Fatism In The Wild
I was driving to a meeting tonight, and flipped through my radio presets. When I got to Live 105, I heard a promo that went something like this: Music was originally used by cavemen… to drive fat...
View ArticleFollow Friday
So this is like, a blog/Twitter crossover event! On Twitter, they have “Follow Fridays,” where you tell people who to follow on Twitter. So here’s my Follow Friday for you–The Illusionists, No Country...
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Beth Ditto At Cannes
For Feel-Good Friday, a picture that made me feel good. Check out that insane eye makeup and lipstick! The awesome shape of that dress, which breaks all the fat-girl muumuu rules! The ruffly crazy...
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My Lovely Lady Lumps: A Hump-Day Links Roundup
1. We all know I get ridiculous PR spam, but a real doozy landed in my mailbox yesterday, featuring the top five “Flabulous Celebrity Love Handle Offenders” who can fix their “offensive” love handles...
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Hammy-Down Links!
1. We talked about April Flores, the plus-size pinup and adult film star awhile back. She’s in the news again, criticizing the ridiculous American Apparel for their sizing prejudices, and talking about...
View Article“Why All The Big Girls Should Move To New Orleans”
An email from the awesome Jezebella (with the subject line above): I just had to share this Kermit Ruffins video with y’all. When was the last time you saw a pure-D big girl dancing in the background...
View ArticleYou’re Oppressing Me, Katy Perry
We recently talked about how relatively minor incidents can sometimes feel much more significant than they really are. There are a lot of thought-provoking stories in the comments and I urge you to...
View ArticleLinks And Thinks
1. Photographic proof that fat people existed in the past, from Manolo for the Big Girl. Some really cool pictures. 2. Lesley at Fatshionista is doing Huge recaps, and tackles the latest episode here....
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Beth Ditto On The Runway
Beth Ditto recently walked the runway in a Jean Paul Gaultier show, and she looks fabulous. Gaultier is, of course, the same designer who used Velvet D’Amour in a previous runway show. More pictures at...
View ArticleDoes Being Fat Make You A Good Chef?
A Sunday morning ritual at Casa Bix involves a cup of coffee, the New York Times and a pug in my lap and Food Network on the TV, where Esteban and I provide a running MST3K commentary on Sandra Lee and...
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