So, as I recently Tweeted about, comedian Jimmy Kimmel has been asking viewers to play pranks on their kids and record the results. For Halloween, he encouraged people to tell their kids they ate all the Halloween candy. The results are fairly predictable - the kids are shocked, disbelieving, angry, tearful. The Huffington Post called it "hilarious," and said "Yes,...[ read more ]
From cartoonist Ampersand, a piece about what Kate Harding called the "Fantasy of Being Thin":
Neuroscientists Dr. Bradley Voytek and Dr. Tim Verstynen have been posting an excellent series on the zombie brain. They've asked questions like "Why are zombies so hungry for your flesh?" and "What's up with all that moaning?" and used that knowledge to suggest how to survive the zombie apocalypse. I certainly feel safer now knowing that if they come for...[ read more ]
So today is Love Your Body Day according to the National Organization for Women's NOW Foundation, an endeavor I fully support. As a believer in Size Acceptance and Health at Every Size, I want to make every day "Love Your Body Day," for everyone. But I notice things. Things like the fact that there are no fat bodies represented in...[ read more ]
So, the Huffington Post has reported that PayScale.com has announced the 13 worst-paid college majors (in a report that plebes like me apparently can't access), and Child and Family Studies came in first. (Warning: the HuffPo link is one of those annoying slide shows.) Which may have left a lot of readers wondering, who majors in that? Although students who...[ read more ]
