I recently watched the Oscar award winning documentary, “The Cove,” which documents the slaughtering and shipment of beautiful bottle-nose dolphins in what’s referred to as, the cove, in Taiji, Japan. Richard O’Barry, the dolphin trainer for the once popular TV show, Flipper, demonstrates a massive amount of courage in his gripping documentation of the fate… Read the Rest…
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Coretta Scott King: Civil Rights Activist and Devout Vegan
07
Sep
2011
Coretta Scott King became a vegan after she was inspired by her son Dexter’s friend, human rights activist, Dick Gregory. In Dick’s memoir, Callus on My Soul, he wrote: “I had been a participant in all of the ‘major’ and most of the ‘minor’ civil rights demonstrations of the early sixties. Under the leadership of… Read the Rest…
Happy Mother’s Day!
06
May
2011
“Love is patient. Love is kind. It does not envy. It does not boast. It is not proud. It is not rude. It is not self-seeking. It is not easily angered. It keeps no record of wrong doing. It does not delight in evil, but rejoices in the truth. It always protects, trusts, hopes, preserves.”… Read the Rest…
Another Day on the Job!
04
Apr
2011
It’s apparent that the men in Miami love curvy women. Well, so does Miami photographer Viveca Ljung and hair and makeup artist Shiri Fauer. Viveca won’t be the first to tell you, but her experience as Miss Sweden and her super model days have made the switch from one side of the camera to the… Read the Rest…
Embraceable You!
20
Dec
2010
I recently was featured on the Madison Plus website as their new Fresh Face. I really am honored to be a part of a such a beautiful movement; where models can be themselves–happy and healthy. Madison Plus is based out of New York City and offers a common ground for the fashionable, modern, and average/plus-sized… Read the Rest…
De Rossi and Some Good, Healthy Laughter
20
Nov
2010
One of my favorite comedians, Ellen DeGeneres, is married to a beautiful woman, Portia de Rossi. De Rossi published a book this month revealing what unhealthy habits she had developed from modeling and acting at a young age, and how those habits almost killed her. Yes, the story is a very raw and sad illustration… Read the Rest…