This book is considered a good primer for anyone considering going into the modelling industry. One reviewer on Amazon says;

This book does exactly what the title says, it reveals the ugly side of the modeling business. However, it is an older book so you won't hear any recent names. There is another book out there, "Shut up and Smile" that covers more recent models. But the writing from that book is no comparison to this one. This book is by someone that knows how to write and the stories are very in-depth which can only make the book better. The pictures are also better in this book.

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Karen Mulder, age 39, has been arrested for attacking her plastic surgeon. Mulder is an ex-supermodel. See the story at the Daily Mail.

It's a little early for Halloween costumes, but we couldn't resist showing you this Super Silicone - Adult Costumeavailable at Amazon.

Here's a beautiful video tribute to Michael Jackson. From his early years to 2009 and a bitterly early death.

And another great tribute video;

We are so very sad that Michael Jackson died today. For some reason, it made me want to listen to When Doves Cryby Prince. Now, thruthfully, we find the music much better than the video images. It's better to just listen to it and find your own internal images to go with it.

Heidi Klum has got a new Barbie doll created in her likeness. It's part of Mattel's special edition Blonde Ambition collection and it won't be available for sale until September.

A plastic surgeon in Chicago is being sued by an auto dealer who says he stole the affections of his wife. See the story at the Chicago Tribune. Image via Son of Groucho.

Here's a fun gift idea for Dad. Take one of your photos, with baby and Dad in it, and email it to ManBabies.com. For $15 they will send you back an image with the faces resized and reversed.

For all the people out there who have to go through Father's Day every year without their dad, (probably at least 50% of us) this sad podcast by This American Life will help console you. It's about absent fathers who were never able to be genuine fathers to their kids. Listen here at Go Ask Your Father.

Cool Mom and her husband were victims of Bernie Madoff. They didn't invest directly with him, but rather with one of his feeder funds. Now they've lost much of their life's savings. As a result they are moving soon from their grand house to one that will be half the size. Cool Mom can see some of the benefits of a simpler life. She is trying to look at the positive side of this financial loss. In the video below, she tells us about this loss.