Autumn Whitefield-Madrano

Autumn Whitefield-Madrano
Location
New York, New York, USA
Birthday
May 27
Company
The Beheld
Bio
I write The Beheld (the-beheld.com), a blog examining our concepts of beauty, using interviews with women whose professions and passions lend them a keen insight into personal appearance; analysis of news, business, economics, and culture; beauty experiments; and personal essays.

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Salon.com
March 12, 2012 10:16AM
“JMac, absolutely agreed. That's not the focus of the project I'm working on, is all. But men absolutely face the beauty standard as well, in romance an…”
About: A Humble Plea
February 29, 2012 04:39PM
“Wordsmith, you're right. I have a gender bias here, and though this blog is specifically about women and I don't intend to make it anything besides tha…”
About: Barefaced and Beside the Point: Appearance Anxiety in Eating Disorders
February 29, 2012 04:24PM
“Thank you to everyone who read this and took the time to comment. Greenhero n, that's a great point about the secrecy of eating disorders. I think for s…”
About: Barefaced and Beside the Point: Appearance Anxiety in Eating Disorders
February 18, 2012 10:21AM
“This is a beautiful account of an extraordinary evening for a 19-year-old--thank you for sharing it. The story of Muhammad Ali breaks my heart; I'm tea…”
About: Me and Rosa Parks on the Ellis Island Ferry
February 05, 2012 01:30PM
“Rw005g, have you ever read these ladyblogs? Do you know what they write about? Yes, they write about trivial stuff. They also cover the very issues you…”
About: On Ladyblogging and the Slumber Parties of the Internet
February 05, 2012 01:19PM
“Thanks, everyone! Except Dr. Piggly, who I assume is parody? Fernsy, the ladyblogs in question DO write about truth and beauty, not food intolerances. T…”
About: On Ladyblogging and the Slumber Parties of the Internet
January 17, 2012 02:31PM
“Oh my gosh, Beth, I love this. I have been the good girl all my life, and there are undeniable rewards to that. But what that's also done is funneled m…”
About: Unhinging the Bitch
January 10, 2012 02:57PM
“Rodney, that must be particularly difficult for a child to not have her contract renewed. It's a good lesson to learn--that for dependability, one shou…”
About: Diversity Casting and Commercial vs. High-End Markets
December 02, 2011 01:54PM
“Greenheron, that sounds fascinating! I should check that out--trying to find out more about the history of the depiction of Virgin Mary. (beauty icon?…”
About: Beauty Blogosphere 12.2.11
November 23, 2011 10:40AM
“Greenheron, wow--that is a wonderful way of putting it. Yes, beauty can unfold from a place of strength, and I love how you phrased that. Through all t…”
About: On Gratitude
November 22, 2011 09:28AM
“The story these photos tell through their chronology is arresting--after several shots of the actual work, riveting in their own right, seeing the firs…”
About: Coal Mining in Appalachia
November 21, 2011 03:18PM
“Designantor, thank you! I'm continually fascinated with the control we are (or aren't) able to exert over our appearance; certainly there's actually a…”
About: Thoughts on a Word: Ugly
November 15, 2011 10:06PM
“It was a pleasure to meet you! My only regret is that I didn't make time to talk with you for more than a minute--when we met I was still blown away by…”
About: Beth's Birthday and OS Meet Up Mega Photos and Videos!
November 13, 2011 03:25PM
“Beth + Autumn = BFF 4-eva, and I stand by it, and I think you give wonderful hugs to boot. A true treat to meet you, and the rest of the team as well--…”
About: Open Salon Meet-up and Beth's Power Birthday - THE PHOTOS!
November 12, 2011 10:25PM
“Thank you for posting, Frankie! It was a delight to meet you.”
About: PIX FROM THE NYC MEET 11-11-11
November 12, 2011 10:22PM
“Beth, I hadn't seen this until now. Thank you for participating in the blog roundup--and particularly for sharing such a powerful story. I really feel…”
About: The Ghosts of Broken Glass
November 07, 2011 05:01PM
“"When I am uncovered, I feel naked- more exposed to the harshness of the world and its elements." Yes, exactly. I'm not Muslim, but I wear hij…”
About: Hijab: A Love Story
November 06, 2011 09:07AM
“Fishgold, I like what you're saying about how authenticity happens when you aren't striving to be authentic. Flow states induce both good work and auth…”
About: MAC, Transformation, and The Authenticity Hoax
November 02, 2011 09:05AM
“Greenheron, ha! True, we wouldn't be into Mr. Darcy these days. Certain Tatsuzo Shimaoka sounds a helluva lot more interesting! Mig uela Holt y Roybal, I…”
About: Thoughts on a Word: Handsome
October 31, 2011 09:44AM
“Fascinating--I'm always intrigued by double meanings and etymology. Oftentimes the meaning is clear but I take delight in the moments of ambiguity.”
About: The Waiting
October 30, 2011 04:18PM
“Phyllis, there are so many roads to healing and what matters is that you left a bad situation. I'm glad for that, and wish you peace--however you find…”
About: The Solace of Convention: Abuse, Beauty, and What Happened When I Left
October 30, 2011 10:59AM
“Beth, I almost included a link to this Jezebel piece about the "post-breakup haircut" but axed it at the last minute--http://jezebel.co m/5570…”
About: The Solace of Convention: Abuse, Beauty, and What Happened When I Left
October 27, 2011 09:21PM
“Bravo, Monsieur and Mlle Havrilesky--because I think that gets lost in all the pep talk about evo-psych. We are, in fact, not monkeys (thank heavens, t…”
About: Evolutionary Psychology, Aging, Beauty, and the Baby Dreams
October 27, 2011 09:19PM
“Pauline, thank you. Rita, self-care is definitely an essential part of healing from anything and I'm glad to see someone bringing it up. Certainly if I…”
About: The Solace of Convention: Abuse, Beauty, and What Happened When I Left
October 24, 2011 06:35PM
“Thank you, Beth! And CORAL? Yikes. I had something similar happen to me and it was actually almost a solace, so ridiculous was it to see this poor girl…”
About: Daniella Marcantoni, Mortician, Chino Hills, California
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