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Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 10 views
The Oxford University Press declared that “selfie” is the new word of the year for 2013. Selfie is when you take a picture of yourself with your smartphone. Usually that self portrait is taken with the idea of sharing on social media. I am reminded that Paul calls us to regard others as more important…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 10 views
Have you heard about the Panasonic Virtual Mirror? It has the ability to analyze the face of the mirror gazer and then pinpoint imperfections. It maps sun damage, scars, and wrinkles and then recommends products to aid in the treatment of these perceived faults. Do you think this is a good idea? Men,…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
The growing popularity of the cell phone self-portrait known as a “selfie,” could be generating business for plastic surgeons. The Oxford dictionary recognized the word in 2013, and a survey of plastic surgeons across the country has found an upsurge in the number of people seeking treatments like Botox,…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
People choice a lot of different type of pictures to use for their online profiles. Some people use head shots of themselves, while others use pictures of their spouses, pets, children, or some other symbol. The wide variety of photos being used to represent people on social media, researchers at the…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 20 views
Harvard professors examined what observers thought of individuals who deviate from the norm in a workplace and retail setting. They asked store clerks and customers to rate what they thought of others who walked into luxury stores wearing gym clothes. The customers said, “That person seems out of place.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
Kylie Bisutil is a beautiful young woman who recently won Victoria’s Secret Model Search. She modeled the vast array of lingerie in the Victoria’s Secret Catalog. She gave up her job modeling the lingerie and when asked why, she replied, “My body should only be for my husband.” Miss Bisutil still models…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
Botox has come into vogue as the premier method of reducing the signs of aging in women. However, a recent study shows that along with paralyzing the facial muscles and reducing the appearance of wrinkles, Botox may also reduce the ability of a person to relate emotionally to other people. Scientists…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
A new study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has found that frequent Television viewers who do not get any other kind of political news are most likely to be influenced by the physical appearance of a candidate. The study drew on data gathered during the 2006 races for U.S. Senate and governor.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
Zsa Zsa Gabor, the 93-year-old screen legend, “has always dreamed that her beauty would be immortal.” Indeed immortality is a dream, a wish, a goal for many. Her husband is planning to make her wish come true by having her “plastinated” after death. Plastination is the process of replacing the water…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
APPEARANCE A dating website that claims it only allows “beautiful people” to join says Britons are among the ugliest people in the world. Fewer than one in eight British men and just three in 20 women who have applied to BeautifulReople.com have been accepted according to a statement from the website.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
IMAGE Senator Jim DeMint from South Carolina has written a new book entitled, Saving Freedom. He is hitting the road to promote it, and run for re-election to the seat in 2010. Though he calls himself “looks challenged,” Demint’s face is emblazoned on the side of his tour bus. DeMint is not fond of the…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 409 views
IMAGE A middle-aged rock group in Britain was able to score their first musical hit in 15 years by performing an artificial facelift on themselves. The group known as The Alarm, gave themselves the pseudonym The Poppyfields and hired a group of teenagers to take their roles in a new music video. While…