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A Subscription to Ads: Thanks a lot Cosmo!

Ok, so I've had a subscript for a couple of years to Cosmo magazine and today was the final straw. I decided to test a theory out which proved true rather quickly. I thumbed through the pages and counted up to the first 30 and all but one of those first 30 pages were ads! This particular issue was 278 pages most of which were ads for makeup, hair products, perfume and expensive ass, tacky clothes that only a person in size 0-2 could actually wear. Whatever happened to ladies' mags with substance and mind opening articles...these mags are dumbed down with shit no regular person can afford to buy. On page 43, the first page mind you since the one page of table of contents I found with something on it besides a specific ad is a page called Cosmo Vibes. On it is tacky crap they suggest for you to wear.

The caption reads:

Cosmo Vibes Fast cars (on clutches) and hot women (in books)- what our editors are shopping, Googling, and loving this month.

Ok reality check here: The editors of Cosmo mag are more than likely rolling in the 6 figure salary range and can afford to buy crap like this or another option is that they were given free samples to do a promo in the mag by the designers of these items. There is not one person I know that could afford trivial crap like a tacky $337 beige t-shirt with Marie Antoinette's painting on it and the words "Diva is a female version of a Hustler," written on top of her face. Despite the fact that Adam Mansuroglu, Associate Fashion Editor says," Ladies, there's nothing better to wear to the Bey-Jay tour."

There is only one redeeming quality on this page and that is the $25 lip gloss that is recommended and it states that 100 % of the proceeds will go to Ovarian Cancer fund.

Moving on through more ads that warranted the deaths of thousands of trees and you have an article thrown in here and there but overall....I'm very disappointed in magazines like Cosmo. We are essentially paying for ads and advice to buy shit we can't afford that is not truly cute anyway. 

Bottom line, I'll stick with my Nat Geo subscript and tell Cosmo to go take their Paul Mitchell and Ralph Lauren drenched "Adgazines" and stick them where the Versace don't shine!

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  I listen to NPR's Story Of The Day and this was a very heartbreaking story about the immigrant children at our borders and the ongoing crisis surrounding it. It is indeed a tragedy of what is happening to these children. My heart truly goes out to them as they do not deserve what is being done to them in their own countries and by some of the people they come across at the borders. THESE ARE CHILDREN! It also makes me extremely grateful that Grace and I do not have to face these circumstances where I would be driven to send Grace off with strangers to see her to another country to be safe and along the way she is raped by them. It makes me so humble and thankful for the blessings me and my little family have day to day. I truly believe that if the United States are in a position to help these children then we should. It is not a matter of their nationality....it is a matter of helping human beings. No child should have to endure what these kids have and to blame and shame and show so much animosity is wrong. We should teach these children how to have some quality of life and to have the tools and skills to make a life of their own. Just thought I'd share my take on this situation. Enjoy the podcast it is only 5 minutes and 30 seconds long. After listening, I hope you gain perspective and I promise it will make you truly appreciate not having to live under such circumstances.

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BBC - A History of the World - Home

I've recently discovered the amazing world of podcasts. Yes, I know I'm behind the times, as always. So, in my quest to find the most interesting podcasts that fit me and my interests, I stumbled upon the BBC's A History of the World. In this series, the episodes feature a different object and has a backstory with an important event that helped shaped the world we live in. For the first episode, I listened to a story about a painting that was done by a Jewish artist in Auschwitz during WWII. The painting was of the narrator's wife Peggy and he also, was a prisoner of war and sent to a work camp. If you are history buff and love to hear people's stories, then this podcast is a great find! I've posted the link on this post, so go and check it out and I hope you enjoy!