- 1. 5 Creators Fighting Diet Culture That Go Beyond Body Positivity
- (Living)
- ... and “You Just Need to Lose Weight” and 19 Other Myths About Fat People. In addition to her writing and activism, Gordon is the co-host of the podcast Maintenance Phase, which debunks myths and faulty “science” ...
- Created on 26 January 2023
- 2. 10 Fanstastic New Books by Women to Make Catching Up on that New Year's Resolution to "Read More" a Breeze! ...
- (Books)
- ... most of the weight of parental and domestic duties, which can be near impossible when combined with the demands of a career. Through both impressive research and her own endearingly personal and candid ...
- Created on 24 January 2023
- 3. Christina Applegate Was Recently Diagnosed With MS—a Disease That’s 3 Times More Common in Women Than Men. Here’s What You Need to Know
- (Living)
- ... men, and obesity rates are higher for women as well. Belly fat, in particular, is associated with increased inflammation.” Doctors warn that “carrying extra body weight may be especially risky for women” ...
- Created on 19 December 2022
- 4. How the Recent AI-Generated Avatar Trend Perpetuates the Western Male Gaze
- (Feminism)
- ... with the most innocent-seeming internet trends, women can’t escape the crushing weight of bigoted beauty standards. Aubrey Gordon, an anti-fatphobia author/activist who publishes under the name Your ...
- Created on 08 December 2022
- 5. I’ve Watched "Wednesday" Three Times and There Will Be Mor
- (TV)
- ... not missed and is fluid enough that it feels authentic rather than decorative. Third, the cinematography is cool as hell. Color and lighting carry a ton of weight when it comes to tone in movies ...
- Created on 01 December 2022
- 6. Everything You Need to Know About Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness Plan (and the States That Are Trying to Stop It
- (Living)
- ... Black women, are carrying the most weight from student loan debt. Due to the perfect (and by perfect, I mean bullshit) storm of gender and race equity gaps and COVID-19 hardships, women are on average ...
- Created on 02 November 2022
- 7. The 9-Day Wonder Diet Scarf Was The ’50's Accessory Designed To Keep Women From Scarfing Too Much Dow
- (Style)
- ... claim. What was undoubtedly true, however, was that people lost weight because they were consuming extremely few calories, somewhere around 500 to 900 a day. Even so, readers loved it. “Because of overwhelming ...
- Created on 31 October 2022
- 8. Queer Period Pieces Like Abbi Jacobson's "A League Of Their Own" Are A Reminder That LGBTQ Rights Are Still Under Atta
- (TV)
- ... you. Living an authentic queer or trans life has rarely been simple, but the cost of outing and the corresponding weight of the closet is determined by the force behind the fall-out. Throughout the 1940s, ...
- Created on 13 October 2022
- 9. October is ADHD Awareness Month. Meet 3 Inspiring Women Who Are Speaking Out And Combating Stigma Attached With The Disorder
- (Living)
- ... essential for other people with ADHD to see who feel the weight that comes with this disorder, rather than just the goofy moments of being late or misplacing your keys. Yes, these things are also a daily ...
- Created on 05 October 2022
- 10. Lizzo Plays a 200-Year-Old Flute...And Racists Freak Out
- (Music)
- ... can be seen here playing and twerking on beat with the heirloom. The image of Lizzo twerking with such a relic provokes laughter, but the weight of the gesture coupled with her nonchalant manner, ...
- Created on 30 September 2022
- 11. Get To The Other Side Of Loss With These 10 Biographies On Grief and The Human Experience
- (Books)
- ... with their first child, Cravan disappeared at sea on a trip to Argentina. Navigating loss is often more challenging when the bereaved carry the additional weight of uncertainty. This biography captures ...
- Created on 29 September 2022
