March 24th, 2009
So my feelings about celebrities who lose weight are well documented and I believe could be summed up as “conflicted.” Seth Rogan totally gets it, though.
Actor Seth Rogen is struggling to accept his newly svelte figure – because he’s let down the legions of chubby men who looked up to him. The funnyman slimmed down [...]
Filed under: Beth Ditto, Celebrities, Cold Hard Cash, Comics, Feminism, Gossip, Movies, Nikki Blonsky, Queen Latifah, Ricky Gervais, Seth Rogan, Weight Loss | 39 Comments »
June 17th, 2008
Originally uploaded by mo pie
I was in Vegas this weekend, and at one point I think Weetabix said something drunkenly about Malan from Project Runway and Nikki Blonsky, but I didn’t really understand, as I was probably on the third pitcher of mojitos at that point. But I have Googled [...]
Filed under: Celebrities, Fashion, Fat Positive, Nikki Blonsky, Project Runway, TV, Video | 37 Comments »
June 2nd, 2008
As you probably know, if you know anything about me, my favorite show is The Office, and you know I’ll take any excuse to mention it in this blog. I recently discovered The Office Alliance podcast, and have been listening to episodes during my long commutes. Having run out of new episodes, I recently [...]
Filed under: Celebrities, Music, Nikki Blonsky, Ricky Gervais, TV, The Office | 20 Comments »
May 20th, 2008
Here’s your open thread, with a tidbit to kick off discussion:
If you were making a “most beautiful” list, who would you put on it?
Feel free to discuss this story or anything else in the open thread! Regular posting will resume next week.
Filed under: Celebrities, Helen Mirren, James Marsden, Kate Winslet, Keira Knightley, Meta, Mo'Nique, Nikki Blonsky, Scarlett Johansson, Zooey Deschanel | 14 Comments »
May 11th, 2008
I’ve been carrying around People Magazine’s 100 Most Beautiful issue all week, having bought it because I thought it would be interesting to talk about, but it wasn’t until the weekend that I had time to crack it open and check it out. And oh my god, it was worse than I thought! I [...]
Filed under: Beth Ditto, Celebrities, Fat Positive, Fatism, Feminism, Gossip, Jessica Simpson, Magazines, Media, Nikki Blonsky, Queen Latifah, Weight Loss | 40 Comments »
January 10th, 2008
From the fine network that brought you such titles as Mother May I Sleep With Danger? and Baby Monitor: Sound of Fear comes a film that may be of more interest than usual, as it stars Nikki Blonsky of Hairspray fame as a plus-sized girl. The movie is called Queen Sized.
Unlike Hairspray, which was [...]
Filed under: Celebrities, Fat Positive, Hairspray, Movies, Nikki Blonsky, TV | 27 Comments »
December 14th, 2007
Our girl Nikki Blonsky has been nominated for a Golden Globe for her work in Hairspray! My first thought when I heard this was I can’t wait to see what she wears. Here is her video response to the nomination.
Filed under: Celebrities, Hairspray, Movies, Nikki Blonsky, Tidbit, Video | No Comments »
October 5th, 2007
While you guys continue the important conversations in the comments, here’s a little Feel Good Friday fun for you.
It’s a clip from the Hairspray movie soundtrack of the three Tracy Turnblads (Nikki Blonsky, Ricki Lake, and Marissa Janet Winokur) singing “Mama, I’m a Big Girl Now.” I’m obsessed with this soundtrack, you guys. [...]
Filed under: Celebrities, Feel Good Friday, Hairspray, Movies, Music, Nikki Blonsky, Ricki Lake, Tidbit | No Comments »
August 2nd, 2007
Since I haven’t had time to craft a perfect gem of a blog post quite yet (I’ll tell you why in my next post, which will indeed be a perfect gem) I’m just going to quote from a couple of Hairspray-related e-mails I recieved recently:
From Eliza, comes this story:
Zac Efron & NIkki Blonksy are allegedly [...]
Filed under: Celebrities, Gossip, Hairspray, Movies, Nikki Blonsky, Zac Efron | 20 Comments »
June 24th, 2007
good morning baltimore Originally uploaded by mo pie
I thought of you guys today! We worked our way to the very front row of the stage at San Francisco Pride (the city’s annual gay pride festival) to see Nikki Blonsky’s performance of “Good Morning, Baltimore” from the [...]
Filed under: Celebrities, Hairspray, Movies, Music, Nikki Blonsky | 8 Comments »
