Category: media

Jan 12

sinead asking for help

i just read that sinead o’connor recently tried to commit suicide. that’s sad.

one thing that i thought was cool, though, is that she asked for help on twitter. ( Read more )

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Posted in celebrities, media, mental illness

Jan 03

real housewives of beverly hills: blunted affect

here’s my latest huffington post piece:
real housewives of beverly hills: blunted affect ( Read more )

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Posted in media, mental illness

Dec 18

hitchens

christopher hitchens christopher hitchens died a couple days ago, and it gave me a minute to reflect on the most pressing memory i have about him. ( Read more )

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Posted in christianity, death, magazines, media, memories, politics, thoughts

Nov 22

“real housewives of beverly hills: stunted growth”

here’s my latest huffington post piece: “real housewives of beverly hills: stunted growth.”

as many of you know, i’m a (fairly) unabashed real housewives watcher. okay, i like rhobh, enjoy rhonj, had to watch rhodc because – hello – i went to college in dc, you know the drill… ( Read more )

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Posted in eating disorder, media, mental illness, writing

Jun 19

war sucks

i’m watching we were soldiers with my dad. it’s father’s day, i have an incredible dad, and even if i didn’t have an incredible dad, i probably still wouldn’t object to watching this movie. that said, the fact that he’s great adds an extra level of needed acceptance to the situation.

it’s a war movie. i try to avoid war movies. ( Read more )

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Posted in family, media, violence

Apr 26

kids are fat

… or at least an alarming number think they are. according to a 2009 study, half of 3 to 6 year olds think they’re fat. ( Read more )

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Posted in body acceptance, children, eating disorder, family, food/eating, media

Jan 24

“let’s nix the ‘black swan’ diet”

here’s my latest huffington post piece:

“let’s nix the ‘black swan’ diet” ( Read more )

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Posted in body acceptance, eating disorder, food/eating, media

Jan 17

oprah on race

i sat down, ready to watch an hour of mindless, pretty superficial real housewives of beverly hills. then i turned on the tv. ( Read more )

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Posted in media, race

Jan 16

oh yes – he did

my mom was sure chris matthews didn’t say it. he couldn’t have. i, of course, took the remote and rewound it. oh yes, he did.

what did chris say? think nabisco. saltine. white people.

yep. he said that.

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Posted in media, obama, politics, race

Jan 13

funniest thing about limbaugh’s straight shooter ad

you want to know what’s the funniest thing about knst’s “rush limbaugh: straight shooter” ad?
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Posted in media, politics, violence

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