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	<title>THE ILLUSIONISTS -  a documentary about beauty, body image and globalization</title>
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	<description>A feature-length documentary about the body &#34;as the finest consumer object&#34; - written &#38; directed by Elena Rossini</description>
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		<title>The Problem with Dove</title>
		<link>http://theillusionists.org/2013/04/the-problem-with-dove/</link>
		<comments>http://theillusionists.org/2013/04/the-problem-with-dove/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:18:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>elena</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[contradictory-messages]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[TV commercials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Axe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dove]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dove Real Beauty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fair and Lovely]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hypocrisy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jodi Bieber]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lynx]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[real beauty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[skin whitening deodorant]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note: if you want to skip the intro and go straight to the evidence, click here. This week my inbox was flooded with emails from friends and acquaintances &#8211; who had forwarded me the link to the latest Dove &#8220;Real Beauty&#8221; video, highlighting the disconnect between women&#8217;s perceptions of their own attractiveness and how outsiders see them. The point of ...]]></description>
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		<title>Men &amp; The Business of Looking Good</title>
		<link>http://theillusionists.org/2012/11/men-body-image-consumerism/</link>
		<comments>http://theillusionists.org/2012/11/men-body-image-consumerism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:13:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>elena</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Botox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consumerism]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[dieting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[men]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-image]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[skin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[beauty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[body image]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commodification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Looking Good]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lynne Luciano]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[male body dissatisfaction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[male body image]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-commodification]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theillusionists.org/?p=2830</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Millions of American men have been transformed into body-conscious consumers of revealing fashions, seductive perfumes, and the services of hairstylists, personal trainers, and plastic surgeons. Due credit for this transformation must be given to advertisers, marketers, and self-esteem gurus, who have sold men – and all of us – a message of self-transfiguration through self-commodification. The traditional image of women ...]]></description>
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		<title>Supermodels Before &amp; After Photoshop</title>
		<link>http://theillusionists.org/2012/11/supermodels-before-after-photoshop/</link>
		<comments>http://theillusionists.org/2012/11/supermodels-before-after-photoshop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 15:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>elena</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[airbrushing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[body]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hidden propaganda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[image manipulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[media literacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[print]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women's magazines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alessandra Ambrosio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[before and after]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crystal Renn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[digital manipulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[models without airbrushing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Victoria's Secret]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Supermodels before and after airbrushing...]]></description>
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		<title>Julie Zeilinger: Our Generation and Body Image</title>
		<link>http://theillusionists.org/2012/10/julie-zeilinger-our-generation-and-body-image/</link>
		<comments>http://theillusionists.org/2012/10/julie-zeilinger-our-generation-and-body-image/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 16:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>elena</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[body]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[change for the better]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contradictory-messages]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[feminism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inspiring women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-image]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teenagers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[body image]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Julie Zeilinger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The FBomb]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theillusionists.org/?p=1655</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Julie Zeilinger is the 17 year old founder and editor of the FBomb – a "blog/community created for teenage girls who care about their rights as women and want to be heard." I first heard about Julie in a Jezebel article two years ago and I've been following her work ever since. She's the true definition of a wunderkind, who has created a vibrant community for young feminists, and given them a voice and a powerful platform.]]></description>
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		<title>Top Stories of the Month – September 2012</title>
		<link>http://theillusionists.org/2012/09/top-stories-of-the-month-september-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://theillusionists.org/2012/09/top-stories-of-the-month-september-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:56:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>elena</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[body]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dieting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[internet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[media literacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[objectification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-image]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sexism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[television]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[About-Face]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adios Barbie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[advertising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[beauty ideals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beauty Redefined]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[body acceptance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[body politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CBS The Talk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CNN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gender]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gender expectations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jezebel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kate Middleton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[make-up]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mass media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mirror]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[modesty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[paparazzi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reddit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sikh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TV]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theillusionists.org/?p=2725</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A selection of articles on body image and media literacy issues. About Face: Not wearing makeup on TV is literally Headline News The five hosts of the daytime show The Talk did not wear makeup for the fall premiere of the 2012 season &#8211; this decision made headlines on CNN (CNN &#8220;journalists debated whether the move was &#8220;Brilliant or Bananas?&#8221;). ...]]></description>
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		<title>Ideal Beauty &#8211; 90 Years Ago</title>
		<link>http://theillusionists.org/2012/09/ideal-beauty-90-years-ago/</link>
		<comments>http://theillusionists.org/2012/09/ideal-beauty-90-years-ago/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 10:09:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>elena</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[body]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[beauty ideals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[beauty ideals in paintings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[classical art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Derain]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Renoir]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theillusionists.org/?p=2694</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Warning: this post contains photos of paintings showing female nudity. They may be NSFW (not safe for work). For the sixth year in a row, I celebrated my birthday by visiting a museum. I find it to be the ideal activity: to mull over the passage of time while admiring timeless works of art. After London&#8217;s British Museum (2010), Paris&#8217; ...]]></description>
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		<title>Making THE ILLUSIONISTS – The Year in Pictures</title>
		<link>http://theillusionists.org/2012/09/making-the-illusionists-year-in-picture/</link>
		<comments>http://theillusionists.org/2012/09/making-the-illusionists-year-in-picture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2012 14:26:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>elena</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA["The Illusionists" documentary]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theillusionists.org/?p=2661</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today marks an anniversary of sorts: THE ILLUSIONISTS' film shoot started exactly 11 months ago, on October 15th 2011. Here is a photo gallery showcasing the year... in 15 pictures.]]></description>
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		<title>Newspapers and Ads Extol the Virtues of Housework: Shed Pounds, Beat Breast Cancer</title>
		<link>http://theillusionists.org/2012/09/virtues-of-housework-shed-pounds-beat-cancer/</link>
		<comments>http://theillusionists.org/2012/09/virtues-of-housework-shed-pounds-beat-cancer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:31:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>elena</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[discrimination]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cancer]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theillusionists.org/?p=2618</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The other day, while reading the homepage of Corriere della Sera (one of Italy&#8217;s oldest and most respected newspapers), a story caught my eye. I clicked on the link and my immediate reaction was a sense of incredible surprise and incredulity. The headline read, literally: Housekeeping is the right job to protect oneself from breast cancer. The photo that accompanied ...]]></description>
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		<title>The Illusionists Documentary: From Filming to Post-Production</title>
		<link>http://theillusionists.org/2012/07/the-illusionists-documentary-from-filming-to-post-production/</link>
		<comments>http://theillusionists.org/2012/07/the-illusionists-documentary-from-filming-to-post-production/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 15:35:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>elena</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA["The Illusionists" documentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[announcements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[editing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gratitude]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theillusionists.org/?p=2581</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The photo above shows a sign I just printed out and put up on my office wall, right below a postcard of &#8220;The Illusionists&#8221; (dating back to 2008). It reads: &#8220;I&#8217;m not telling you it&#8217;s going to be easy. I&#8217;m telling you it&#8217;s going to be worth it.&#8221; It&#8217;s an important reminder for this adventure that started on a spring ...]]></description>
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		<title>In the News – July 2012</title>
		<link>http://theillusionists.org/2012/07/in-the-news-july-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://theillusionists.org/2012/07/in-the-news-july-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:24:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>elena</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[airbrushing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[KGOY]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[men]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[sexualization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[body image]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[body image revolution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[digital retouching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ED]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[men eating disorders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[men's body image]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[photoshop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[positive body image]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Too Sexy Too Soon]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theillusionists.org/?p=2557</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A selection of articles on body image and media literacy issues. The New York Times: Who Can Improve on Nature? Magazine Editors An excerpt: &#8220;As long as magazines have retouched photos — as long as there have been magazines, basically — there has been a debate about the line between improving an image and outright manipulation, especially in women’s magazines ...]]></description>
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