Down with cankles, batwings and muffin tops!
Oh Tim Gunn. I normally think you are the bee’s knees, all suave and proper with just the right amount of bite, but you need to excise the word “cankles” […]
Monthly Archives: July 2011
Ladies Guide to the Weight Room Pt. 3: Starting out
So you’ve decided you want to lift weights, and you’ve told your inner frenemy to STFU, and you are ready to start weight training. But as you stare at all […]
You want me to pay $118 for WHAT?
When I saw this post on Jezebel about Athletic Spanx that cost more than $100, my first thought was, WTF? Except it was not just WTF, but a WTF in […]
Bittman: Tax soda, subsidize vegetables
Foodie superstar Mark Bittman has a sensible idea that I’m sure is going to cause all kinds of hyperventilating about “nanny state” this and “I choose my choice!” that: Rather […]
Dear gym oglers – DON’T
Sometimes when I drive home from work, I listen to the Cowhead Show, which is maybe my first mistake right there. I like Galvin’s Open Letter, what can I say? […]
Some thoughts on mental health and running
I spent a lot of time this weekend thinking about Amy Winehouse, about how we lost an enormously talented woman and how sad and completely predictable her death was. But, […]
Weekend Randomness
This would have been Friday Randomness, except yesterday was all whackadoo. I got off work at 1:30 p.m. – which means I started my day before 4 a.m. oh my […]
All I Want is Everything #2
Check it out – a new issue of All I Want is Everything, finished just in time for the end of International Zine Month! This half-size zine, subtitled “Travels With […]
Running skirts, dresses and the rise of the fastinista
At least once a year, it feels like I watch a debate unfold over a treacherous piece of running apparel – the running skirt. Who knew that a single garment […]
Is losing weight anti-feminist?
I came across a post at A Black Girl’s Guide to Weight Loss – and by the way, I love this blog and think it is worthwhile reading even if […]
Fit and Feminist 