Last week some pageant bling helped me get into the holiday spirit. Take a look at these amazing/atrocious gowns from the 2012 Miss Universe Pageant and tell me they don’t make you think of a) A Christmas Tree and b) A Mrs. Claus outfit gone wrong. (Well, actually only if Mrs. Claus was a part-time [...]
This past week I was thrilled to appear on NECN’s Morning Show to talk about issues in the lives of today’s high schoolers (from the celebratory to the traumatic)– and what parents and educators can do to help. Bullying is a major issue for kids today, and the new documentary Bully was the impetus for [...]
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS ON THE HUFFINGTON POST CULTURE! He was on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list for twelve years. But Whitey Bulger was ultimately brought down by Miss Congeniality. No, not Gracie Hart (Sandra Bullock’s eponymous female FBI character in the 2000 film), but Anna Bjornsdottir. According to The Boston Globe, which [...]
Last night Miss Angola, 25-year-old Leila Lopes, was crowned the 60th Miss Universe—the first ever winner from Angola. She beat out 89 other hopefuls in Sao Paulo, Brazil to take the crown. The hosts declared this to be the “most coveted title in the world,” a statement I’m sure many would disagree with, even if [...]
