Ah yes, airbrushing, airbrushing, a favorite topic around here. This New Yorker article takes a fascinating look at Pascal Dangin, a retoucher so prized that famous photographers won’t work with anyone else, and who was name checked in The Devil Wears Prada.
“Her face is too high and elongated, mainly by the angle of the [...]
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Thanks to Lucinda, who sent in the following review! I didn’t see Wanted this weekend, but my students have told me it’s really good. Did you guys see it over the holiday weekend? Did you have the same reaction as Lucinda did?
I was psyched to see WANTED, the new summer blockbuster action flick — [...]
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We wrote about Deborah Voight all the way back in 2006. You might remember her as the opera singer who was fired for being too fat, and who had gastric bypass surgery. She was recently rehired to sing the same role that she was fired for, back in the day. The New York [...]
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It must be childhood obesity week. On the heels of the news about the possible plateu in child obesity comes a comic from The Joy of Tech called “Fat Kids, The New Norm.” The comic depicts five kids, four of whom are fat, taunting a fifth child, who is thin. The fat kids [...]
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Or “overweight nude” as CNN calls it. The artist is Lucien Freud, and the painting was just sold for $33.6 million, making it the most expensive painting ever sold by a living artist. The model for the painting is Sue Tilley. (A picture of her can [...]
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The Vain Van by Emily Duffy was at the Maker Faire this year, and I took a picture of it for you! The back asks “I look fat? By whose measure?” and one side asks “Who profits from your self-loathing?” The other side says “Vanity, thy [...]
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mermaid logo Originally uploaded by mo pie
If you’re a regular Starbucks-goer, you may have noticed the switch to retro brown cups, with a return to the old Starbucks logo. (For reference, here is the more familiar green logo.)
As with every development at the [...]
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venus of willendorf Originally uploaded by mo pie
Last week, I was in Vienna. One of the things we did there was to visit the Museum of Natural History, specifically to see the 25,000-year-old Venus of Willendorf. (I had no idea this piece was in Vienna; [...]
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the big ballet Originally uploaded by mo pie
In the comments, msruth mentioned Russia’s “Big Ballet” and on her advice, I went to go take a look and read all about them.
The Big Ballet is a troupe of dancers from Russia who weigh a minimum [...]
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hyacinth hippo Originally uploaded by mo pie
Those of you out there who have seen Fantasia and who fondly remember the hippo ballet sequence might appreciate this rare glimpse into the history of Disney animation: photos of actress Hattie Noel, who was the live action reference [...]
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This article urges sellers on Etsy.com to be more “size-friendly.” In case you don’t know what Etsy is, it’s an incredibly cool site that allows artists and crafty people to sell their wares directly to the world.
(My trick this Christmas was to think about things that people liked, and then type appropriate keywords [...]
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Leonard Nimoy was on The Colbert Report last night talking about his book of photography, and why his book should be on every coffee table in America. It was so exciting!
The audience cheers for the women pictured (note that these are nude photos and might not be work safe), Nimoy makes some great points, [...]
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I’ve had the “we’re rethinking Dress Barn” tagline in the rotation for a while now, and I finally stepped into a Dress Barn this weekend to see for myself.
You see, I am going to be doing a reading at this event at Colorado State University. (If anyone is in Colorado and is interested [...]
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I am just going to reprint heatherbelly’s comment, because I think it’s worthy of discussion and I’m so glad she shared it!
Please listen to this report aired on NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday, last weekend. Understand—Scott Simon is usually a fantastic host. I found myself with my jaw agape as I listened to the introduction and [...]
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birth of venus Originally uploaded by mo pie
In the comments, reader Lynette pointed me to this post from Diet Blog, about Florence Studios’ “Beautifully Big” collection.
If you follow the Diet Blog link, you’ll see the original David and Michaelangelo’s David side by side, which [...]
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beautiful sunday Originally uploaded by mo pie
I love this pool. I just want to go through each one of the pictures and exclaim over your beauty. I check the pool several times a day to see if anyone has added a picture. More [...]
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In the comments recently, pdxwoman noted that she doesn’t think of the mudflap girl as “fat.” It’s a timely observation because I was thinking one day recently that I wish I’d made her more curvy. I wasn’t sure it’s clear that it’s supposed to be the chubby version of the mudflap girl. Then [...]
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fat girl number 9 - guts Originally uploaded by anongrrl
I’m trying to hunt down a picture of my wedding dress to show you all for feel good Friday, and hopefully that will materialize sometime before the end of the day. (Here I am in a pool; [...]
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Reader Rei sends us this video of an awesome bellydance performance. It’s the dancer’s first performance, and really a treat to watch. There are also a lot of really positive and supportive comments on the YouTube page, which is refreshing.
Rei says:
Here is PROOF that you can be a big girl and [...]
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fat chair, skinny chair Originally uploaded by mo pie
Savannah, Georgia artist Mark Wentzel has created an “obese” version of the famous Eames Chair (obviously, I included pictures of both versions of the chair, for comparison’s sake). This “XLounge” chair was made for an art exhibit [...]
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