'The Heart of the Machine' By Steven Klein For Vogue Italia February 2015

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‘The Heart of the Machine’ By Steven Klein For Vogue Italia February 2015

Models Lexi Boling, Ine Neefs, Vanessa Axente and Julia Bergshoeff are styled by Marie-Amélie Sauvé in spring’s industrial strength designs. Lexi Boling has the cover.

Female Skull In Israel's Manot Cave Links Humans & Neanderthals 55,000 Years Ago

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Female Skull In Israel's Manot Cave Links Humans & Neanderthals 55,000 Years Ago AOC Muse

Israeli researchers published a critical article this week, arguing that a 55,000 years-old, female skull found in the Manot Cave of Israel’s Western Galilee is a crucial link in understanding the evolution of the human species.  Scientists believe that the skull offers definitive proof that anatomically modern humans coexisted with Neanderthals in the same geographical area.

It’s widely accepted science that human origins date back about 200,000 years to Africa. However, there has not been agreement about which migration model of early Homo sapiens led to the population of our planet, accompanied by the extinction of Neanderthals.

The morphology of the skull indicates that it is that of a modern human of African origin, bearing characteristics of early European Upper Palaeolithic populations. This suggests that the Levantine populations were ancestral to earlier European populations,” said Prof. (Israel) Hershkovitz (of Tel Aviv University).  “This study also provides important clues regarding the likely inbreeding between anatomically modern humans and Neanderthals.”

The Manot Cave, where the skull was unearthed, was discovered accidentally in 2008 when a bulldozer struck the cave roof, revealing a time capsule tens of thousands of years old. “This is a goldmine,” said Prof. Hershkovitz. “Most other caves are ‘disturbed caves,’ but this is untouched, frozen in time — truly an amazing find. Among other artefacts found there, the skull, which we dated to 55,000 years ago using uranium thorium methods, was astonishing. It provides insight into the beginnings of the dispersal of modern humans all over the world.”

10 Magazine's 12 Sensual & Glam Victoria's Secret Model Covers

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10 Magazine’s 12 Sensual & Glam Victoria’s Secret Model CoversAOC Sensual Fashion

Models include Candice Swanepoel, Lily Aldridge, Joan Smalls, Behati Prinsloo, Lais Oliveira, Jourdan Dunn, Lily Donaldson, Devon Windsor, Sui He, Cindy Bruna, Barbara Fialho and Ming Xi — all photographed wearing Victoria’s Secret lingerie on their recent London jaunt for the 2014 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.  See all Covers

Is The Mother Denim Collaboration With Mothers2Mothers For Real? Only An Angel Knows The Answer

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Is The Mother Denim Collaboration With Mother2Mothers For Real? Only An Angel Knows The Answer

I assume this is all legit but there is no mention of the mothers2mothers project on the Mother Denim website, although these Candice Swanepoel photos are on the landing page.

On the Mothers2Mothers website, there is no mention of the project under Latest News or elsewhere on the website. Note that designer Victoria Beckham — whose life was changed forever by her trip to Africa — did make her second visit to m2m in November. In August, Beckham auctioned over 600 items from her closet to support the charity.

There is no press release about the Mother Denim collaboration, not a m2m blog mention. Mum is the word, and on the face of it — the Candice Swanepoel/Mother Denim collaboration is no match for the professionalism of the Toni Garrn for Closed Denim Jeans #youandmegirl Campaign in Burkina Faso. Neither is it a match for the Russell James NOMAD Two World project.

A brand — and this includes me with the reboot of my GlamTribale jewlry and gift collection after the death and disorganization associated with my business partner — must be very careful NOT to use the predispositions of Smart Sensuality people to support brands involved in activism, global engagement and support for poor women in a hype-driven, self-serving way.

Note from Anne: This is how you do it.

Toni Garrn For Closed Denim Jeans - #youandmegirl Campaign In Brukina Faso