La Perla removes mannequin with visible ribs and hip bones: Skinny shaming or promoting healthier bodies?

My thoughts when I first saw this picture, as they jumped onto the hamster wheel in my head: 1. Wow, that mannequin is super skinny! 2. But aren’t all mannequins super skinny? At least this one’s anatomically correct. It (she?) even has a bellybutton and nips – clearly they sprang for the high-end model! (Model! Hahahah! …

Should Gyms Even Have Dress Codes? Planet Fitness Strikes Again, Booting Pregnant Lady for Too-Small Top

Earlier this week a pregnant woman was booted from a gym for not sufficiently covering up her bump. Planet Fitness’s bizarro dress code strikes again! The gym manager asked her to leave since her tiny tot-tent was ever-so-slightly showing thanks to a tank top that was riding up and was therefore in violation of the …

Dear Lady Gaga, Puking on Stage is Still Bulimia, Even if you Add Glitter (Where do you draw the line between art and artifice?)

Just a dancer doing stuff. Living life, making art. Like you do.  Barf as art? Millie Brown makes her living as a “vomit artist” by regurgitating colored milk onto canvases — something I’d normally be willing to let slide because, let’s be honest, that’s nowhere near as gross as the lady who paints with her …

What the Controversy Over the “Skeletal” Winner of The Biggest Loser Says About Her – And Even More About Us

Early this morning whilst my children were whizzing all over the floor in the area of the toilet and I was still snuggled under the covers checking the weather (-7! It’s like Minnesota misses me and followed me all the way here! Aw!), the internets were all atwitter with shock surrounding The Biggest Loser’s latest …

Is Sugar Really the New Nicotine? Consortium of Researchers and Doctors Say Yes and That We Need to Fight It Just Like We Do Cigs [When research, public health and weird advertising collide]

 Did you know lots of lip balm has sugar in it? Katy Perry, you’re welcome.  “Sugar is the new nicotine!” proclaims Action on Sugar, a consortium of scientists and doctors whose mission is to reduce sugar consumption and diabetes worldwide, in a new public awareness campaign. According to their press release, “This group will initially …

Is Pro Cheerleading a Scam? Raiderettes Say Yes and Sue the NFL [And why I agree with them]

 Athlete? Or just worst texting posture ever? Still looking for a theme for your Super Bowl Party? You might want to consider “lawsuit” – at least if you’re an NFL cheerleader or someone who loves NFL cheerleaders. (Or someone who loves lawyers.) After years of putting on their game faces – both on and off …

Fertile Pose: Should Yoga Be Sexy? Leading Yoga Guru and Random Lady At School Say Yes. Both In the Feeling and In the Having. [Full Body Shudder.]

Yoga as a wet t-shirt contest? Fail, Planet Yoga. Plus, her Bow Pose is really not that well done. Not that I’m judging other people’s yoga practice but I figure if you’re going to be modeling yoga for Planet Yoga you should probably at least try and get your knees together? Although this was my …