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I see us everywhere. Restaurants. The grocery store. The mall. I hear our sighs in the dressing room as we try on skirts that, mid-thigh on others, graze dangerous territory on us. I see our longing gazes as we pick up and then put back those high, high stiletto heels at Nine West or Nordstrom's or Last Call. More »
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As a tall-ish person, let me be the first to say "SERIOUSLY?" More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5823667&view=rss&microfeed=true It suggests, according to a study using height to indicate nutrition and overall health, that "poor women born in the last two decades, especially in Africa, are worse off than their mothers or grandmothers born after World War II." More »
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Guinness World Records has named Wayne and Laurie Hallquist of California, who measure 6'10'' and 6'6'' respectively, the world's tallest living spouses. A 19th century couple who were each taller than 7' are still the tallest husband and wife ever. More »
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M.I.A. wore a burqa, Sarah Silverman wore an infantile shirt. The Room's Tommy Wiseau was there. This was Spike TV's 'Scream 2010,' and scream we did. More »
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A study has found that people's "ideal" partners often differ from their actual partners, at least physically. So maybe we all settle — but there's also another way to interpret this research. More »
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A new book, John Schwartz's Short: Walking Tall When You're Not Tall at All is aimed at vertically-challenged teens. So is human growth-hormone. And the fact that Thurgood Marshall nicknamed clerk Elena Kagan "Shorty" is not incidental to this discussion: More »
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According to today's "Science Times," it's not that we shrink with age: it's that we lose our ability to regain height. Adults actually "shrink and regain height on a daily basis, as much as three-quarters of an inch." [NYT] More »
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How much does it suck to be short in America? $50,000 much? According to a new book reviewed in the Times today, that's how much the hormone treatments cost to give a kid an extra inch of height. More »
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While most of us would probably give a lot for a few extra inches of chic, life is hard for those ladies over 6 feet. At the Tall Persons Club, women commiserate over the daily challenges of life for a tall women and the larger issues of finding partners - along with the callous social perception that to date a taller woman is somehow emasculating. Says one anthropologist, rather gloomily, tall men “are generally more successful in life, in areas including salary and winning presidential elections. But this doesn't happen for women. The chances of marriage and children are higher for taller men, but the reverse is true for women.” Not that all the women featured take such a defeatist view: says Arianne Cohen, author of The Tall Book, “Tall is gorgeous...and the moment you perceive yourself that way, other people perceive it too.” [Times of London] More »
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"I am not deformed or handicapped, I'm not a circus attraction. I have strawberry blonde hair and blue eyes. What makes me different is that I'm 6-foot-4, and I'm a woman." That's University of Wisconsin senior Rebecca Thomas, from her essay 'Life As A Tall Girl', excerpted in today's NY Times. We (well, me, Anna) can relate: I'm five-foot-eleven. (Related: Is it just me or do tall women travel in packs?) "The retail industry doesn't exactly cater to a woman with a 37-inch inseam and size 14 feet," continues Thomas. "I never dated, let alone kissed a guy until I was in college...Being a tall woman was hard for me growing up. But in the end, I think it has made me a stronger individual. I've grown into my body, and I try my best to wear all 76 inches of my height with pride, and take the awkward comments and stares with poise. In fact, sometimes I wear heels. Just to make them look twice." [NY Times] More »
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