By Leigh Haugh on January 1, 2015
Health, Health Hoax, Healthy Living, Investment in the Future, Preventative Medicine, Supplements
Blogs, Healthy Living, Leigh Haugh
Health is not just a state of being, but a process and most of us take it for granted. We think we are immortal. The process of health has to be maintained every single day via personal choices, healthy choices, such as exercising, stress management, avoiding sun radiation and pollution, no smoking, and limiting alcohol […]
By Leigh Haugh on December 31, 2014
Arts, Creative Expression, Performance, Poetry, Spoken Word, Word
Arts, Blogs, Leigh Haugh
Have you ever read a piece of poetry and wondered at its form? Have you ever felt that you’ve understood the structure of a poem and then midway have that understanding turned on its head? Chances are, the poem you’re reading is a slam poem translated to the page. The result is oftentimes catastrophic, leading […]
By Leigh Haugh on December 30, 2014
Alabama, Deep South, Discrimination, Prejudice, Racial Discrimination
Blogs, Leigh Haugh, Travel, Youth Voices
As soon as I crossed into Memphis, Tennessee, many things as I knew them were different. I grew up in California (the San Francisco Bay Area to be precise), so I had pretty much always been surrounded by diversity. Don’t be fooled by what that means, though. When I dated a black man during my […]
By Leigh Haugh on December 29, 2014
Creative Expression, Entertainment, Music, Pruett, Stefan Pruett
Artists, Blogs, Leigh Haugh, Music, Music Reviews
One of the first things one notices about Stefan Pruett is that he wants to seduce you into believing that he has done all this silvery, elegant work with absolutely zero effort. There is no sweat on his brow, nor a single misplaced crease in his tuxedo. The truth is he has been singing for […]
By Leigh Haugh on December 28, 2014
Amusement, Entertainment, Famous Figures, Leisure Activities, Social Media, Trending Topics
Blogs, Celebrities, Entertainment, Leigh Haugh, Tech, TV
The word “trending” has never been used as much as it has in the last two years than it ever has in history. The Twitter world has started something that is easily relatable to what people find entertaining. They take simple words and names that people want to know more about and put them into […]
By Leigh Haugh on December 27, 2014
Acquistion, Business, Entertainment, Music, Sony, Sony Music Entertainment
Entertainment, Leigh Haugh, Music
Sony Music Entertainment (sometimes known plainly as Sony Music or by the initialism SME) is an intriguing company with an interesting history. Here is an in-depth look at the history and composition of a leading corporation. Sony Music Entertainment is an American music corporation owned and operated by Sony Corporation of America, a subsidiary of […]
By Leigh Haugh on December 26, 2014
Cholesterol, Eggs, Healthy Eating, Nutrients, Nutrition, Proteins and Amino Acids
Blogs, Food & Wine, Healthy Living, Leigh Haugh
We have all seen the breakfast commercials boasting of the best breakfast servings with pancakes, sausage, roast potatoes, bacon and eggs. We all also know that such a meal is high in cholesterol and a heart attack waiting to happen. The tendency is to group all the foods in this type of meal together, meaning […]
By Leigh Haugh on December 24, 2014
AIDS, AmfAR, Charitable Events, Entertainment, Fashion, Health, HIV
Arts, Blogs, Fashion, Healthy Living, Leigh Haugh
The AmfAR Gala was held on Oct. 29, 2014, at Milk in Los Angeles, California. The Foundation for AIDS research launched their “Inspiration Series” four years ago to celebrate men’s fashion and style while continuing to raise funds for their AIDS research programs. Celebrating one of the fashion industry’s biggest and most sought out designers, […]
By Leigh Haugh on December 23, 2014
Education, Learning, Vision, Visual Learning
Blogs, Leigh Haugh
Do you know a child that hates to read? Does he skip words or letters? Does he complain of headaches? Do the words dance or jump on the page? Do you often hear him say can’t do it before he has tried or even worse, tell you he is dumb or stupid? Twenty-five percent of […]
By Leigh Haugh on November 18, 2014
Steve Carell
Blogs, Celebrities, Comedy, Entertainment, Leigh Haugh
Steve Carell is gaining more Oscar buzz for Best Actor after his most recent win at the Santa Barbra International Film Festival. His work in the much-anticipated Oscar-buzzed film Foxcatcher, which also stars Channing Tatum (Magic Mike and Magic Mike XXL), is receiving high praise from both critics and the film industry alike. Foxcatcher is […]