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August 8, 2013
Kate Upton: “I’m Not a Toy, I’m a Human.”
Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue cover girl/model of the moment Kate Upton has revealed that she “felt terrible” after her first SI swimsuit issue cover in 2012. In the September 2013 issue of U.S. Elle, she says that after her issue hit the stands: “After my first Sports Illustrated [...]
August 4, 2013
The Women of The Wolverine
I went to see The Wolverine last night, and was pleasantly surprised. It wasn’t that I thought the film was going to be bad, I was just surprised to see that women played such a big role–and not just as a sexy villain or damsel in distress.I’ve mentioned before that [...]
August 2, 2013
FDA Finally Approves Gluten Free Label
Although I’m always skeptical of the FDA and their labeling practices, perhaps they’re headed in the right direction. It was announced on Friday that after nine years of deliberation, the FDA has finally set a legally binding requirement as to what foods can be called gluten free, to take effect [...]
August 1, 2013
Plastic Surgery: Body Image + Identity
The conclusion of our EXCLUSIVE eight part series! This is the last cosmetic surgery article for this particular series. This is an incredible topic and I’m sure that I’ll be writing about it fairly often. But this particular installment may be the most interesting, and probably the one that is [...]
July 23, 2013
Beats by Dre: “Pill-ic” Imagery
So I’m sitting here at the computer, writing the African plastic surgery installment and listening to Rosi Golan. It’s a nice relaxing evening. Men in Black is on the in the background. Life is good. I glance behind the computer at the television and see a very skinny [...]
July 19, 2013
Plastic Surgery: Botched Jobs
Part seven of our EXCLUSIVE eight part series! I’m sure that by now you’ve read enough to realize that cosmetic surgery is scarier than you originally thought. The projection of success stories usually covers up the number of botched jobs, keeping them out of the spotlight. Which happens to be [...]
July 17, 2013
Emma Roberts Arrested for Domestic Violence
Earlier this month, actress Emma Roberts (We’re The Millers) was arrested for domestic violence in a hotel room in Montreal. The police were called by a fellow guest who was disturbed by the fighting between the 22-year-old actress and her boyfriend, 26-year-old actor Evan Peters (American Horror Story: Coven) When [...]
July 16, 2013
Why We Need to Chill About Jenny McCarthy
Yesterday, it was formally announced that controversial television personality Jenny McCarthy would be replacing Joy Behar on the upcoming season of The View. The backlash against the casting choice began almost immediately–many are fearing that McCarthy will use the panel show to spread her views on not vaccinating children. [...]
Ruling Overturned on Agent Orange Compensation
A ruling by the Seoul High Court that declared that Monsanto and Dow must pay a hefty fine for the damages caused by Agent Orange used in the Vietnam War over forty years ago has been overturned. About 7,000 South Korean Vietnam veterans were looking to receive roughly $61 million [...]
July 11, 2013
Irish Abortions Legal (Under the Right Circumstances)
A few months ago, LivLuna brought you an article about abortion rights in Ireland. Until a few days ago, abortion was considered completely illegal. However, the Irish Parliament made an amendment to the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013 today, stating that an abortion is now considered legal if [...]
