Christie Brinkley isn’t pulling any punches in her bitter divorce battle with cheating husband Peter Cook. The former supermodel has called Cook’s ex-teen lover, Diana Bianchi, to testify on the first day of the public hearing, set for July 2. In 2006, Brinkley, 54, filed for divorce from Cook, her husband of 10 years and [...]
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Christie Brinkley Puts Diana Bianchi On Stand
Posted in Celebrity news & gossip, Culture, Family, News, entertainment, tagged Christie Brinkley, Diana Bianchi, lolita, peter cook on June 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Disturbing Ads for Beyonce’s Kids’ Clothing Line
Posted in Celebrity news & gossip, Culture, Family, entertainment, fashion, tagged beyonce, dereon, house of dereon, tina knowles on May 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
What’s up with Madison Avenue trying to sexualize little girls at such a young age these days? Aren’t kids allowed to have childhoods anymore?? Singer Beyonce is the latest celebrity to launch a children’s clothing line. Her label, House of Dereon, recently unveiled a disturbing ad campaign featuring 4- and 5-year-old girls wearing red lipstick, [...]
Project Runway Leaves Bravo for Lifetime TV
Posted in Celebrity news & gossip, Family, entertainment, television, tagged bravo tv, heidi klum, project runway, reality tv, theimproper, TheImproper.com, tim gunn on April 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ratings rainmaker Project Runway is moving from the Bravo TV network to Lifetime television starting this fall, according to Variety. In a stunning upset for upstart Bravo, The Weinstein Co. (owned by mega-producers Harvey Weinstein & bro Bob) signed a 5-year deal to move Runway to Lifetime, a female-centric network owned by Disney and [...]
What Do I Know Fo’ Sho’ Anyways?
Posted in Culture, Family, Health, tagged TheImproper.com, james krehbiel, theimproper, what do i know, know-it-alls, paradox of life on February 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“The older I get, the less I seem to know for sure. It’s not that I lack wisdom, but life is not a clear-cut, fixed matter but an ever-changing, fluid experience. Each moment is new and is filled with the wonder and mystery of the unknown,” writes respected author and therapist James P. Krehbiel, who [...]
February: A Banner Month for Divorce
Posted in Culture, Family, Health, Love, dating, entertainment, romance, tagged divorce, theimproper, TheImproper.com, valentine's day, valentine's day and divorce on February 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Sadly, Valentine’s Day magnifies the pain of a bad marriage. Ironically, the lovers holiday is right in the middle of the most prolific month of the year for divorce. Lee Majors and Farah Fawcett make up just one of the celebrity couples who divorced this month; they split Feb. 16, 1982, to be exact. Lance [...]
Sex Around the World: Who’s Doing What & How Often
Posted in Culture, Family, Health, Love, dating, entertainment, romance, tagged sex, sex around the world, sex survey, sexual attitudes, theimproper, TheImproper.com on January 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
More than 317,000 people from 41 countries took part in the world’s largest ever survey on sexual attitudes and behavior, sponsored by Durex, the maker of, you know…condoms. More than half of all adults surveyed said they their sex lives left something to be desired, and men are the least satisfied with how often they [...]
Recipe for a Healthy Relationship
Posted in Culture, Family, Health, Love, dating, romance, tagged co-dependence, couples therapy, dating, healthy interactions, intimacy, james krehbiel, Love, partnerships, relationships, romance, theimproper, TheImproper.com, therapy, toxic relationships, unhealthy relationships on January 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For any intimate relationship to be healthy, there has to be a balanced cycle of contact and withdrawal. This means there should be a flow between meaningful connectedness and appropriate psychological space. Couples must learn to be self-sufficient and confident enough to move between emotional contact and the need for appropriate distance. Renowned therapist and [...]
Having—and Juggling—It All
Posted in Beauty & Fitness, Career, Family, Health, tagged balancing career and home, having it all, juggling work and family, samantha chang, superwoman, theimproper, TheImproper.com, wonder woman on January 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It ain’t easy balancing tomorrow’s goals with today’s needs. Read more.
What’s In a Name? (P.S. – Plenty!)
Posted in Culture, Family, Health, tagged TheImproper.com, james krehbiel, the improper, the improper magazine, significance of names, baby names, naming conventions, symbolism of names, how our names influence our personalities on January 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Did you ever wonder how our names influence our personalities? Names hold meaning, history, cherished values, and energy. They also may represent, in some symbolic way, the essence of our relationships. Names explain to other people who we are, but more importantly, they provide us with awareness as they distinguish ourselves from others. Our names [...]
