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Glamour Speaks Softly But Carries a Big Schitck
The February issue of Glamour (on stands now) features It-model Crystal Renn in a high-fashion spread entitled, "You’d Look Even Better Naked.”
“Great,” you might be thinking.
More »Super Bowl Ads We’d Like To See
Are you ready for some footballlllll?
Probably not, since we all know the only reason girls watch the Big Game is for the commercials. (Editor’s note:
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New BBC Show Asks: Are You Hotter Than Your Mom?
It sounds like a Craigslist “Adults Only” ad gone horribly awry, but it’s actually the question being asked in a sad, sad new BBC reality show, set to air tomorrow.Called I’m Hotter Than My Daughter, three mother-daughter pairs will be featured; in each pair, the mom claims to be hotter than her offspring.More »
Michelle Obama Wants to Change Health Status of An Entire Generation
First lady Michelle Obama was on the Today show this morning, talking with Matt Lauer about everything from the trials and tribulations of raising two girls while working full time – for anybody, let alone while living in the White House – to her new anti-childhood obesity campaign.
Is Whole Foods’ BMI For Bucks Program Discriminatory?
One day, when I make lots and lots of money and shed my tightwaddish tendencies, I shall shop at Whole Foods, where the apples shine like rubies and lettuce costs $8.99/lb.
Bikram: Feeling Hot, Hot, HOT!
Lately, my body and mind have been craving yoga so I’ve been Downward Dogging things up a few times a week. Inspired by everything I’ve heard about Bikram (as well as by the introductory $29/first month rate at Bikram Yoga Chicago), I decided to try the 90-minute sweat-soaked workout.More »
American Apparel Launches Cheeky Contest for the Best Butt in the World
I have never purchased an item for American Apparel, the primary reason being that it’s run by a horrifically misogynistic perv named CEO Dov Charney, known for, among other things, allegedly sexually harassing employees and, in a legendary Jane magazine interview, masturbating in front of reporter Claudine Ko.More »
And the Media Distortion Continues…
Christina Hendricks (of Mad Men) may be known for her Golden Globes, but apparently she’s not round enough to fully warrant the label of “curvy” – at least it seems that way, considering how the NYTimes seems to have inflated her picture to better accompany a blog by writer Cathy Horyn in which she snarked “ Not pretty Christina Hendricks in Christian Siriano’s exploding ruffle dress.More »
Kourtney Kardashian Already Lost the Baby Weight…With Photoshop!
All you new moms out there who have felt frustrated or guilty because you haven’t regained your high school abs of steel and it’s already been three whole months since you gave birth, listen up.More »
Stars Who Recover From Eating Disorders Giving Diet Advice: Helpful or Hypocritical?
Two celebs - American Idol’s Katharine McPhee and Real Housewives’ Bethenny Frankel - are catching flack for purportedly (albeit inadvertently) promoting eating disorders by giving diet tips or letting themselves be airbrushed.
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