Worst. Idea. Ever.
On the next season of The Simple Life, Paris and Nicole will be working at a camp that has five different themes — one of which is weight loss/fitness. The Simple Life revolves around Paris and Nicole mocking the lesser plebes that they’re forced to engage with, while they repeatedly fuck up simple tasks. Now [...]
...read moreFor only $29.95, you too can have fresh, rosy nipples
Beauty culture is officially out of control. Now not even your nipples are pretty enough — you need to tint them in order to achieve the perfect shade of nip. “Women want nipples to be pert and fresh-looking, and this shade makes them appear that way,” Benefit spokeswoman Alison Haljun says. “For a long time, [...]
...read moreWhen the glass ceiling feels more like steel
A must-read op/ed in the LA Times about the continuation of the Old Boys Club in big businesses. Maybe it’s time to take a different tack. Instead of pats on the back, maybe it’s time for raps on the knuckles. Catalyst, which advises corporations on women’s issues and depends on them for income, won’t do [...]
...read moreCompanies still don’t have to cover contraception
At least according to the latest ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit. Which is a pretty definitive source. Despite the fact that only women can get pregnant, and that federal law requires insurance providers to cover pregnancy-related expenses on the same basis that they cover other expenses, the Eighth Circuit [...]
...read moreMommy Dearest
I think most of us would agree that young girls are over-sexualized, and that’s a problem. So here’s a novel idea: Blame mommy! Judith Warner’s column doesn’t start off all that poorly. She writes: Bling-Bling Barbies and pouty-lipped Bratz. Thongs for tweens, and makeover parties for 5-year-olds. The past couple of shopping seasons have brought [...]
...read morePumping Iron
Jessica Reynolds of Sarasota, FL preparing to do a clean and jerk with 220 pounds. Photos by Chip Litherland/NY Times Finally! Some good news about Florida! Florida, it seems, is the only state to sanction girls’ weightlifting as a high school sport. * She was an Atlas of the exurbs, hoisting a 210-pound barbell over [...]
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