LINK LOVE with a TWIST, February 7, 2011
I am beyond thrilled to bring you the inaugural edition of LINK LOVE with a TWIST!
As I mentioned earlier, the goal of this new feature is to shine the light on the work of others. It is about sharing a post written by someone else because it touched you in some way. Think about it – was there a particular post that made you laugh? Cry? Think? Was there one in particular that “spoke” to you? This is about sharing those posts – the ones that left an impact on us.
These are just a few of those posts …
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Arash Mazinani – The Adonis Complex: Men and Body Image: Katy of Modly Chic wanted to share this post because it really struck a chord with her. She says “Women are always talking about the ideal image we are forced to contend with but what about the guys? They have to deal with some of the same issues, but not many people are man enough to talk about that.”
Cloud of Secrets – The Antwerp Two: “I was touched by the dreamy combination of nostalgia, beautiful architecture and the unique fashion finds. It left a different imprint on me that most posts, I felt transported briefly,” said Fabienne Jach of The House in the Clouds
The Fashion Pawn – The B.O.B. Series: About You: Cate of inkblot*photography selected this post on improving your blog’s ABOUT ME page because “it really helped me to reconstruct my about page and consider the most important things to include. It seems like such an insignificant thing, but your about page really is the thing that gives your readers the biggest picture of what your blog is about and the philosophy behind what you’re doing.”
Grit & Glamour – Trademarks, What You Need to Know: A rather timely entry, Fuyume submitted this piece because it is “an excellent post about trademarking your blog name and a must read in the aftermath of the-coveted vs. thecoveted.com.”
Keiko Lynn – On Friendships and Floundering: Stephanie of The-Loudmouth submitted this post because, simply and beautifully, “[she] found this post really touching today and wanted to share it!”
The-Loudmouth – Nudity: Naughty or Natural?: Many of you have likely already read this post by now, but I decided to submit it to LLWAT because Stephanie tackled a subject that is too often considered taboo. I applaud her for that, and for the brilliant way she wrote about it!
Mrs. Bossa Does the Do – Wanted: Dead or Alive?: Veshoevius of The Taxonomy of my Wardrobe selected this post because “as Mrs B shows in her study here, we shouldn’t just swallow the imagery we are presented in advertising campaigns just because it comes labeled with a fashionable brand name and in particular when it uses disturbing images of women that reek of misogyny.”
No Signposts in the Sea – The Princess, the Cowgirl, and 17%: “A wonderfully thoughtful and insightful post on roles available to women in the US and the lack of women in power, [written by] a Finnish person living in America,” says Franca of Oranges and Apples
A Reason to Be Fabulous – Why I Remix (1/30): Eboni Ife’ of The Fashionista Next Door submitted this post because of “a debate [that] broke out on Twitter earlier this week after one blogger sort of bashed the concept of 30 for 30 (although she says that wasn’t her intent). That is neither here nor there. What I really love about this post is how well [Tiffany] captures the power of remixing with her her marathon comparison. It is spot on! I mean it totally captures why I am participating in the 30 for 30 Challenge this time around.”’
The Style Crusader – Right Now: Jill of Street Style: Pics by Polka Dot picked this as her favorite post of the week because of the timely subject matter. The Style Crusader tackles our perception of “now” and relates it to what is happening in Cairo right now.
Voodle – say my name sunday: This new feature on Voodle was submitted by Purdey Singleton of Kittenish Behaviour because “I find it really interesting reading how bloggers came up with their names.”
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Thank you to everyone who took the time to submit their favorite post of the week!
If you would like to submit a post for inclusion in the next edition of Link Love with a TWIST, please do so here.
If you would like to publish this post on your own blog, the code can be found here.
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