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Voices Rise in Call for Runway Diversity
Clothing represented the only pop of color on the runways during New York City’s Fashion Week, Karen Grisby Bates writes at NPR. She says it’s time to end longstanding racial discrimination on the fashion industry’s runways. That lack of diversity has been a perennial problem in the fashion industry — at home and abroad —…
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Going Meatless
When I decided to eat less flesh from animals, birds and fish, I can’t say it was something I came to overnight. No carne asada one day and only tofu the next. After all, I’d been raised in the meat-eating ’50s and ’60s, when a good steak was practically considered the birthright of the American…
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It's Not What You Say, It's Where You Say It
You probably heard that a little differently when you were younger—that it’s not always what you say, it’s how you say it. And that’s often true—depending on the tone, a phrase like “you knucklehead” can sound like a scold, a frustrated endearment or a dismissal. So yes, your mother was right—how you say what you…
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Ann Louise Nixon Cooper 1902-2009
“I think one reason I have lived so long is I am, basically, a happy person. I like to laugh. I like to enjoy life. And I like to stay busy. I think those things help you to keep better.” That reflection came from Ann Nixon Cooper, the voter President Obama mentioned in his victory…
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Desiree Rogers' Teachable Moment
One of the Teachable Moments that emerged from last week’s Crashergate scandal might be this: when you sign on to make your employer shine, your own light will have to be dimmed a little. Especially if you were a star to begin with. Desiree Rogers became White House Social Secretary and Special Assistant to the…
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The Tipping Factor
It’s that time of year again—Black Friday has come and gone, the economy has been declared on the mend (perhaps prematurely, but the hope is we’ve seen the worst of it) and purse strings are loosening a little bit. If you normally gift the people who are helpers, caregivers or who take care of your…
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The Turkey Is The Least of It
It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without turkey and drama, right? Not everyone will eat turkey (vegans, vegetarians, some of my Root colleagues who just don’t like the bird), but everyone will come to dinner, and whether we’re guests or hosts, we have responsibilities: If you’re a guest: come on time, but don’t come early and expect…
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Close Encounters of the Celebrity Kind
I’m going to be spending the holidays with my cousins who live in a city where there are lots of celebrities. I am taking my camera with me, and I hope, hope, hope to get a couple of snapshots with a few stars while I’m there. She has already warned me to be cool with…
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No Present Like The Time
I’m starting to squirm: The Halloween clearance candy isn’t even gone yet, and the stores in my town are already selling Christmas lights! I was in a store yesterday that was playing Christmas music. I used to really enjoy the season, but now all I can think of is how much I’m going to have…
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My Cheap Best Friend
My best friend and I see each other a couple times a week. We go to movies and museums, window-shop, hit the gym, and sometimes we just sit down and talk for an hour over a cup of coffee in a cafe. We are in perfect harmony EXCEPT when we decide to eat out. To…
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