Don’t forget that if you want anything from the Shapely Prose store, get it this weekend! After that you will have to make it yourself with freezer paper. (I still want a Piggy Moo shirt, personally, but could never come up with a good design, and didn’t think Cafe Press shirts would do it justice. … Continue reading »
Posted in February 2009 …
Help Us Plan a Book Tour!
OK, Shapelings, lots of you have been asking where we might be going on a book tour, and the answer is, we have no idea yet. Well, we have one idea. There will definitely be an event at Re/Dress in Brooklyn on June 5. Other than that, nothing’s firm yet. So we need a little … Continue reading »
All diets work the same: poorly
If you read the paper in the mornings, you may already have seen the news — the latest issue of the New England Journal of Medicine includes a study showing that all diets work the same, it’s only calorie intake that matters. Some previous studies have found that low carbohydrate diets like Atkins work better … Continue reading »
Part Two
OK, the second statement up my ass yesterday was Kenan Thompson’s commentary on Chris Brown’s assault on Rihanna. Asked whether Saturday Night Live would ever invite Brown back, Thompson said: It’s not up to me, but I’m sure we would if he had another hit single. We don’t care about scandal. We just care about what … Continue reading »
What’s up my ass today
Hi! I’m back from a whirlwind couple of weeks, during which I attended a conference here, then flew across the country to tag along while Al attended a different conference. Which means I’ve pretty much spent 2 straight weeks negotiating enormous crowds in not entirely familiar places, sitting still more than I like to, and doing … Continue reading »
Midweek fluff: Web detective
We’re all a little distracted right now — Kate’s been traveling, SM’s been studying, and I’ve kind of burned myself out on the internet. I’ve got the shittiest excuse of the three, so it falls to me to give you guys something to talk about. But all I can think about is being burned out … Continue reading »
YMY Live Chat at Feministe Today
This afternoon at 3 EST, I’ll be participating in a live chat at Feministe to promote Yes Means Yes! Feministe blogger Rachel will moderate, and the other contributors who will be there are Cara Kulwicki, Toni Amato, Hanne Blank, and Heather Corrina. Just show up at Feministe around 3, and it’ll be going. You won’t … Continue reading »
Friday fluff: Your best squirrel dish
By popular demand, consider this thread an outgrowth of the last one. Share your crazy-ass old recipes, weird recipes, recipes passed down by your great-great-grandma that demand ingredients you’ve never seen on this planet.
How many grams of fat in a gallinule?
This article with the oh so clever title of “‘Joy of Cooking’ or ‘Joy of Obesity’?” describes a study that hilariously mischaracterizes the evolution of everybody’s favorite cookbook. Researchers have found that some recipes now have higher calorie counts and that’s why Americans are OMG SO FAT: Published as a letter Tuesday in the Annals … Continue reading »
Pop Quiz
Which Fat Barbie image do you think is more likely to have a positive effect on children’s health? This one (via Jezebel), with the tag line, “Keep obesity away from your child!” Or, say, this one, with the tag line, “There are 3 billion women in the world who don’t look like supermodels, and only … Continue reading »
