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More than 60 years after the holocaust, survivors are struggling for survival. Their enemies are now poverty and neglect, despite millions being set aside for their benefit… When Louise’s husband and daughter died of cancer within a span of 15 years, Louise was left alone, wheelchair-bound in a small walk-up apartment in Queens, New York. […]
Continue ReadingThe soaring popularity of tattoos has led to more than a few regrets. Removal is difficult and expensive, so artists now specialize in covering unwanted tattoos with new ones… The melting-Jesus tattoo seemed like a good idea at the time. It was Brian Moore’s 18th birthday, and he had been counting the days until he […]
Continue ReadingA young, vibrant woman died last month receiving liposuction. The successful, single mother lost her life trying to rid her tummy of fat… It is most bizarre that her Toronto surgeon had no specialties and no hospital privileges. The surgeon was training in family medicine but she is not listed as an accredited family practitioner […]
Continue ReadingBeat him with birch twigs and never, ever, laugh at him. An insider’s guide to snaring your very own Russian billionaire… The prospect of getting hitched to a rich Russian has never looked so good. Where once they were seen as surly-faced, poverty-stricken vodka drinkers, Russian men are now a real catch. With more cash […]
Continue ReadingMoving beyond the “tell me about your mother” approach, some psychotherapists are using horses to facilitate the therapeutic process… It is an innovative mental health approach that is gaining traction across North America. Jay decided regular psychotherapy wasn’t working when eight years of sitting on a therapist’s couch left him with only one insight: He […]
Continue ReadingMany people swear they can’t live without lip balm. But such an obsession may be more harmful than they think… Amy Sciarretto, 31, of New York City knew she was addicted when she noticed that tubes of her substance of choice where scattered around her apartment. Jillian Carson, 19, of Houston knew things were bad […]
Continue ReadingSome gay comedians choose to be “out” on stage, while others do not… Fresh out of graduate school, Adam Sank became a production assistant for Fox News when it first aired in 1996. Because Sank was gay, he decided to be “out” in the workplace. “There was no question about being out,” he said. “I […]
Continue ReadingFor transgender people, the choice between the men’s room and the women’s room often leaves them stuck with crossed legs and nowhere to go… They are faced with harassment from security guards, police officers and other restroom users for appearing to use the ‘wrong bathroom.’ “There isn’t a person who hasn’t had an awkward experience […]
Continue ReadingFrustration over the lack of privacy in office cubicles has inspired an etiquette guide to improve the environment for workers… David Vaughan’s first day of work at American Airlines in Fort Worth, Texas, was so full of distractions from colleagues in nearby cubicles that he had trouble getting anything done. “The first day, the first […]
Continue ReadingFrom voice coaches to visa experts, savvy specialists are meeting the visa needs of foreign-born artists living in New York… Andy Flakelar, a native of Sydney, Australia, never thought he would qualify for a U.S. visa as “an alien of extraordinary ability.” He spent a few years working as a production assistant on films like […]
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