| John Lundberg: Keats's Secret: Exploring the Real Power of the Imagination
In fact, long before Byrne had ever been thought up, the English poet John Keats was exploring the power of the imagination. In a letter to a friend, Keats famously wrote: "I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the heart's affection and the truth of Imagination--what the imagination seizes as Beauty must be truth--whether it existed before or not..." Keats didn't think that the imagination could create, say, money or a woman, but it could create beauty--and he was certain that beauty, even when imagined, is real. Whether you agree or not, the beauty you imagine can certainly spill into and impact your reality. I experienced this idea firsthand a few years back when I had a dream about a friend of mine. I'd never been attracted to her before, but in the dream I was, and when I woke up I was still attracted.
Is Stratford Ontario's perfect little city?
(This story was published in the Toronto Star's Saturday edition on Oct. 27 on the front page of the New in Homes section and is reprinted here with the writer's permission.) Michele Boniface has had a lifelong thing for Stratford. She loves it so much that five years ago she pulled up stakes in her hometown, Edmonton, and made the move east. "I came here as a child and I brought my students here," says Boniface, a former teacher who has also worked in film and television. Now serving as a co-ordinator for a local performing arts festival, she can't get over the level of friendliness in her adopted city. "It blows me away," she says. "It has actually made me a warmer, friendlier person." As a visitor, Boniface was attracted by Stratford's beauty and its lively downtown - a place with an uncommon number of thriving shops and restaurants for a city so small.
A new star in baby care is born!
IT WAS in the rumor mills that moms all over the Philippines were on the search for safer and even gentle products for babies. The rumors came about due to the rise of popularity of natural and organic personal care products for grown-ups -- could it ever be possible that these same products were making themselves available to babies and children too?
Well it seems like the rumors were true, as a fun-filled, all-natural day recently at the Palm Grove in Rockwell, Makati proved. The company behind the big revelation? Splash Corporation, which launched its latest in personal care products, its newest baby: BabySpa Naturals Baby Care Line.
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Hosted by the beautiful and fashionable super mom, Daphne Osena Paez, and directed by no less than Raymond Lauchengco, the show also featured a fun-filled parachute activity and a mini-obstacle course put together by The Little Gym.
Taking Canberra's Pulse; Youth-Day Beanies
SYDNEY, Australia, NOV. 22, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Among my many and frequent travels across this Australian land of late, I have been overwhelmed by the fervor of each of the 28 dioceses in the anticipation of World Youth Day. I look forward to giving you all a taste of what's to come via this column by highlighting the activities being coordinated by each diocesan group over the coming months. * * * The Capital In his speech to the hundreds of young participants gathered in the hall of Canberra's Marist College, Archbishop Mark Colerige of Canberra-Goulburn told the group that, combined they all looked like "one big refresh button on a computer." Archbishop Colerige was addressing his flock at the first annual diocesan youth summit -- "The Pulse" -- held Nov.
re: Bennie Pollard, stylist with a brand
Genetic disposition + competition: "I grew up in the beauty industry; my mother was a hairstylist, aunts, cousins and uncle. … After enrolling in beauty school … (I) participated in what is referred to as comb-out competitions … (where you) style (a model's) hair in a certain amount of time and then you have a panel of esteemed judges who judge the work and determine who is the best stylist." Epiphany, the first: "In one of my competitions as a student I placed third in the state. Being a part of these competitions as a student was a grand 'A-Ha!' moment -- to open my eyes as to what was available to me in the beauty industry." Epiphany, continued: "The next thing that was monumental to me was discovering hairdressing education on tape, beta (tape format) I believe.
China's Sexual Revolution (in Entertainment)
A nation's sleeping libido awakens. By Vanessa Richmond Published: November 8, 2007 TheTyee.ca The tanks are parked. Kids are kissing in Tiananmen Square. And if a new documentary is right, it's the kissing that's leading to more personal liberty than any form of rebellion since the Cultural Revolution began. According to China's Sexual Revolution, by Miro Cernetig and Josh Freed, Chairman Mao married sexuality with capitalism (as forms of corruption and decadence). But now Chinese youth are embracing both with a passion. At warp speed, in fact. There are probably people necking in front of his statue right now, and that's just for starters. Here's what happened. Sixty years ago, Mao turned "couples into comrades and not lovers, and cloaked men and women in the same unisexual suits," according to the film's narrator.
Hair Icon – Dita Von Teese
Every month we unveil our handbag hair icon, with top styling tips from the UK's finest hairdressers on how you can recreate her day and night looks yourself... At a time when the sun's setting on sunny, summer beauty and 'Vamp' is back with a vengeance, it nice to see there's a burlesque beauty with old-school glam we can call upon to match our new autumnal wardrobe and post-summer pale skin. Dita Von Teese is fast become the hottest property on the red carpet and an iconic figure of her time. Ne'er a hair out of place, her look is nothing short of high-maintenance glam, adopting the slick, well-polished styles of a forgotten era - we want her hair! And here's how to get it – both an up and down 'do. With help from Leonardo Rizzo, Artistic Director of super-cool salon chain Sanrizz, there's no better time to be a bit of a Teese… Dita does 'down' 'Dita has a very classic 20's/30's look,' says Leonardo, 'Her dark hair colour contrasts with her pale skin, which suits Dita's burlesque style.
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