What do Brigitte Bardot, beach litter, and American rappers on skid row have in common? They’re all on the TakePart Top 10 Weekly Roundup!  The Roundup is a compilation of the week’s most notable stories from our entertainment-meets-social-action blogging network. Check out some of our most popular stories of the week, as well as a few TakePart blogger favorites!

Katie:

Pras On Skid Row (Literally)

Top 10 Reasons to Go to the Havana Film Festival in New York

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Nicole:

6 Million Pounds of Trash Found On World’s Beaches In One Day

“Take A Bite” Out of Climate Change

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Giulia:

Once Upon A Time Mommy Wasn’t This Pretty

We Can Solve It

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Gina:

The Fresh Air of the Flight of the Red Balloon and Hou Hsiao Hsien

Brigitte Bardot on Trial for Her Contempt Towards Muslims

Just in time for Mothers Day comes a new book called “My Beautiful Mommy” which aims to teach kids about their new and improved post-plastic surgery mom.

When she was pregnant with her son Junior, who turns nine this month, Gabriela Acosta ballooned from 115 pounds to 196. Acosta lost the weight but wound up with stretched, saggy skin. Even her son noticed it. He told her that her stomach looked “pruney,” the result, he thought, of staying in the shower too long. So the 29-year-old stay-at-home mom scheduled a consultation with Dr. Michael Salzhauer, a board-certified plastic surgeon in Bal Harbour, Fla.

Acosta told Salzhauer that she wasn’t sure how to talk to her son about the procedures she was considering. That’s when he showed her the manuscript for his children’s picture book, “My Beautiful Mommy” (Big Tent Books), out this Mother’s Day. It features a perky mother explaining to her child why she’s having cosmetic surgery (a nose job and tummy tuck). Naturally, it has a happy ending: mommy winds up “even more” beautiful than before, and her daughter is thrilled. [Newsweek]

Hmmm, I think the mere fact that my mother raised me and loved me unconditionally makes her beautiful already.

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The TakePart Top 10 Weekly Roundup is a compilation of the week’s most notable stories from our entertainment-meets-social-action blogging network. This week we celebrated some of our own favorite top 10 bloggers who work night and day to provide us up-to-date info on films, literature, and feminist news. Don’t miss these exciting and informative blogs, as well as some of our most popular stories of the week.

Katie:

“La Misma Luna Under the Same Moon,” Not the Same Old Movie

Top 5 Eco-Friendly Gadgets for Under $50

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Nicole:

Top 10 Literary and Book Blogs

NBC11 First Wind Powered TV Station

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Giulia:

Top 10 Feminist Blogs

Horton: The New Mascot for Pro-Life

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Gina:

Top 10 Film Blogs

Top 10 Films I Would See If I Was At SXSW

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Kerry:

Our Pharmaceutically Fouled Water Supply

Top 7 New Sins Against God’s Green Earth

These top 10 literary and book blogs will help you find your pearl in an ocean of potential reading. With so many excellent books out there, it’s hard to know which ones are the perfect fit for your literary longings. Below you’ll find some of the best and brightest reviewers pounding out original write-ups of some of the most outstanding works available that cover a variety of genres ““ from literary fiction to biographies to poetry to political non-fiction.

Did I forget your favorite book blog? Leave a comment below and I’ll add it to the list!

1) Bookslut : http://www.bookslut.com
One of the biggest, wittiest, and most comprehensive lit blogs around. Literary mistress Jessa Crispin and her cohort Michael Schaub keep their web readers abreast of the national book scene with quirky reviews and author interviews, which are updated daily.

2) KGB Bar Lit : http://www.kgbbar.com/lit
The KGB bar, an iconic dive on the Lower East Side, features one of New York City’s most diverse literary reading series. Their blog is a reflection of this exciting literary venue, with reviews and previews by some of the best authors around. Don’t forget to check out their KGB Radio Hour with Mark Jacobson!

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