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Butterfly Life: Meet Me In The Garden

Uma Thurman is thinly veiled behind butterflies in this month's issue of Another Magazine (a fitting tribute to her very non-public persona). The theme and title of the feature “Uma, Taking Risks” does a superb job of juxtaposing her undeniable strength with her striking feminity. (Hats off to photographer Craig McDean!) See the full article here.

New DVD Release: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

This French-language film, directed by Julian Schnabel, tells the real life story of Jean-Dominique Bauby, the once-famed editor of French Elle Magazine, who become completely paralyzed after a stroke at the age of 43. The only part of his body that he could still move was his eye, which he eventually learned to blink in sequence to spell out words. "Film buffs will relish [the] approach and the result, a movie all the more remarkable because the story it tells is true." Jen Chaney, The Washington Post

If you happen to find yourself in Pacific Grove, California, be sure to stop by the Butterfly House. This labor of love was created by J. Jackson, for his wife Sonja, after she was diagnosed with a devastating eye disease. The more sight she lost, the brighter the house became. Read the full story here.

Social butterfly Charlotte Dawson's return to the catwalk has been dogged by crushing comments about her fashion sense - and being "fugged" by critics. The former model and current presenter of Australia's Next Top Model, strutted her stuff as a celebrity model for the Camilla label at Australian Fashion Week yesterday. She appeared for the Australian label in bare feet and wrapped in a colourful yet unflattering maxi kaftan that resembled curtains. "The good news," wrote Morgan and Cocks of Go Fug Yourself, "was that Dawson was on television only in Australia." [via stuff.co.nz]