• Last night, a reader named Becky drew my attention to Broadsheet’s coverage of Kylie Lannigan’s fight to adopt a child. Lannigan and [...]

  Adoption and Fat

  June 29, 2007
• A study on Type 1 diabetes and heart disease from the University of Pittsburgh Schools of Health Sciences has shown yet another obesity [...]

  Type 1 Diabetes and Heart Disease; Fatter Is Better?

  June 28, 2007
• If you missed The Glamazons on America’s Got Talent last night (as I did, on account of not knowing there was a show called America’s [...]

  Let Me See You Shake It, Big Girls

  June 27, 2007
• It is SO FUCKING WRONG that there is no Shakesville right now, when subpoenas are flying, Giuliani is slagging off Clinton for his efforts [...]

  The Virtual Hurricane Party (tm Melissa) Continues

  June 27, 2007

• So say 40.4% of people 18-24, according to The Brogan Survey. Asked to rank obesity, smoking, drugs and alcohol in order of perceived [...]

  Fat a Greater Threat than Drug Abuse, Smoking, or Alcohol

  June 27, 2007
• Joy Nash got a real blog! It is, of course, fatrant.com. And I’m not only telling you this because she called me a genius on it. I’m [...]

  One Less Reason to Use MySpace

  June 27, 2007
• Blogging has resumed at Shakespeare’s Sister while work to restore Shakesville continues.

  Temporary Shakesville

  June 26, 2007
• Via Lauredhel, here’s your head-exploder of the day: Girl provoked pedophile – Judge. A TEN-YEAR-OLD GIRL was raped by TWO MEN, and [...]

  Just Because You’re a Child Doesn’t Mean You’re Not Asking for It

  June 26, 2007

• Last week, a reader named April, who’s a children’s librarian, sent me a note about The Gulps, by Rosemary Wells. Here’s what [...]

  The War on Fat Kids Spreads to the Library

  June 26, 2007
• And although Shakesville’s still down, the virtual pub is open over at the old site. Also, William K. Wolfrum has a Two-Minute Nostalgia [...]

  It’s 5 O’Clock Somewhere

  June 25, 2007