The First of Many Articles July 16, 2008

http://www.alternet.org/story/64439/

Head on over to this site to hear about cosmetic surgery and the worries of the journalist who wrote it that “natural beauty” is on the way out. Of course, it sounds like a lot of other articles I’ve read – and you’ve probably read them too – but it is on alternet.org… maybe that makes it more legit.

http://www.cracked.com/article_15231_7-reasons-21st-century-making-you-miserable.html

And over here, we have an article about how technology is putting more and more distance between us, even as it brings us closer. I thought I could include this here because it’s addressing a form of media and communication. Give it a look.

Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening July 16, 2008

Beauty and the Beast: Ending the Love/Hate Relationship Between Girls and Their Bodies is a book published by Tiberious Publishing about the way that girls relate to their bodies and why. When writing the book, I essentially knew from the beginning that I wanted to have a website about it. There were things I wanted to include for my readers that I just couldn’t and the topic was so large that I also recognized instantly that the book would not even begin to cover it. Here I’ll update articles and sites I find that relate to my book, as well as post information about the book itself. It’s a work in progress, but take a look around!