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KATY PERRY: Yesterday. Today. Guest Post from Mike Nappa, FamilyFans.com
October 9, 2013 | 
Author Courtesy of FamilyFans.com and most notably, writer Mike Nappa, we are featuring this very insightful article/interviw with Katy Perry. What’s cool about this — beyond that she’s a hugely popular singer/songerwriter/musician and celebrity (*note what the last word is)- is that Katy Perry is a person with her own life and her own journey to walk– both past and present. That’s what Mike Nappa is showing us today: the rise of the singer and what she has experienced and learned along the way. Read the rest of this entry »
“X That Ex: Saying Goodbye and Staying Gone” Kristin Carmichael Launches Book & Talks at TEDX! Video + Guest Blog
Note from Stevie: This post is actually written by two guest blogger: one is Kristin Carmichael talking at TEDX and the other is guest blogger who prefers to remain anonymous until this person comes up with a suitable name. We are working on this because this writer (for that is what she really is) will be sharing posts with you about her life, her dreams, her past, her goals, the obstacles she has fought to overcome– and that includes a bad marriage, an over-controlling alcoholic husband and her enduring significant abuse. This is her blog post but until we come up with a name for her, we are going to call her MADAME X
Living in a Perfect World: Does God Really Exist? Noted Theologian Discusses this with Keith Morrison.
People wonder-and ask — if there really is a God. It doesn’t matter what religion — but is there truly an omnipotent, loving being out there that created humanity or the earth (or not) that watches us carry on with our lives? Given what’s going on currently in the world, many wonder this. Others say we don’t believe enough in the “one true God”. Bishop John Shelby Spong describes faith and God in a way that makes our different belief systems feel less like dividers and more like unifiers of our humanity.
Fashion and Movie Junkies Heads Up: Must See Movie: “Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s”
SCATTER MY ASHES AT BERGDORF’S is a HOT of the (film) presses movie and you need to see it. Movie junkie, fashion junkie, beauty junkie — this is for you. If you missed this last week, there are more showings in So. CA: curiously it’s at ArcLight Hollywood through 5/15 which is tomorrow.
PLUS it’s at 2 other theaters and other cities across the US:
The ROYAL in West LA 5/17
The CLAREMONT 5 in Claremont 5/17
Each theater has multiple showings. BUY TICKETS NOW!
The Importance of Touch and Outreach to Those with Dementia and/or Alzheimers. Video!
Found on Facebook, shared by Dex Phillips who got it from Helen Sanderson & Associates. It’s one of the most potent, affecting and interesting videos to teach ME something about dementia and Alzheimer’s. I know enough about the disease to speak somewhat knowledgeably but this video goes much deeper than the knowledge I had or any experiences I have had in that sector and with that disease.
Floyd’s Rock & Roll Barbershop’s Patrick Chai Cuts to the Front of the American Crew’s US Faceoff of Men’s Hair Stylists!
American Crew is almost an inconic brand for men’s grooming. They started a stylist challenge within the US and around the globe– asking men’s hair stylists to really create a cutting edge look that will be the face of the brand and ask men’s stylists to push the envelope a bit.
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Celebrity Style Slam #2: Who Wore It Better: Emily Blunt & Jennifer Lopez (with boy toy)
The Golden Globes 2013 are now over and the critiquing of the fashions seems to be over — but not really. People are still looking at those celebrities and thinking “can I wear that dress” or “how do I wear that eye shadow or lipstick”.
This is a series of reviews of women who walked the red carpet that caught our eye here at LA-Story.com in either a positive or negative way.
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Memoirs of a New American Revolution According to Z. Budapest! Pt 2! Marie Bargas Guest Blogger!
Marie Bargas is no stranger to this blog and she ran across a person of some note who has a relevance to both historical culture and society as well as the evolution of society as a whole. The person is Z. Budapest! This is PART 2 of the Story of Z Budapest- edited by Marie Bargas (www.yourpoppsychic.com. Each one of these segments is written by Z. Budapest herself. It’s her story– in her own words!
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