Britney Spears is in the news again. From the release of her 9th studio album Glory, to her “comeback” performance at the MTV Video Music Awards, to her recent stint mall shopping with beloved US TV talk show host Ellen, Spears is all over the place. And although Britney Spears’ success is because of her reign as a performing artist, it would be naive to say that it’s solely because of her music.

Is divorce the tragedy that it is often claimed to be?

What’s the worst thing that an actress can do these days? According to celebrity magazines and other platforms of public opinion, it would be to age. And it’s clearly a damned if you do, damned if you don’t scenario where for all women, it’s lose lose. For older women, this evisceration of aging celebrities can lead to lowered confidence and a desire to ‘fix’ one’s body so that it’s closer to a radicalized ideal.

However, in this day of intersectional feminism, Swift cannot be considered wholly innocent as well. Part of her success is based on the fact that she has developed a public persona that is grounded in her perfectly curated palatable Western-aligned beauty and her steadfast silent protest against the “haters.”

Last weekend, the new Star Trek film “Star Trek Beyond” opened up with a blockbuster weekend, earning almost $60 million dollars. According to Variety magazine, “The 12 films have grossed $1.24 billion in the US and $569 million internationally.”. The appeal of Star Trek is undeniable and brings out a special kind of fandom.

He was a newlywed! I was so angry!”. And although not all dates may end with such a worst case scenario, many daters have been subjected to long, boring, and painful dates in their search for their better half. And we always think, that would never be me. But how can we be sure? What are some ways a person can read between the lines to figure out what’s up with a person before investing too much time, or even more depressing, having a nightmare date?

Summer in the Middle East can be intense. While the heat is nothing to take lightly, the season is actually a beautiful time of year to visit and can be a favorite time of year. Not only is life more low key as there is a decrease in the amount of people (many expats head home for the summer or go on holiday) but there are gems in this region that are worth checking out.

Every four years people count down to the Olympics, but what most who are not hard-core football fans forget is that the European Championship is on the same four-year cycle. The tournament is just as fun to get into, if not more so. The championship happens every four years, and this summer’s has already proven to be one of the most unexpected and exciting in a while.

Are you concerned with your story? Not your life story, but your Snapchat story? The millennial generation lives and breaths on Snapchat, the third most popular social media networking site with over 9,000 snaps shared per second and over 8 billion video views.

In an era where internet news travels faster than light, controlling and harnessing your digital footprint is critical for professional success. As the adage goes, the internet is written in pen, not pencil so make sure you are careful with what you put out there, and you take the time to harness its potential.

So much of where we can go depends on how we are scaffolded. With support and guidance, we achieve so much more than we could achieve alone. But how do we scaffold not only ourselves, but each other as well? What are the best ways to build ourselves up? In this talk, we will examine the theories behind scaffolding as well as check out some impressive scaffolding and buildings!

Sometimes when I'm in a meeting, I feel frustrated because I feel like I’m not being heard or I’m struggling to find an appropriate time to chime in. The literature I’ve read and my conversations with other women indicate that I'm not the only one who feels this frustration. With the popularity of Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg and the increased awareness about the measured differences between the ways that men and women work, it's important to keep the conversation going and look for ways that women can continue to “lean in.”.

Often when we are in a position of power, we can underestimate our influence on those who we are above. This is a well documented social phenomena not only in terms of the power of influence one has as a leader but also the degree to which people will obey. It is critical that any leader have awareness of this power and that individuals understand their unconscious desire to bend to authority because of how highly prized obedience can be.

If you had so much cake that you knew that you couldn’t possibly eat it all, would you share it? What about sharing it with someone who had less cake? Or no cake at all? I love cake but I assume just as I would share, so would most people. Most people want to make the world a better place and feel committed to social justice, feeling sympathy for people who have less.