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What it means to be a woman. Viva explores the lives of women, from the workplace to home, family, adventure, ambition, and more.
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Curls Unleashed: My Journey of Overcoming Hair Insecurities and Embracing Self-Acceptance
My hair care journey has not been an easy one. My entire life, my frizzy, curly hair has been one of the main stars of my insecurities. It was either too thick, too frizzy, too thin at one point (due to health issues), or too dry. This led me on an 8-year curly hair and body acceptance journey. Today, I am bringing you along on my raw and honest journey to hair and body acceptance.
Jaci GonzalesPublished 5 days ago in Viva
Loving, Sensual, and Free: Viva and Feminist Magazines Through the Years
Viva's launch in 1973 added a new perspective to the conversation between women's magazines, which at the time consisted of the Ms. Magazine camp, offering feminist news and writing, fashion magazines such as Harper's Bazaar, or traditional but still popular publications such as Good Housekeeping. Viva joined elements of these magazines with erotic content, refusing to shy away from sex and controversy. Associate Publisher and Editor Kathy Keeton explained "Viva's Woman" in her First Word section for the August 1974 issue, explaining who the modern reader of Viva was. The inclusion of antiquated delineations between the "feminist" and the "traditional housewife," as well as a decidedly heteronormative stance, shows how Viva very much represented social currents of its time. This offers the perfect jumping off point to learn about other feminist movements through magazines thanks to ChatGPT, and to begin to theorize about what the future of the feminist magazine would look like.
CHARISMA
As you know, people come and go through our lives staying and departing at various lengths of time. While it might be minutes, an hour, a few days, several weeks, many months, and more years than you can remember, it's amazing how the right person shows up at the right time. Be it a helper, a questioner, a supporter, an encourager, an accidental teacher, a believer, and more, they open our eyes and influence our actions and reactions.
Babs IversonPublished about a month ago in Viva
Creating a Portal to the Past - Databasing the OG Collection
Archivists work to make unpublished materials accessible. Through the archival process records become available for research, handwritten notes can be used as tools for learning, and concept sketches lead to artistic inspiration. Large organizations are able to pair these never-before-seen materials with their library catalog, using finding aids with search terms that allow users to discover collections alongside relevant titles, searching by keywords, year, and author.
OG CollectionPublished 2 months ago in Viva
Women in the Media, Then and Now
No matter the cutting-edge journalism and pop cultural coverage, Penthouse will always be best known for pictorials of nude women. Likewise, Guccione first and foremost was a purveyor of such images, and it is important to remember in his crusade against censorship he was ultimately fighting to keep up his own magazine sales.
OG CollectionPublished 3 months ago in VivaIs It About Health or Beauty?
Coming around my side of the desk, he reached and took my hand in his. Glancing down, I saw the telltale stocking feet. Pulling free, I turned for the door, but even more quickly he reached back over the edge of his desk and flicked a switch I had learned from Colby was a remote door-locking device. I was trapped. Like the cartoon of wolf and piglet, once again we circled and reversed directions around his furniture. Blessed with the agility of a young dancer and confronted by an amorous but overweight producer, I had little difficulty avoiding passionate clumsiness. -Shirley Temple (Source: https://www.ranker.com/list/tragic-shirley-temple-stories/rob-chirico
Emily Marie ConcannonPublished 4 months ago in Viva
Mosquitos Don't Care, Why Do You?
The perfect imperfections that make you...you(thank you John Legend) The birth defects you had when the light of the world first hit your eyes
Paul StewartPublished 4 months ago in Viva
The Lifechanging Art of Tidying....Me
Because nine Facebook pages, a weekly blog, and writing for both Vocal and Medium aren’t enough non-work-related typing for me, I also write book reviews.
Judey KalchikPublished 5 months ago in Viva
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Title: The Positive Dietary Benefits of Fruit Juice Consumption in Pre-teens: Debunking Weight-related Concerns
Presentation: The dietary propensities for pre-teenagers assume an essential part in their general development and improvement. Natural product juice is many times viewed as a famous decision among kids because of its engaging taste and comfort. Notwithstanding, concerns have been raised with respect to the likely unfriendly impacts of natural product juice utilization, especially comparable to weight gain. In this article, we mean to investigate the positive dietary advantages of natural product juice utilization in pre-teenagers and expose the misguided judgment that it prompts weight gain.
varagamoorthyPublished about 11 hours ago in Viva
Hottest Bods of Summer '23
When the pandemic was in full force and we had to scramble for content, we showcased and celebrated women in sports and other forms of entertainment for maintaining amazing physiques. Those features helped us stay afloat when we couldn't travel much and the world was in limbo. While we don't drop as many "Hottest Bods" features these days we are still in the business of celebrating body positivity and honoring productive women who are pursuing, education and greatness in their fields of choice. Without further delay check out our first edition of the "Hottest Bods of Summer '23," featuring an interview with Camiyah James of the Cincinnati track and field program.
Winners OnlyPublished a day ago in Viva
Sprouted Coconut: Why You Must Add 'Nariyal Ka Ankur' to Your Diet
Presentation: Coconut, frequently alluded to as the "Tree of Life," is known for its various medical advantages. While a large portion of us are know about the invigorating water and flavorful meat inside a full grown coconut, there is one more type of coconut that is acquiring ubiquity - grew coconut or "nariyal ka ankur." Grew coconut is a youthful coconut that has recently started to develop. In this article, we will investigate why you should consider adding grew coconut to your eating routine and the medical advantages it offers.
varagamoorthyPublished a day ago in Viva
what is Attestation Services and Their Purposes
Attestation services play a crucial role in the process of document authentication and legalization. Whether you are an individual or a business, there are various situations where you may require attestation services for your important documents. In this article, we will explore the concept of attestation services and their purposes, shedding light on the significance of this process in different contexts.
Brilliance AttestationPublished a day ago in Viva
World Brain Tumour Day 2023: Decoding the Complexity of Brain Tumours
Presentation: World Mind Growth Day, saw on June eighth every year, fills in as a vital stage to increment mindfulness about cerebrum cancers and their effect on people and their families. It likewise features the significance of progressing examination and backing for those impacted by this intricate condition. In this article, we mean to dig into the multifaceted idea of cerebrum growths, investigating their sorts, causes, side effects, finding, treatment choices, and the most recent headways in research. By interpreting the intricacy of cerebrum growths, we can upgrade understanding and eventually further develop results for patients.
varagamoorthyPublished a day ago in VivaThe Goddess Myth
My nine-year-old thinks I walk on water. In her eyes, I am the epitome of the perfect mother. In contrast, my 16- and 18-year-old each cannot wait to escape what they often perceive to be my totalitarian regime. Balancing out such sharply contrasting views, my 24-year-old admits that, while there have been times that my mothering techniques might be questionable, at best, he can no longer deny that he didn’t make things any easier for either one of us. Today, as an adult who can reflect on the past with less biased views, my first-born child thinks I am a “good enough” mother. Personally, there are days when I have to strongly question my own methods, just as there are days – well, fleeting moments, anyway – where I think I should win the “Best Mom Ever” award. When measured against societal standards for mothers, though, I fall short. Some might even consider me a bad mother. I used to care what the outside world thought of me, and I tried, in vain, to adjust myself to better meet societal expectations. When I did, one of two things would happen: either I would continue to fall short in some (insignificant, in my mind) way, or, more often, I’d finally meet those ridiculous expectations, and then society would change them! Eventually, I had to do some real soul searching, and I had to honestly ask myself whether I was truly “good enough” to be a mother to my children. To this day, I still have moments when I am left questioning my own adequacy at mothering. Often, the only thing I can do is throw my hands up and say, “good enough.” Heck, we may as well just face it, perfection will always remain just out of reach. We mothers must stop reaching for something that we will never be able to grasp; that we were never meant to grasp. In the race to become the mythical perfect mother, we place ourselves in an unfair and burdensome position, where in the end, we are sure to be judged as failures – whether by those around us, or even worse, by ourselves. It is time that mothers unite against unrealistic parenting expectations and say, “No, thanks. I’ll settle for good enough.”
Melissa ShorttPublished a day ago in VivaThe Burden of Beauty
Our world incessantly promotes an ideal body image, creating an emotional 'burden of beauty' that intertwines self-worth with appearance and fosters an array of mental health issues. Consider Sophia's story. Despite her natural beauty, she was tormented by the media's depiction of 'perfection,' falling victim to dieting extremes, body-shaming, and depression. Sophia's plight resonates with Naomi Wolf's potent words: "A culture fixated on female thinness is not an obsession about female beauty, but an obsession about female obedience" (Wolf, 1991).
Marie Grace, PhD, DiplPublished 2 days ago in Viva
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