| How boobonomics explains the world
A friend who spends his life negotiating with the agents of glamour models explained to me the principles of "boobonomics". Let's assume a pretty girl, who has been snapped in her bikini for a local newspaper, seeks a big-time career. Her agent phones a men's magazine and proposes for a given sum, say £3,000, that she pose in lingerie. If she's a hit with the readers, her agent will then suggest that for a greater sum, say £5,000, she will pose topless, but with her nipples concealed by her cupped fingers ("hand bra"). Subsequently her fee will rise for each coy permutation: "hair bra" or "girl-on-girl bra" (two models face to face shielding each other's breasts). Eventually, once this dance of the seven thongs has been exhausted and readers are believed to be slavering with anticipation, the agent will propose that for a huge sum say £50,000 the girl will finally reveal all.
Dating 2.0 Picks Up Speed
It's Friday night, and your date for the evening just appeared on your computer screen. He's shifting awkwardly in his chair as he adjusts his webcam, and a comment about American Idol makes it immediately clear you haven't found your soul mate. You promptly click "End date" and -- after a few moments -- your next date appears, and you're ready to begin again. .
Dragun's search for her roots
THIS is a copy of Charmaine Dragun's STM article on researching her Croatian roots. Armed with a map and a few tantalising clues, Channel 10 newsreader CHARMAINE DRAGUN went cruising the islands of Croatia in search of her family history. STM went along for the ride. Fierce lovers often declare "When you know, you just know". And for me, this was love at first sight. My breath caught as we stepped on to the tarmac and gazed out on Croatia for the first time. Accompanied by the other love of my life, photographer Simon Struthers, I headed off into the dusky landscape where mountains buried in clouds melt into the sea, and a blood orange sun lights the sky. It was a sumptuous sight and I heard myself asking: "So, why did my family leave here again?" Well, war, gloomy job prospects and communism provided a few compelling reasons.
Finding Love on the Web: Online Travel Community VirtualTourist.com ...
VirtualTourist connects travelers in its online community; and through natural progression, these online connections sometimes evolve into real life romance and even marriage. This month, when two individuals who met on VirtualTourist.com walk down the aisle, they will join an ever-growing number of couples that credit VirtualTourist's social networking with introducing them to their spouse. Manhattan Beach, CA (PRWEB) September 5, 2006 - VirtualTourist.com is not an online dating site; it is an online community of real travelers from around the world who share travel tips and experiences through forums, travel guides, photos and reviews. Nevertheless, sharing online can lead to romance, and this month, when two VirtualTourist members wed, they will join more than 25 couples who've gotten married after meeting online at VirtualTourist.com.
Letters, 11/29: The dangers of MySpace
I read on Nov. 18 the article called "MySpace hoax ends with teen’s suicide."In the article I was extremely shocked by the behavior that was going on over the computer site MySpace. I personally do not have a MySpace page specifically for that reason.This article is just one of the many horror stories I have heard about the site. Not only are there people — adults and children — making "false pages," there are predators, and without truly knowing the person you don’t know who it might be. .
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