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...Disney is setting the record, um, straight, with its release of The Princess and the Frog. The protagonist, Tiana, is Disney's first black princess - and she's got curly hair. Although Tiana's skin color is generating far more buzz than her hairstyle, it would be a mistake to overlook the significance of her coif. There are plenty of black women who spend tons of time, energy and money straightening their hair - including the U.S.'s much imitated First Lady. Disney easily could have bestowed smooth tresses on Tiana, yet it didn...
...about what beauty is all about. Some talking points: Pencil-thin princess waists are not real. And it's possible to look good without butt-length, straight hair. I'm having a hard time selling my daughter on that last bit. For one thing, she refuses to believe that Tiana has curly hair, despite numerous viewings of the trailer. "She's wearing a wig?" she suggested...
...switched course. My daughter is curious about the curl factor: How much is there? And is it more on the wavy side or full-blown curly? The trailer offers little insight. Perhaps that's intentional. What I'm more interested in is that the film's website describes Tiana as a "smart, tough and determined" waitress from New Orleans who "can hold down three jobs and still have time to dream." That sounds like a princess I could curl up with...
With over 3,000 listings in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences course catalogue, where did Tiana E. Matthews ’08 learn the business of magazine publishing?The Internet.“I just went onto Google and said ‘Okay, how do I do it?’” Matthews says. “Anything is possible if you take the initiative and do it. You just take what you can and move with it.”She would know. At 20 years old, and with no previous business experience, Matthews...
...said he has a “bad history.”But for DeSimone, linking may have advantages outside of strengthening budding freshman friendships.It “guarantees we won’t live with them,” he said.Dara M. Wilson ’09 and Tiana I. Barros ’09 shared similar sentiments in Annenberg Hall last night. “It’s a good way to keep your enemies out of your House,” Wilson said. Barros, sitting beside her, added, “Keep your friends close...