Attractiveness and beauty have become another form of  capital, a currency we exchange for many advantages, not only with respect to the opposite sex, but, as many studies confirm, in almost all spheres of our social life. Even, and especially in the workplace, appearances seems to bring us as much success as our skills and studies.

Economist Daniel Hamermesh put this crude theory to the test when he figured that a physically attractive man would earn more or less 250,000 dollars more than an unattractive one over the course of his working life. His theory is supported by human resource professionals around the world who agree that it is better to be attractive and relatively mediocre in their work than to be an ugly genius.

The only way to escape, it seems, is to continue believing that beauty is something very subjective, and thus we all end up having the same opportunities to be seen as beautiful by someone. But while the parameters of beauty change over time, unfortunately, many scientists and psychologists say, certain standards are immovable and indifferent to fads: symmetrical faces have always been and probably always are considered more “beautiful.” And if you don’t belong to this privileged group? Well, tough luck.

Therefore it’s not surprising that we live in a culture in which the beauty industry grows exponentially every year, young people are increasingly affected by insecurity and anxiety about their physical appearance, and people take increasingly drastic measures to feel attractive.

In the second half of this article we will investigate more about the importance of beauty in the workplace and the consequences it entails. For now we encourage you to rent apartments in Milan, where people still know how to appreciate natural beauty.

After several years in hiatus since releasing their last studio album in 2003, and a slew of line-up changes that have left them back with their original line-up, Limp Bizkit returns to the scene with a new album scheduled to be released later on this year and a tour through Europe. The title of the album is “Gold Cobra”.

Limp Bizkit is an alternative rock band that´s been around since 1995. In 1996 DJ Lethal from the Hip Hop group House of Pain joined the group and with their second album Significant Other (1999) they found worldwide commercial success. The band’s major hits include “Nookie”, “Break Stuff”, “Re-arranged”, “Counterfeit”, “N 2 Gether Now”, “Take a Look Around”, “Rollin’”, “My Generation” and “My Way.”

The song “Behind Blue Eyes” was on the soundtrack for the movie “Gothica” which starred Halle Berry. She also appeared in the music video for it on the side of the band’s frontman Fred Durst. There were rumors that the two hooked up, and supposedly he had affairs with Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears.

Fred Durst himself directed a majority of the music videos for Limp Bizkit. Considering that this is the first album the band recorded in over 7 years fans should be prepared for a slight change from the sound they were known for before. Durst himself said he underwent a personal and artistic metamorphosis. The new album is influenced by the French electro group Daft Punk and will feature appearances by Mathematics, Raekwon, Gene Simmons and Paul Wall.

Before the European Tour, Limp Bizkit was supposed to go on a full US tour in July but it got pushed back to the fall. If you are curious about what the band was doing during their 7 year time-out, now is the chance to check out the new album and see them live again. Just rent Apartments in Milan and get yourself some tickets.

The portrait is one of the most popular photographic genres. Perhaps the most popular portraits are of famous people, taken by celebrity photographers like Annie Leibovitz and Mario Testino, who serve as modern day “artists of the Court”.

But what to make of the self-portrait? There are photographers who have devoted almost exclusively portraying themselves. This genre of photography rarely leaves us indifferent and often makes quite an impact, as many artists create unreal images or take on surprising alter egos.

Among the photographers whose work was based on self-portraits, was the American photographer Francesca Woodman (1958 -1981).  In her work, her body almost transformed itself into an “object shape” Beginning when she was 13 years old, she began to devote herself to photography, and despite her  early death by suicide, she left us an important and original artistic legacy.

The Palazzo della Ragione in Milan has organized an exhibition that brings together 116 photographs and five videos that lead us to discover Francesca Woodman’s artistic career. The exhibition has been conceived as a journey through various stages that correspond to creative photographic series made where she lived and studied: Boulder (Colorado), Rhode Island, where she attended the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rome and finally New York, a city in which she unsuccessfully tried to join fashion photography circles. Woodman lived in the Italian capital between 1977 and 1978.  There are some self-portraits in which she appears naked, smeared with flour, plaster, paint or other substances. When she was in Rome she organized her first exhibition in Italy.

Francesca Woodman was not portrayed as the main subject and focus of the image, but rather as an integral part of the surrounding environment, natural landscapes or interiors, which she often arranged herself. Her body appears as if it were becoming one with the walls and furniture, or can be seen between walls and doors. One of the recurring features in many photos of Woodman is the absence of the face, which is often cut, hidden or partially obscured.  It is as if she is photographing a ghost.

The exhibition at the Palazzo della Ragione started on 16 July and runs until October 24. It is a cultural project that will not leave lovers of photography and art indifferent. Discover the work of the American photographer, rent apartments in Milan to sink into the world of Francesca Woodman.

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