It plays into the tendency we have to declare people "good feminist" or "bad feminist," as though life isn't a long, thorny learning process. As though there's only one way to be a responsible human being. Read more
Oh God, number fucking 3. I have lost Facebook friends who I've known IRL for years because of a snarky status update about Taylor Swift. Of all people. (Did I mention we're all in our thirties?) Read more
Awesome piece, and nice to have a reminder! And I for one appreciate that we can all look back on the Amanda Bynes coverage/gossip (I include myself in it) and admit that we done fudged that one up. Read more
I am totally surprised this doesn't happen MORE! I have found skid marks on bargain bin boxer shorts. Read more
Not much of a secret anymore, Victoria. Read more
This happened to me at a Lord & Taylor's. People are gross sometimes. Read more
That was amazing. I think we're caught up in this idea that if we like a person, we have to like/defend every inch of their personhood. Chelsea is annoying, sometimes says stuff I don't agree with. But this was a thing of beauty.
This is completely off the mark. There's a very specific, logical reason for the relationship between weight and cancers for which steroid hormones like estrogen and testosterone promote growth. Adipose tissue contains the enzymes that synthetize those hormones. Weight loss is a very effective way to increase… Read more
I don't understand Juan Pablo's attitude, to be honest. Yeah, the show is tacky and sleazy, but then why go on it only to not play the game and stomp around like a 2 yr old? He seems like an entitled prick both with his "career" and with women, and it's no wonder he's losing in both arenas. His own FAMILY even tried… Read more
The link between weight and "lady cancers" is sadly unsurprising to me. When I was diagnosed with uterine cancer last year, my oncologist was quite blunt in telling me that my weight was a likely contributor to my having gotten the disease relatively early (I was 33 at the time). I'm cancer-free (and lady bit-free)… Read more
You can encourage people to not be shitheads to fat people, all the while still hating cancer. Don't be daft. Read more
Not sure if marathoners who don't lift are considered "skinny fat" - I thought the term was more for the sedentary thin? Read more
I firmly believe that Wooderson was Cohle's alias when he worked undercover in the biker gang. Read more