All that Glitters…

I saw a commercial this morning for a new Bratz doll – as if the tween world needed another one of those! This was actually the bust of a Bratz doll, about the size of the mannequin heads students practice on in cosmetology school. The name of the doll was “Diamonds Forever” and it came with make-up and accessories to give the big, disproportioned head a makeover. The make-up looked like pure...

A note on controversy…

Leonardo DiCaprio stars in a powerful movie called “Blood Diamonds” that exposes the ugly world of diamond smuggling that has fueled civil wars in some African countries. This legitimate travesty has not been sufficiently solved despite efforts by the largest diamond distributors and continues to be a source of international concern. When I first became aware of this controversy, I worried that it might...