Jezebel: Whole Foods

Isabella Rossellini's Handbags Feature Animals Having Sex

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:30:00 EDT

Isabella Rossellini has a Bulgari handbag collection. The actress called bags "an indispensable accessory for us women" and compared them to jewels; hers cost $1,700-$2,600. Rossellini printed drawings from her acclaimed Green Porno series on the linings. [ONTD]

Thin People Shop At Whole Foods: The Age Of Weight Segregation

Anna North — Mon, 24 May 2010 18:30:00 EDT

Albertson's shoppers in the Seattle area are 10 times more likely to be obese than Whole Foods customers, a stark reminder that the social groups most prone to obesity are often invisible to those with more money and power. More »

Veggie Tales

Anna Holmes — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:50:00 EDT

[New York, April 26. Image via INF]

Teen Girl Orders Black Shoppers Out Of Whole Foods

Anna North — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:30:00 EDT

The precocious young 14-year-old "lady" allegedly used the intercom of a New Jersey Whole Foods to command all black shoppers to leave the store. Police think she may have been copying an earlier, similar incident at a nearby Wal-Mart. [UPI.com] More »

Whole Foods' Employee BMI Discount Raises Legal Concerns

Anna North — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:30:00 EST

According to the Portland Mercury's Blogtown, Oregon's Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) is concerned about the legality of Whole Foods's new BMI-based discount program. Whole Foods, meanwhile, can't see why anyone would be mad. More »

Weigh Less, Pay Less: Whole Foods Offers Discount Based On BMI

Anna North — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:20:00 EST

Several readers have alerted us to a new program whereby Whole Foods will offer steeper employee discounts to people with lower BMIs. Exactly how little they have to weigh to pay only $37 per organic oyster mushroom, after the jump. More »

Food Fight: A Whole Foods Honcho And The Politics Of American Eating

Anna North — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:00:00 EST

Whole Foods CEO John Mackey is a vegan who's against universal health care, and in some ways he's the embodiment of contemporary American food rhetoric: contradictory, self-righteous, and inflammatory. More »

...Sting Like A Brie

Anna Holmes — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:50:00 EDT

[Ischia, Italy; July 11. Image via INF]

Dolly Parton Wants To Make Money By Making Others Look Cheap

Jennifer — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:30:00 EDT

For the love of God, please let Dolly Parton get her own makeup line. [Chic Report]