Arianna Huffington’s metamorphosis from start-up diva to media mogul is only the latest in a series of audacious transformations, all of which rest on a crucial, if overlooked, constant: she is a sex symbol.
Yes, you read that right. Sex symbol.
Legendarily coiffed, she’s as fond of girlish ruffles and racy black lace as she is of pantsuits—and is not above flaunting her yoga-toned limbs. All this at 60. But more interesting is the vintage of her wiles, which call to mind a courtesan’s techniques. Her allure resides in her effusiveness and intense focus. It’s present in her insatiable appetite for self-promotion—a hunger that includes lending her voice (and name) to a hot-to-trot cartoon bear on The Cleveland Show. Above all, it flows from her ability to make anyone feel fascinating.

Man, “the New Adweek” has taken a sharp turn for the weird…

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  3. brianvan said: Ending her reproductive cycle… so bold!
  4. nothing2c said: “Would you write all that about a man?” — The eternal feminist question.
  5. joshsternberg said: I don’t get the point of the article; why go so far out of your way to trash Huffington?
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