Jessica Alba, before and after airbrushing. I see a thinner waist, thinner thighs, more rounded hips, bigger boobs, more make-up, inexplicably windblown hair, a deeper tan, bigger eyes looking right at you instead of off to the side, and something really weird going on with her left armpit (easier to see if you click over … Continue reading »
Posted in December 2008 …
There’s nothing wrong with your face
It’s been a long time since my days of rabid Ani Difranco fandom, but man, she’s still got it. Via Jezebel, I just clicked over to this WSJ (?!?) interview with Ani, where she talks about her new album, Red Letter Year. Of the song “Present/Infant,” about her new daughter, she says: “[It's] about one of the … Continue reading »
Friday fluff: Holiday presents
Though I’m a curmudgeon who mostly opts out of the obligatory gift-giving at this time of year, I do appreciate hearing about the great finds other people dig up. If you do gifts, what gift are you most excited about giving this year? Are you crafting anything fabulous? Did you find the perfect gift for … Continue reading »
Buffpuff is Diva of the Week!
I’m late in getting to this, so you may have already seen it, but our dear Shapeling (and so much more) Buffpuff is Diva of the Week over at Diva Lookbook! I was admiring Buffpuff’s style on LJ Fats long before I started this blog, and she never disappoints. Check it out. Also, Monsoon needs … Continue reading »
Burritos and desire
On Sunday, when Dan and I got home from Thanksgiving traveling, we got burritos at Chipotle. On Monday, what I wanted for dinner was a Chipotle burrito. On Tuesday, what I wanted for dinner was a Chipotle burrito. I didn’t get them on Monday or Tuesday, because eating Chipotle three or even two times in … Continue reading »
Announcing the Shapely Prose community site, or, I hope you have some time to kill
Attention Shapelings! Remember how, a while back, we asked you what you wanted to see next out of Shapely Prose, and then you told us all kinds of things, and then we got stressed out and stopped posting much? Good times. Well, one of the most frequently expressed wishes was to have a place where … Continue reading »
Miss Conduct on suspected anorexia
You guys may have noticed that ol’ Aunt Fattie hasn’t been around lately. Luckily, we still have friend of the blog Miss Conduct, who is a professional advice columnist (unlike, say, me) and therefore doesn’t get to stop writing simply because she lacks the gumption to take on other people’s problems. Miss Conduct, who is … Continue reading »
Quick hit: Bodybuilding and body-shaming
After the comment thread to a fascinating post at Feministe about female bodybuilders blew up into a melee of “I don’t think these women are fuckable therefore I refuse to engage in intelligent discussion” nonsense, Roy at No Cookies for Me posts a great followup about why body-shaming is antifeminist no matter what kind of … Continue reading »
