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March 21, 2013
why you should steam kale, broccoli + cabbage
I’ve been making raw kale and cabbage salad and green smoothies with raw kale as I used to think you should eat kale raw to get the most out of this nutritious superfood.It turns out steaming kale before adding it to smoothies and salads not only is healthier, but allows [...]
Hollywood: Enough With Pregnancy Weight Shaming!
Women can’t win. We’re either too fat, too thin, our breasts aren’t big enough, we don’t lose weight fast enough after having a baby, and now we’re too fat to be pregnant. It’s insane–women can’t do anything without their appearance being judged, especially in the popular media. The latest target? [...]
March 12, 2013
EU Bans Sale of All Animal Tested Cosmetics
According to BBC News, a ban on animal testing in cosmetics enacted in 2009 has finally taken effect in the European Union. The anti-vivisection group BUAV and the European Coalition to End Animal Experiments (ECEAE) said they had spent more than 20 years campaigning on the issue and had enlisted [...]
March 6, 2013
We’re Looking for a Social Media Intern– Have What it Takes?
We Want YOU! We’re looking for a savvy and fun social media intern to commit to working at least 3 months, 10 hours a week virtually, and one day a week in an artsy downtown Manhattan loft. Forget office lighting cubicle hell! Working hours are flexible, you can work from [...]
March 5, 2013
Taylor Swift the Feminist: Too Little Too Late?
Taylor Swift is not happy with recent comments/jokes made about her during awards season.In the April 2013 issue of Vanity Fair, cover girl Swift talks about how annoyed she is with persistent media coverage of her alleged dating life. She tells VF‘s contributing editor Nancy Jo Sales: “If you [...]
March 2, 2013
Dairy Industry Seeks Approval To Drop Label For Artificial Sweeteners
While shopping at a specialty market this afternoon, I encountered a display for local milk. The woman in charge was very friendly, explaining that the milk was from a farm a few miles away, the store gets deliveries of it on Fridays so you know it’s fresh, the cows are [...]
February 27, 2013
Seth MacFarlane: What is Satire, and What is Just Stupid?
Many people are calling Seth MacFarlane’s take as the host of the Academy Awards satirical–they could be considered right, that perhaps MacFarlane’s take on satire falls under the Juvenalian umbrella. It makes sense–why do we have a four hour (sometimes more) televised ceremony honoring celebrities as if they cured cancer or rescued a [...]
February 20, 2013
Lisa Lampanelli: Watch Your Words
Trigger Warning: racial slurs Comedienne Lisa Lampanelli is aware that she is not a very nice person. Her tagline is that she’s “Comedy’s Loveable Queen of Mean.”Her standup routine is foul, often using controversial language to get a laugh out of her audience. So, while this latest controversy is unexpected, it’s just another [...]
February 13, 2013
BREAKING: Lena Dunham’s Body Type is Not Unique!
Oh, for Pete’s sake, we’ve already told you that Lena Dunham isn’t fat. It’s common knowledge at this point that she’s always in some state of undress on Girls, which airs on HBO, where it’s practically a requirement for shows to have a fair amount of nudity. So why, why, why, is there [...]
February 8, 2013
Rex Reed Calls Melissa McCarthy “Tractor Sized”–How Mature.
I don’t understand why body type has to come into play during film reviews. Unless it is an essential part to the role an actor is playing, there is no need to make comments. Someone forgot to tell New York Observer film critic Rex Reed that it’s not necessary. In his review [...]
