Please go check out Shannon Brownlee and Jeanne Lenzer’s Slate article on conflicts of interest among medical “experts” appearing all over the damn media–up to and including public radio. Then go reread point 10 here. I’m gonna quote liberally, ’cause there’s just too much here to narrow it down. How frequently are journalists glossing over … Continue reading »

So, I kinda hate Mother’s Day since my mom died, but my dad just found this picture tucked inside the old family bible, and it amused the hell out of me for the following reasons: 1) The shirt. 2) Just try and tell me body type’s not genetic. Mom, 39, and me, 8 10 monthsish, … Continue reading »

All right, all right, they’re actually talking about birds. (The kind that fly.) But even so, as a commenter over at Shakesville (whence I stole this) said, the real question is, how are the boobies faring?

I just spent a good ten minutes walking back and forth across the apartment, into the bedroom, the bathroom, the kitchen, and my office about three times each, looking for my sunglasses. When I was on the brink of tears because there was nowhere I hadn’t fucking looked, meaning my expensive prescription sunglasses were gone … Continue reading »

So, the other day I was talking to a reporter who asked–in the role of devil’s advocate–whether it’s appropriate for me to be a fat acceptance activist, when I’m only a size or two bigger than the average American woman. Can I really speak for someone 100 or 200 lbs. heavier than me, or more? … Continue reading »

Update: Ha! Fillyjonk and I posted at the same time. Duh, I completely forgot it was International No Diet Day until I saw the other fatosphere posts about it. (Which is especially stupid because, if all goes well, The Rotund, our editor, and I are hoping to bring our book out on International No Diet … Continue reading »

I don’t love it quite as much as the rhino, but this Threadless T-shirt showing Botticelli’s Venus getting work done is still pretty awesome. The shirt design (available up to 2X girly and 3X unisex): The original: Thanks to Shapeling Emily for the tip!