Posted on April 3, 2008

Dear Monica Grenfell, STFU

I haven’t yet written about Chloe Marshall, the 17-year-old plus-size model who’s in the running for Miss England this year, only because I’ve had a zillion other things on my plate lately. Marshall’s a UK size 16 (i.e., US size 12/14), the biggest contestant they’ve ever had, and she’s already been crowned Miss Surrey. Woo … Continue reading »

OT: Another Small Glimpse of Perfection

Sorry for the lack of blogging today, y’all. I think we’re all feeling a little worn down–I can’t really handle thinking about much today. (I did, however, think a lot about LeBron James, King Kong, and white privilege over at Shakesville yesterday and a little about Liz Phair and my feminist awakening at Broadsheet today, … Continue reading »