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Public Relations Spam Randomness

May 7th, 2010

You have to admire the creativity of PR people sometimes, desperately trying to shoehorn their products into stories about whatever might be making headlines, and then blindly sending those stories to bloggers whose blogs may or may not be at all related to the products they’re trying to sell. Here are some ridiculous pitches I’ve […]

Filed under: Advertising, American Idol, Celebrities, Feel Good Friday, Hairspray, Humor, Kids, Magazines, Meta, Music, TV | 7 Comments »

Host Too Fat For Fat-Themed Reality Show?

January 12th, 2010

More celebrity gossip, only not in blind item format this time. Marissa Jaret Winkour is leaving as the host of Dance Your Ass Off. She will be replaced by Mel B., of Spice Girls fame. This is what Marissa had to say: “Marissa’s reasons for not returning to season 2 are the following: the format […]

Filed under: Celebrities, Dance Your Ass Off, Hairspray, Music, TV | 10 Comments »

"Dance Your Ass Off"

May 18th, 2009

Does this new show strike you as fatist or fat positive? And why do you think so?

Filed under: Advertising, Dance Your Ass Off, Hairspray, Tidbit, TV, Weight Loss | 28 Comments »

"I Can't Believe I Was A Fat Person," Says Ricki Lake

December 2nd, 2008

I’ve been critical of Ricki Lake in the past for her attitude towards her weight loss. Last October, here’s what I said: It’s not that I begrudge Ricki Lake losing weight (even though she’s only eating 1,200 calories a day, which seems tragically low to me); if she’s happy, then great. But the quotes about […]

Filed under: Gossip, Hairspray, Kids, Movies, Ricki Lake, Weight Loss | 40 Comments »

You Think She'll Do The Stricken Chicken?

February 8th, 2008

A gossip tidbit courtesy of La Wade that is very appropriate for Feel Good Friday: next season’s cast of Dancing with the Stars will include Marissa Jaret Winokur, the original Broadway Tracy Turnblad! I don’t even watch the show, but I admit, now I’m tempted. Also Sean Hayes will be on, and I love me […]

Filed under: Celebrities, Feel Good Friday, Gossip, Hairspray, Magazines, Theater, Tidbit, TV | 3 Comments »

Lifetime Movie Alert

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 »

The Fat Suit Zeitgeist

December 18th, 2007

Maybe we can declare this fat suit week at Big Fat Deal! We talked about J. Love in a fat suit (in the wake of Tom Cruise and Posh Spice fat suit news, oh god, is this a trend or what) and now, there’s more! First of all, there’s a Santa in Scotland who is […]

Filed under: Celebrities, Fat Suits, Fatism, Hairspray, International, Kids, Movies, Renee Zelwegger | 9 Comments »

Congratulations, Nikki!

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.

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My Humps: The Body Peace Project

December 3rd, 2007

Seventeen has launched the Body Peace Project, “aimed at changing the way young girls view their bodies.” Three celebrities have signed on: Fergie, Brittany Snow, and Ashlee Simpson. According to IMDB news: The trio want teenagers to stop obsessing about the shape of their bodies. Editor in Chief Ann Shoket launches the year-long project to […]

Filed under: Advocacy, Eating Disorders, Hairspray, Magazines, Media, Movies | 15 Comments »

Did You Learn Nothing From Tracy Turnblad?

October 22nd, 2007

I was on a plane yesterday and I bought a couple of magazines, including the new issue of OK with Ricki Lake on the cover. The headline is “Thin, 39, and Looking for a Man.” The article is called “How Ricki Stays Thin” and you can read it here. (Interestingly, she claimed that her weight […]

Filed under: Celebrities, Gossip, Hairspray, Magazines, Ricki Lake, Weight Loss | 20 Comments »

Hey Mama, Say Mama

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. I […]

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You Can't Stop The Beat

August 31st, 2007

Guess what? Hairspray has officially passed $100 million at the box office. This is a real achievement for a musical (only five have ever done it). Not only that, only three musicals (Grease, Chicago, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show) have ever made more money. And the movie is really fun and warmhearted; the music […]

Filed under: Cold Hard Cash, Fat Suits, Feel Good Friday, Hairspray, Movies, Tidbit | 7 Comments »

"As Crazy As It Sounds"

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 […]

Filed under: Celebrities, Gossip, Hairspray, Movies, Nikki Blonsky, Zac Efron | 20 Comments »

Thinking Big

July 19th, 2007

I’m really excited about Hairspray, which comes out this weekend. I realize it’s got the drawback of Travolta in a fat suit (the Onion review says he sounds like Truman Capote and looks like his face is melting) and I also realize the John Waters movie is fantastic in its own right, but I am […]

Filed under: Hairspray, Movies | 13 Comments »

Good Morning, San Francisco

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 upcoming movie Hairspray. She looked adorable; she sounded […]

Filed under: Celebrities, Hairspray, Movies, Music, Nikki Blonsky | 8 Comments »

Barbie's Fat Friend

April 6th, 2007

I loved the original Hairspray, so I’m actually excited to see the remake, creepy John Travolta drag fat suit notwithstanding. (Michael McKean played Edna Turnblad onstage in San Francisco, and I am still kicking myself for not getting tickets. As it is, I’ve never seen the musical. No idea if it sucks or what. But […]

Filed under: Hairspray, Kids, Movies | 3 Comments »

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