller talked her through it. … Read more »

Experts Say “Girls Around Me” App Goes Wrong

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An app that shows you “girls around you” has gone bye-bye, pulled by the developers after so much controversy. It uses location data from Foursquare and Facebook to show photos of women who are nearby. HLN Digital Lifestyle Expert Mario Armstrong says the app definitely has privacy concerns, questionable overt sexual imagery AND is just “wrong.”… Read more »