Thanks to everyone who sent this in yesterday, and sorry I didn’t get to it sooner. Under a national law that came into effect two months ago, companies and local governments must now measure the waistlines of Japanese people between the ages of 40 and 74 as part of their annual checkups. That represents more … Continue reading »
Posted in June 2008 …
Friday fluff: Bounce
In honor of our new bouncy castle theme (and because we just can’t seem to stop posting this week!), please enjoy this bouncing banjo baby. I can’t figure out how to embed it with this newfangled Flickr video nonsense, so watch it here for now (link warning: music plays automatically). (If any WordPress users can … Continue reading »
Quick hit: More sexification of childhood
Via Feministing, this NYT article describes the “facelifts” that classic 80s cartoon characters are getting. The PR people say it’s about updating them to connect with modern kids, but this update might remind you of another 80s makeover we’ve discussed recently. Here, for instance, is Strawberry Shortcake, past and present: I’ll let you draw your … Continue reading »
Behold, the F-Shaped Donut
So, yesterday’s convo about the Scarlet F (for “Freak,” “Fat,” “Fail,” “Female,” whatever you like) naturally led to a suggestion that what the world really needs is F-shaped donuts. Today, the world has Shapeling A Sarah to thank for this:
OT: Come Hear My Smart Friends Read Poetry
On June 23rd, my dear friend (and the person who introduced me to Al) Paula Cisewski, will be reading in Chicago, along with our fellow Vermont College grads Rauan Klassnik and Carrie Olivia Adams. If you’re in town, please come check it out. Monday, June 23rd 7:00 PM Quimby’s Books 1854 W North Ave Chicago, … Continue reading »
You say “freak of nature” like it’s a bad thing
A pattern I’ve noticed with trolls, snarky linkers, and even friendly dissenters who take issue with our “Don’t You Realize Fat Is Unhealthy?” post is that some people really, really don’t like the following statement: Diets don’t work. No, really, not even if you don’t call them diets. If you want to tell me about … Continue reading »
UK Readers: Did You See this Crap?
So a couple of readers have sent me links to articles about a recent episode of this BBC show, Mary, Queen of Shops, in which host Mary Portas goes to visit struggling shop owners to tell them why their businesses are tanking. The other night, the subject was a plus-size boutique — like LeeLee’s Valise … Continue reading »
Meta: We are all Kate Harding, but some of us are more Kate Harding than others
One thing we’ve consistently had bloggerly trouble with around here is people getting confused about who writes which post. Our WordPress layout doesn’t help us out, so we put our icons in our posts to help out. However, given that FJ and I are pseudonymous and Kate isn’t, people still tend to get confused, since … Continue reading »
I Am Carnie Wilson
This started as a comment in response to Lesley’s open letter to Carnie Wilson (in response to Wilson’s appearance on Tyra, in which the woman who broadcast her gastric bypass surgery on the internet complains that people now pay too much attention to her weight), but it got so long, I decided to make it … Continue reading »
Nom
So here’s why I love the internet. A few years back, I found a recipe in some magazine for this awesome garlic-orange spinach. I made it a couple times, lost the recipe, thought of it fondly on occasion, but never bothered trying again, because I couldn’t remember exactly how to make it. Now, you could … Continue reading »
