I waited a couple of weeks to publish it here because I didn't want to be accused of plagiarizing myself. ;) But now that the coursework is all done and dusted, I'm sharing it because I hate the OAC a ...

Back in 2006, I took a road trip to interview 42 women in 16 states about their experiences of being fat - from childhood to present day. I had intended this to be stage 1 of a multi-stage plan to int ...

I read this here article today and had myself some mixed feelings about the restaurant in question. On the one hand, while I can't even imagine what an 8,000 calorie hamburger looks like, I'm pretty s ...

Deep in the muck and mire of me, my joy got all scrappy about it, grabbed fistfuls of hair, dug her muddy toes into the backs and shoulders of my fears, clambered up to the surface and took roost just ...

As I've mentioned in previous posts, I am moving to London in August to begin an Undergrad in Anthropology & Media and, ideally, an eventual Master's course in Visual Anthropology. It's my hope to mix ...

You're out there every day, Rad Fatties - fighting for equality and fat justice! Isn't it about time you had a name as badass as your fatass? Check out the Badass Fatass Fat Superhero Name Generator!

However much you are hailed or exalted, however much you fail or are slighted - take solace in the vastness around you. There is freedom in anonymity. There is release in insignificance. We're here. A ...

I'm 36 and a few months ago I was sitting in front of a cafe and a sweet but misguided (on a number of levels) woman tried to set me up with her 18 year old son. I still get carded for booze and smoke ...

Thanks for giving your thoughtful responses to last Thursday's question! I'll post my own response, and then your responses below it.

The definition of self-care is often dictated to us by family tradition, by the marketplace or by our peers. Things that fall outside socially acceptable definitions of self-care are often dismissed a ...