The Power of the Frown and an Impossible Botox Alternative

By: Mary Fran BontempoTo hear an audio version of this column, click the play arrow below.Every time I look in the mirror, the frown line between my brows looks more and more like the San Andreas fault line. It’s deep, it’s underground, so to speak, and it has the ability to send seismic shivers down my spine.I’ve thought about Botox, but the mere idea of injecting anything, let alone poison into my face, [...]

2018-10-30T09:54:00-04:00October 25th, 2011|2 Comments

Circle of Friends

Directed by Pat O'Connor Reviewed by Carmen Ferreiro-Esteban The generational gap has always existed, I suppose, but, because the world has changed in the last decades with unprecedented speed, the gap between the world I lived in as a teenager and the world my teenagers live in now has become wider and deeper than the Great Canyon. Watching the movie Circle of Friends last week confirmed this for me.Because I write for teenagers, I read [...]

2018-10-30T09:54:03-04:00October 21st, 2011|0 Comments

Pretty Woman: Hair Daze

by Chrysa SmithMirror, mirror what do you say?What should I do with my hair today?Hair in the brush. Hair in the shower. Hair turning gray.Bad hair days are ageless, but age sure does take a toll on hair. It thins. It washes you out. It can make you look older, or it can make you look wonderfully younger--like the very sexy Helen Mirren.Just what on earth to do?I decided to get to the [...]

2018-10-30T09:54:03-04:00October 20th, 2011|0 Comments
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