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The Mail.(Letter to the editor)
June 1, 2009... Swift Kick It was great to read your article on Taylor Swift ["The Story Teller," April]. In it, you mention "strokes of luck along the way" that helped Swift succeed. But Swift knocked on doors, believed in herself, and had the support of her family. I think we are all too quick to...

Celebrity Couples.
June 1, 2009... Byline: KATE SULLIVAN Fame can bring two people together; it can also tear them apart. Below, some of the numbers behind the most celebrated celebrity lovesand loves lostthroughout history. 30 B.C.: Year Mark Antony took his own life after hearing rumors of Cleopatra's suicide. ...

Brave New Girl.(Jessica Biel)
June 1, 2009... Byline: HANNAH MORRILL Who? Jessica Biel. What? The June cover of allure, shot by Michael Thompson. When? February 24. Where? Aes Alamitos, an electricity-generating plant in Long Beach, California. Why? This summer, she stars as Englishman Colin Firth's shockingly sexual American...

A Matter Of Pride.(mascara)(Editorial)
June 1, 2009... Byline: Linda Wells, Editor in Chief Before I go to the gym in the morning, I brush my hair, moisturize my face, and apply mascara. I realize this makes no senseor that the mascara part certainly doesn't. Even if anyone in my Spinning class were looking at meand, really, aren't we all...

Look Now: Tropical Lips.(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... Byline: VICTORIA KIRBY At the most recent shows, lips looked as fruity as a pack of Starburstbut far edgier. "They're a little punk, but in a glamorous way," said makeup artist Lucia Pieroni at the Alberta Ferretti show, where she scribbled on the models' mouths with magenta lip pencil,...