Digitally-altered pictures on magazine covers are nothing new; nor is the controversy surrounding them. Pimples and wrinkles have been smoothed over for years, but lately, it’s gone too far. Now... Read more >>

In the realm of photoshopped animals, this is one of my favorites. Hippo-crab is not happy! Read more >>

A couple of my favorite blogging friends recently asked me how I make my collages. You asked, and I’ll deliver! Tonight I created a collage of pictures from our family bike ride to our favorite... Read more >>

Entertainment Weekly is sporting an unflattering photo of Angelina Jolie on its cover, her pores not befitting a movie star, her chin jutting forward, a shadow under her nose and a mole on her... Read more >>

We know how effective media is in shaping our perspectives and even our values, including our self-image. We know that being bombarded with images of beautiful men and women molds our vision of... Read more >>

I’m sure you’ve taken several digital photos and have wished they could have been better if only they weren’t so dark or if you had just cropped that crazy looking guy out in the... Read more >>

Working for a women’s website or magazine is a little like being an efficiency expert or an oil industry scientist—sometimes there are parts of your job that you feel a little guilty... Read more >>

If a hobby is a recreational pursuit, something that is done with one’s spare or leisure time, then what activity outside of work isn’t a hobby? Is sleeping a hobby? What about eating? Can... Read more >>

My seven-year-old son Owen needed something for show and tell this week and he needed it fast. We’d exhausted everything interesting in our house—NBA star Wally Szerbiak’s shoe... Read more >>

Social sites have forced us to view our capacity to be petty and deceitful in a whole new light. We now have the World Wide Web to troll and practice malice and create mayhem. Some time back I... Read more >>