Kim Kardashian posts a bathroom selfie with fiance Kanye West.Kim, who is known for her love of selfies, posted a picture of herself and her fiance posing in a rather insalubrious looking bathroom with the caption, #39;Bathroom selfie before Yeezus hits the stage#39;. In the photo a rather serious looking Kanye stands in the background with his arms by his side whilst the mother of his child pouts while snapping the picture on her phone. The rapper sported a pair of jeans with a brightly colou
A girl#39;s best friend! Bikini clad Amanda Seyfried took her dog Finn paddleboarding, pictured in an Instagram snap posted on Monday. The 28-year-old actress posted a photo on Instagram and captioned it: #39;It was surprising, at first, that Finn was so eager to jump aboard. Now, I can#39;t enjoy paddling without him. The same can be said of my life.#39; The A Million Ways To Die In The West star donned a black top with floral high-waisted bottoms, showing off her toned midriff and slender ar
Cynthia Nixon, 46, wore a flowing, pale green gown by Carolina Herrera and carried a bouquet of white peonies. Christine Marinoni, 45, wore a suit with a darker green tie for the ceremony. After Cynthia Nixon revealed that she and Christine Marinoni tied the knot in New York City on Sunday, the newlyweds have released their wedding photo. The couple got engaged in 2009, but waited to marry until it was legal in New York state, which happened last summer. Christine Marinoni #x0028;left#x0029;
Poor Mariah Carey is facing a backlash of LOLs today after apparently trying to pass off a picture from 1997 as a new snap on Twitter. “Quality time with #dembabies.. so much happiness!!” That#39;s the sweet sentiment Mariah Carey shared along with this cute, albeit baby-free photo in a Twitter post on Friday. And while she did manage to add two pictures of “dembabies” to her Twitter feed, it was this first image that got the Internet buzzing. Turns out Monroe and Moroccan hadn#39;t been born
Can a politician really relate in just one week? Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton tried to step out of his comfort zone and see what it’s like to live off of $29 a week through the states SNAP Program …and the man didn’t cheat once! Claiming to have lost a few lbs due to lack of food, he’s passionate about fixing the low level of poverty in his state. Arizona has more than 1.1 million folks on food assistance and the US has more than 46 million that are accounted for. This week I joined staff and board members from the Arizona Community Action Association (ACAA), the Valley of the Sun United Way and others in the community in the week-long SNAP Experience when we’ll limit total food purchases to the weekly budget of a typical SNAP participant: $4.16 a day. That’s about $29 a week for one person and $97 a week for a family of four. The SNAP Experience, through which participants also will be asked to blog about its impact, is scheduled Sept. 15-21. September is Hunger Awareness Month. With American poverty levels approaching the highest levels since 1965, 1.1 million Arizonans rely on SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly food stamps) to feed their families. Identifying, in a concrete way, with struggling families is an important exercise for any leader. By walking in the shoes of those who depend on the SNAP program, I certainly feel like I’ve gained critical perspective as a policymaker. From a broader perspective, I’m starting to think about all the other challenges families on food stamps (SNAP) must face at the same time they are stretching their food benefit. Census data in 2010 showed Arizona had the second highest poverty rate in the nation with 21.2% of its citizens living in poverty. The national figure was 14.3 percent. We’ve improved since then, but we’re still in the 10-poorest states category. Worse, women raising children alone here aren’t doing well. More than 45% of mothers raising children by themselves are in poverty. That’s why turning this economy around is so important. The best “program” for any struggling family is a job that pays a living wage. That’s what I’m focusing on for every Phoenix family. We’re going to give the Mayor credit for making the effort and spreading awareness on the issue. If every politician was required to do this, do you think we’d see more efforts and less b*tching about the needy, struggling, low-to middle-income classes? Images via facebook/shutterstock
